Using the STARS System

1. Go to www.stars.umd.edu.
2. The first page lists all of the information that you will need in order to complete your group registration.  Please read over this list and be sure that you have all of the necessary information before beginning the registration process.  After you have gathered all of the necessary information, click the ‘Continue’ link at the bottom of the page.
3. On the next page, click the ‘Log On’ link.
4. You will be asked for your Student ID and PIN (this is the same ID and PIN number that you use for Testudo).  After entering this information, you will be brought back to the ‘Registration and Recognition Main Menu’.
5. Next, select the type of registration for which you are applying.  In your case it’s “Graduate OCP Registration and GSG Recognition”.
6. After selecting one of these options, you will be taken to a screen where you will have several different choices of action.  These choices include:
   1. If you have been listed as the President of one or more groups, these groups will be listed.  You may click on the link that says renew in order to renew that groups registration.
   2. If you have already begun an application, but never finished it, then the application will be listed, and you can click on the link that says ‘Finish Application’ in order to finish that application.
   3. If you would like to begin an application for a brand new student group, then click on the link for beginning a new application.
   4. If you are in an active student group and would like to renew that groups application, you may select the group name from the dropdown box and then enter the groups password in order to renew registration for that group.
7. After selecting one of the choices, you will be taken to a screen where you will have to input information about your group.  When you are done entering all of this information, click the ‘Continue’ button at the bottom of the page.
8. On the next page you will be required to enter the members of your group.  After you have entered your last group member, click on the ‘Submit and Continue with Application’ button to move on with the application.
9. After continuing with the application, you will be asked to enter group requirements.  You will also have to check off on several certifications about your group. When you have finished with this, click continue.
10. On the next page, you will have to submit a constitution for your group.  This constitution should in the form of a Microsoft Word file.
11. After submitting your constitution, you will have one last chance to look over your application.  If you do not find any errors in your application, then click on the button to submit the application to OCP for approval.
12. Your application has been sent in and you will receive an email when it has been approved.