Distance Learning
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Distance Learning
student support: |
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| Connections |
904.632.3116 |
904.646.2300 |
904.633.8309 |
General Information
Traditional learning isn’t for
everyone. For one reason or another, you need alternatives
to classroom instruction. You want more flexibility and greater
opportunities for competing in today’s changing world.
Florida State College at Jacksonville’s
distance learning — telecourse and online courses — offers
educational options that fit your lifestyle.
If you have changed your address or telephone number, please
contact any campus
enrollment services office to update your
records so you will receive College correspondence such as grade
reports and graduation information. Records may also be updated
via Connections.
The registration process and course fees are the same as those
for on-campus courses, with an additional $10 fee for telecourse and a $20 fee for online courses. Other
fees may apply. Please refer to specific course listing. (Fees
are subject to change.)
If you live outside the Jacksonville area, please call our office (904.632.3151
or 877.633.5950) to discuss which courses are best suited for you.
Students who do not contact their instructor or “attend” class within
the first two weeks of class will be dropped entirely from the course. At the
instructor’s discretion, students may also receive the failure for non-attendance “FN” grade,
issued after the session withdrawal deadline.
Classes are often added to meet demand. Check Connections frequently for the most
current offerings.
Online Courses
Online courses are conducted via the Internet and feature online
learning tools for course content access, research, class communication,
assignments and testing. Students follow the professor’s
online syllabus and lectures, read assigned text material, participate
in online discussions with the instructor and fellow students,
complete and deliver research papers, and take tests. Students
always have access to their instructor via e-mail and to the
“virtual classroom” twenty-four hours a day. All online
classes have a $20 fee in addition to any other fee that may
apply to the course.
Some online courses may require an on-campus orientation meeting
with the instructor to address questions and explain course objectives.
Other courses provide orientation information online. For orientation
requirements, refer to the note listed for each course, and check Connections.
Some online courses may require on-campus testing. Other courses
use online testing. For testing requirements, refer to the note
listed for each course, and check Connections.
For distance learning testing information call 904.632.3116.
All online courses require reliable computer access with personal
access to the Internet using current versions of Netscape Navigator
or Internet Explorer (no other browsers are supported), an e-mail
account, Windows 95 or above, and virus-checking software. Students should have basic computer skills, including file management,
e-mail, Internet navigation and word processing
skills. If special software is required for a course, it will
be specified in the note in Connections.
For assistance, call the Military Education Institute at 904.633.8416.
Online Student Resources
Visit our Open Campus library. Resources are available to all distance learners.
Need to talk with an advisor about your academic, career or personal
goals? Talk to an advisor via e-mail at advisor@fscj.edu or call 904.646.2300.
If you would like to order your textbooks from the comfort of your
home, please go to the online
bookstore. Select
any campus location and follow the steps to place your order.
If you do not have Internet service, you can use any campus computer
lab or a public library to access the College’s student
computing Web pages for instructions
on how to set up your personal computer with free Internet service.
The Help Desk provides technical support for students and faculty
related
to distance learning — call 904.632.3151.
