HOW TO NAVIGATE AC ONLINE

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1 HOWTONAVIGATEACONLINE ACOnline AlexanderCollegeusesawebsiteknownas ACOnline tohavestudentsindependentlyregisterforcourses. ACOnlineisanonlinemanagementsystemwhichisdesignedtomakeastudent stimeincollegelessstressful andmoreorganized.usingaconline,studentscanaccesscourseinformationsuchascourseoutlines,rules, lecturenotes,aswellasusefulresearchtoolstohelpwithwritingtermpapersandstudyingfortestsand exams.studentswillalsouseaconlinetoorderdocumentsandtoviewtheirfinalgrades. AllcourseregistrationatAlexanderCollegeisdonethroughACOnline.Studentscanregisterfortheircourses oncecourseregistrationopensuntiltheendoftheadd/dropperiod.allcourseregistrationisdonethroughac Online,includingaddingcourses,droppingcourses,changingcoursesandmanagingwaitlists. HowtoGettoACOnline GototheAlexanderCollegewebsite( AlexanderCollegeOnline clickthislink.

2 How to Log onto AC Online Once on the AC Online log in webpage ( log in using the following information: LOG IN: Application number (2013XXX) or Student Number (08XXXX) 1 PASS WORD: last name, all lower case 2 New students will be asked to change their password upon logging in successfully for the first time. Students should be sure that their password contains both letters and numbers. Students should note this password somewhere so it will not be lost. Getting Around AC Online New students who log in for the first time will have their AC Online open directly to the Browse Courses tab. This allows students to look up all the courses offered at Alexander College, as well as the instructors that are currently teaching these subjects. Students can contact these instructors by clicking on the names listed. Returning students who have already used their online registration will have their AC Online open directly to My Courses All the important tabs on AC Online are listed on the following page. 1 All students who have paid their application fee will have received an application number. Student s student number is generated once they have paid their tuition payments and will be listed on student s official documents. If a student does not know their application number or student number, contact an Enrollment Advisor. 2 Some last names will be too long to function as a password. If you believe this is the case, please contact an Enrollment Advisor.

3 RED 1. My Courses This section lists the courses that the student is currently registered in, along with the name of the instructor, their status, and their attendance. 2. Browse Courses Lists all the courses offered at Alexander College, and the instructors of those courses. 3. Semester Registration This is where students will go to register. This tab is only available during registration periods. 4. Document Ordering Students that need to order any official or unofficial documents can do so at this section of AC Online. Students can select which documents they need to order (Confirmation of Enrollment, Official Transcripts), where they would like the documents sent to, and whether they would like the order rushed. 5. Billing Lists the student s AC account, including credit and fees owed. BLUE 6. My Grades Lists the student s completed grades. 1. Inbox Where internal messages from instructors are sent. Students should be sure to check this regularly. 2. Profile Student s information and contact information. Students should be sure to update this regularly, especially address (this is the address students will be able to reset their AC Online password from).

4 How to Register for Classes Students should click on their Semester Registration Tab. Once there, students will have all courses they are approved to take listed. If a course a student would like to take is not listed and the student believes they have the prerequisites, please contact the student s Enrollment Advisor. If a student clicks on a course, the course information should be listed on the right hand side. In the right hand box, there should also be an option to add the course. Once the student presses this button, the course will appear below in the course list. Once the student has selected all the courses they wish to take, they should select proceed with selected courses. Once a student proceeds with their classes, a new page will appear; it will either ask students to confirm their courses, or alert them that they cannot take all courses selected and give the reason why. If the course selection is correct, and a student confirms, students will then be asked to pay a course deposit of $100 per course registered. This course deposit is a portion of the student s tuition, and is used to keep the student s position in the class. Students are required to pay this deposit within two days, or they will be dropped from the class. To pay, students will be given options (not necessarily in this order): Pay at the bookstore Pay by credit card Pay by tuition prepayment 3 3 If a student has not paid a tuition prepayment, then this will appear greyed out. If a student has paid a prepayment but this is still greyed out, simply contact an Enrollment Advisor and they will have the bookstore apply the tuition prepayment to the deposit.

5 Once Registered Once a student has selected a payment option for their course deposit, the semester registration tab will refresh and give the list of courses the student is registered for. Next to the course is a drop course and change course option. Waitlisted courses will also appear along with the student s placement on the waitlist. Dropping Courses Students looking to drop a course should consult the refund policy before doing so. After clicking drop course they must also visit the bookstore or an enrollment advisor to fill out a form to finalize the procedure. Students have until the end of the add/drop period to drop a course to receive a full or partial refund. After that students can only withdraw from a course (until a certain date) with no refund. Changing Courses Students who would like to change courses can do so before the end of the add/drop period. Students simply need to click on the change course button next to their course and they will be given an option of courses to change to. Students who would like to change to a course that has a waitlist (even waitlists they have been accepted to) should first contact their enrollment advisor for instructions. Waitlists Students on waitlists will have their waitlisted courses along with their position on the waitlist expressed in a ratio (ex. 3 / 5 = third on the waitlist out of five students currently on the waitlist, so there are two students ahead of this student). Students on a waitlist should check their position multiple times per day until they have been offered a spot on the waitlist. When a position becomes available for a student, they will only have a 24 hour window to register for the class before it moves onto the next students on the list. Once a position is ready, the first student on the waitlist will have an accept course button just click this button to register for the course. Paying Tuition Once students have registered for their classes, they should then visit the campus bookstore to pay their tuition. Students should pay their tuition before the tuition payment deadline (listed on the schedule, usually falls two weeks before the beginning of classes), or face additional late fees on their tuition. Students who have paid a tuition prepayment should still visit the bookstore to inform the bookstore clerks that they would like to transfer this tuition prepayment to their registered courses.