The latest CaneLink interface enables students to easily access self-service items such as their dashboard, schedule builder tool, class search, registration, wait list, and course swap—plus, degree planner helps map out the courses needed to graduate on-time.
A quick start guide and instructional training videos for students are available here.
Review FAQs to get answers to your questions regarding the CaneLink experience for students.
Have questions? We can help! The IT Service Desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide CaneLink support: call 305-284-6565 or email help@miami.edu.
The latest CaneLink experience enhances self-service processes for students, including the ability to map your course path with degree planner or quickly search for classes; add classes to the schedule builder, planner, or shopping cart; and register with less on-screen-clicks than ever before! Check out feature highlights below:
Visualize the Experience
Available for all degree-seeking students—including undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools: CaneLink's newest feature, degree planner, automatically helps students identify the courses they should take to graduate and clearly indicates the sequence in which to take them. (Instructional video available here.)
The CaneLink home page at canelink.miami.edu enables the UM community to access CaneLink by role and provides quick access to various University applications and resources. To access the correct CaneLink experience, students should click "CaneLink for Student;" faculty, advisors, and staff should click "CaneLink for Faculty/Staff;" and proxies (e.g., delegates or parents) should click "CaneLink for Proxy."
The dashboard is your CaneLink landing page, with instant access to holds, to dos, shopping cart, wait list, and message inbox.
This feature gives students an easy way to quickly build a class schedule that accommodates their multiple activities. Noteworthy is the schedule builder's ability to visually display multiple combinations of classes to ease the process of choosing their desired schedule. This feature allows students to filter classes based on campus, term, subject, times of day, and desired breaks. Using the schedule builder, students may factor in obligations such as work or practice and generate various schedules from which to choose. For example, if a student has a job three days a week from 7:30-10:30 a.m., they can input that into the schedule builder, and request classes on days and times that do not conflict. In addition, students can select among the class combinations by marking them with the "favorite" functionality and then compare between these selections to make their final choice and easily enroll without having to leave the schedule builder page.
The class search enables you to find classes quickly and easily with various search options and filters.
Registration is intuitive with step-by-step prompts to complete enrollment. Students now have multiple avenues to easily complete enrollment using various options: via the shopping cart experience, the schedule builder feature, or by enrolling directly from any class search to expedite the process of adding just one class.
At a glance, view all of the classes you're on the wait list for.
Avoid losing out on a class between dropping and adding. Swap allows you to add and drop a course at the same time. Consider using this function in situations where you have a course scheduling conflict or where adding a course exceeds the allowable credits for the term.
The CaneLink interface enhances and transforms the student self-service experience. Students are able to quickly search for classes, add them to the shopping cart, and register with less on-screen-clicks than ever before. With the schedule builder tool, students can see real-time class availability to make up-to the-minute decisions. Students should click "CaneLink for Student" on the CaneLink home page to access various features including: updating your contact information, accessing financial information, setting up proxy access, etc. Available for all degree-seeking students—including undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools: Degree planner automatically helps students identify the courses they should take to graduate and clearly indicates the sequence in which to take them. To get started, log into CaneLink at canelink.miami.edu and select Degree Planner via the CaneLink navigation bar's Academics section. (Watch the instructional video here.) With degree planner, students can:
Before registering for the upcoming semester, we encourage you to use degree planner!
CaneLink provides advisors access to the Advisor Center, enabling them to: Watch a tutorial on the functionality advisors have in CaneLink. Advisors should click "CaneLink for Faculty/Staff" on the CaneLink home page to access the Advisor Center. Available for all degree-seeking students—including undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools: Advisors can help support students via degree planner by recommending specific courses and creating a semester-by-semester path to graduate. Advisors can access degree planner by logging into CaneLink at canelink.miami.edu and clicking Main Menu > HighPoint > Degree Planner > Degree Planner Student Search. (Watch the instructional video here.) With degree planner, freshman and sophomore students can:
When assisting students in registering for the upcoming semester, we encourage you to use degree planner!
The previous version of CaneLink mobile was decommissioned on September 30, 2021, so faculty will need to use the classic CaneLink interface (previously known as "full site" on the CaneLink home page) moving forward.
Faculty continue using the classic CaneLink interface for grading, accessing the class roster, etc.
Faculty should click "CaneLink for Faculty/Staff" on the new CaneLink home page to access it.
Proxy access may include billing and online payments and grade information. The student has the ability to grant and revoke access to any of these areas of information for a proxy at any time. For more information, review these FAQs. Proxies should click "CaneLink for Proxy" on the new CaneLink home page to access it.
Those with proxy access, e.g., for delegates or parents, continue using the classic CaneLink experience (previously known as "full site" on the CaneLink home page) to access a student's record.
Linked below you'll find a quick start guide, tip sheets, and instructional training videos for students and advisors.
Quick Start Guide
Tip Sheets
Instructional Videos
Training
Description
Tutorial
Degree Planner
Provides degree-seeking students with a user-friendly, term-by-term sequenced pathway to plan your course selections and complete your remaining degree requirements to graduate on time.
Dashboard
The dashboard is your CaneLink landing page, with instant access to holds, to dos, shopping cart, wait list, and message inbox.
Schedule
Displays the student's class schedule in list view and calendar view. View multiple time period displays (day, week, month), provides the ability to print the schedule, or export it to an email system such as Outlook.
Schedule Builder
Provides an easy way to quickly build a class schedule that accommodates multiple activities. Noteworthy is the schedule builder's ability to visually display multiple combinations of classes to ease the process of choosing their desired schedule.
Class Search
Steps to search for classes using different criteria as well as how to browse the Course Catalog.
Drop Class(es)
Shows how to drop one or more classes.
Swap Class(es)
Steps on how to swap a course. Consider using this function in situations where you have a course scheduling conflict or where adding a course exceeds the allowable credits for the term.
Wait List
Provides the steps to add yourself on a course wait list when the course is full.
Training
Description
Tutorial
Degree Planner
Provides advisors with a user-friendly, term-by-term sequenced pathway to support degree-seeking students in planning their course selections and completing their remaining degree requirements to graduate on time.
Functionality within the CaneLink Experience for Students
New functionality for advisors in CaneLink includes: view and email advisees, release a hold, lookup a student, and act as a user.
This section aims to answer your questions regarding the CaneLink experience for students. If you have any additional questions, please submit them to the IT Service Desk at: help@miami.edu.
The CaneLink Experience for Students - Launched September 2021 The CaneLink experience for students launched on September 30, 2021. The student self-service experience within CaneLink has a mobile-friendly, intuitive user interface and easy access to the following: Degree planner, CaneLink's newest feature, automatically helps students and advisors identify the courses students should take to graduate and clearly indicates the sequence in which to take them. Learn more
Degree Planner - Launched for All Degree-Seeking Students in 2023:
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Task
Description
CaneLink Experience for Students
Classic CaneLink Steps (previously known as "full site" on the CaneLink home page)
CaneLink Mobile Steps
What If Report
Students can use this component to set up and generate a what if advisement report based on alternate programs of study. This should be used if a student is thinking of changing their program of study and want to know how it would affect their progress.
Academics > What If
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center – What-if Report or Main Menu > Self Service > Degree Progress/Graduation > View What-if Report
Not available
What are My Grades
Lists past and present course grades.
Academic > Grades
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center – Grades or Main Menu > Self Service > Enrollment > View My Grades
Academic > Grades
Where to Enroll
Provides students with the ability to enroll in courses. Enrollment is integrated throughout the new CaneLink system, by utilizing class search, course catalog, schedule builder, planner, shopping cart, or any of the functionalities within the Enrollment menu.
Enrollment
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center – Enroll or Main Menu > Self Service > Enrollment > Enrollment: [Add Classes, Drop Classes, Edit a Class, Swap Classes]
Enrollment
Course Catalog
Displays the University's course catalog and allows student to create custom filters to find classes more easily. Students can add courses to their schedule builder, planner, shopping cart, and even enroll from the course catalog.
Class Information > Course Catalog
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center – Search or Main Menu > Self Service > Class Search/Browse Catalog > Browse Course Catalog
Public Links > Course Catalog
When can I Enroll
Displays when enrollment appointments are open for specific terms. Students can click on specific terms to get more detailed information.
Enrollment > Enrollment Dates
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center – Enrollment Dates or Main Menu > Self Service > Enrollment > Enrollment Dates
Enrollment > Enrollment Dates
View My Class Schedule
Displays the student’s class schedule in list view and calendar view, allows the visibility of the time period displayed (day, week, month) to be changed, lets the information that displays on the schedule be adjusted, provides the ability to print the schedule, or export it to an email system such as Outlook.
Schedule
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center – Class Schedule or Main Menu > Self Service > Enrollment > My Class Schedule
Schedule
Build a Schedule
Provides students the ability to create multiple permutations of schedules to easily enroll in the preferred option, while taking unavailable times into consideration.
Enrollment > Schedule Builder
Not available
Not available
Class Search
Provides a myriad of filters to refine search criteria to view available classes.
Class Information > Class Search
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center > Class Search
Public Links > Class Search
Update Contact Information
Allows user to update their contact information including: Address, Preferred Name, Phones, and Emergency Contacts.
My Profile
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center – Personal Information
My Information
Set up Proxy Access
Allows a student to give a third party access to their account to make payments, view financial aid information and course history with grades.
Proxy Delegation
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center > Share My Information
Not available
Access Financials
Students can pay their tuition via Flywire, review their financial aid info, set up direct deposits, and opt into optional fees as well as view the required ones.
Financials
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center – Finances
Financials
Order Official Transcript
Student can order official transcript through the National Clearing House.
Transcripts
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center > Request Official Transcript
Academics > Request Official Transcript
What is My UM ID
Allows student to see campus and student ID.
My Profile > General Information
Student Landing Page
Not available
Degree Progress
Displays student's current status in their degree. Allows them to drill down to requirements and see which ones are completed, pending, or not satisfied. Can also get further details on courses for each requirement.
Academics > Degree Progress
Not available
Not available
Accept Admission
Allows student to accept admissions once they are admitted and pay admission deposit, if applicable.
Admission
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center > Admissions
Admission
Apply for Graduation
Students can apply for graduation and submit details for the ceremony like cap and gown size.
Graduation
Main Menu > Self Service > Student Center > Apply for Graduation
Not available
Housing and Dining
Allows students to look for housing on campus as well as purchase different meal plan options.
Housing and Dining
Student Landing Page
Not available
Note: The classic CaneLink interface was previously known as "full site" on the CaneLink home page. Student: All actions you're used to taking will be completed through the latest CaneLink experience, so there will not be a need to access the classic CaneLink interface. Faculty: You will continue using the classic CaneLink interface for grading, accessing the class roster, etc. Advisor: You will continue using the classic CaneLink interface. Phase 2 of the CaneLink experience will provide advisors access to the Advisor Center. Proxy: Those with proxy access, e.g., for delegates or parents, will continue using the classic CaneLink interface to access a student's record.
The IT Service Desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to provide CaneLink support: call 305-284-6565 or email help@miami.edu.
