Starting Your Course

Checklist for Starting Your Online Course

Double-check Artemis to be confirm orientation date, if applicable. Remember, if the schedule notes for a course state that an orientation meeting is mandatory, you must attend even if that is the only meeting of the semester.

Visit your instructor's web page for information about the course requirements and materials, and pertinent information about how to access the course. An alphabetical listing of Distance Learning Instructor Web Pages is available. It is your responsibility to contact your instructor prior to the beginning of the course to verify your enrollment and attendance. If you do not contact your instructor within 1 week of the official start date of class, you may be issued an NA grade (see below).

Be sure to make note of important collegewide deadlines for the term you are registering in. The online College Catalog is a great source of information, and includes a College Calendar as well as other important information for students. You should also check Artemis for deadlines when you register.

Understand the "NA" Policy. The "NA" grade will be administratively assigned when instructors report students have not attended class by the second week of the term. The "NA" grade will not be used to calculate the grade point average (GPA). For a distance learning course, if you have not made any attempt to contact your instructor as per her/his instructions at her/his web page, you may be assigned an NA grade. You will not receive a refund for an AW. It is your responsiblity to contact your instructor prior to the start of class.

Textbooks may be ordered online, or purchased from any campus bookstore:

Be sure that you have Internet access and an e-mail account set up well before the start date of your online course(s). Resolve any technical problems before class starts, as technical problems are not generally accepted as an excuse for late or incomplete work in an online course. If you do not have Internet access or need an e-mail account, Florida Community College provides both for free to registered and paid students. More information is available at http://www.fccj.edu/current/stucomputing/. You can also contact the Learner Support Center for help at 904.632.3151.