FRESHER’S GUIDE: How to Register Online Using Makerere University Academic Information Management Systems

Every new student at Makerere University admitted to a programme of study of Makerere University was issued a provisional admission letter with fees structure for payment of requisite fees. This enables First Year privately sponsored students to pay at least 60% tuition and all functional fees before issuance of original admission letters which should be collected from the respective Colleges/Schools.

For a candidate to qualify to be a bonafide student of the University, he/she
MUST be registered. Registration is a mandatory requirement of Makerere University which must be done within the specified time at the beginning of the semester.
Failure to do so will automatically lead to your place being forfeited to another candidate.

According to the Makerere University Academic Registrar, Freshers will report for Official Registration/Verification of documents will start from Monday, 22^nd February 2021 until 27^th this month using the Academic Information Management Systems (AIMS) used by Makerere University.
Ensure that you complete all the required registration formalities within the prescribed time as per the Fees Payment Policy.

Registration Requirements
For registration purposes all first year students MUST produce their Original documents as indicated on their admission letters for validation and verification purposes. At the end of the online registration exercise, new students will be required to submit 3 photocopies of their academic documents for record purposes.

PROCEDURE FOR ALL STUDENTS REGISTRATION ON AIMS

STEP 1: ACTIVATE YOUR STUDENT PORTAL ACCOUNT, ENROLL
a. Access the Student Portal via https://student.mak.ac.ug
b. Login using your student number printed on your admission letter as your username and password. The system will prompt you to enter your full name
c. Enter your name as it appears on the admissions letter you received
d. Confirm your program information
e. Verify either your email address or telephone number or both.

NOTE: Please use your email and mobile number. All communications shall be sent to
f. The system will prompt you to change the password to the one you can remember
g. Login into your account
h. Confirm that information captured on the system is correct by clicking on button title ‘CORRECT’ and ‘WRONG’ where it is not accurate and provide the correct information and click ‘SUBMIT’
i. The Enrollment window will automatically pop up. Select the appropriate
enrollment options.

1. NEW STUDENT (My First Semester) for all NEW STUDENTS
2. Continuing Student (Not my first Semester) for all Continuing
   Students
3. Completed with Retake. Choose this option if you completed you
   program duration but failed some papers and did not graduate
   j. Select Study year and then click enroll
   
4. STEP 2: REGISTRATION OF COURSE UNITS
   a. Access Registration Section of the Student Portal, select option 2 of
   Module/Retake Registration
   b. Select the Course unit from the pool course units on the left following the timetabled ~curse units and click the register module menu button.
   Registered Modules appear on the right
   STEP 3. PAY FEES
   k. After enrollment two invoices will be generated. One for functional fees and one for tuition fees.
   I. Pay all the necessary fees per the fees policy before registration.