Ronald Brownie Director Carly Bierman Program Assistant Office

Ronald Brownie Director Carly Bierman Program Assistant Office: 605. 626. 2568 online@northern. edu Mary Bostian Program Assistant Krikac Admin 102 & 116 Fax: 605. 626. 2542

WELCOME TO FALL 2019 STUDENT ORIENTATION

TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNTS • NSU Email – If NSU is home institution • D 2 L – Same account across Board of Regent System

SELF SERVICE BANNER › Search for Class Sections › Register for Class Sections › Class Schedule › Attendance Confirmation › View Account Balance › Make Payments › View Grades

EMAIL NSU email is the OFFICIAL communication media between NSU and Students › Notifications › NSU News and Events › Communicate with Professors and Campus Resources ** Online students should communicate with their professors through D 2 L **

BRIGHTSPACE [D 2 L] › Syllabus › Assignments › Tests/Quizzes › Grades › Professor/Classmate communication - Professors are not online 24/7. Please reference course syllabus for response time.

SDEPAY › View via Self Service Banner › Set up payment plans › Pay online via electronic checking › Pay on campus with cash or check › See Important Dates for deadlines

STARFISH EARLY ALERT SYSTEM Starfish is an early alert software program that allows faculty to send academic status updates to students. Starfish can be accessed through D 2 L. › Flags - Attendance (including “No shows”) Participation Low Scores Missing Assignments Behavior Concerns › Email Notification

SMARTHINKING COURSE ACCT 210 ACCT 211 ACCT 310 ACCT 311 ACCT 320 ACCT 430 BADM 220 BADM 310 BIOL 101/L BIOL 151/L BIOL 221/L BIOL 325/L CHEM 106/L CHEM 108/L CHEM 112/L CHEM 326/L CHEM 328/L ECON 201 ECON 202 TITLE Principles of Accounting II Intermediate Accounting II Cost Accounting Income Tax Accounting Business Statistics Business Finance Biology Survey I General Biology I Human Anatomy Physiology Chemistry Survey Organic and Biochemistry General Chemistry Organic Chemistry II Principles of Microeconomics Principles of Macroeconomics COURSE ECON 220 ENGL 033 MATH 095 MATH 101 MATH 102 MATH 120 MATH 121 MATH 123 MATH 125 MATH 316 MATH 321 MATH 361 PHYS 101/L PHYS 113/L READ 041 SPAN 102 TITLE Business Statistics Basic Writing Pre-College Algebra Intermediate Algebra College Algebra Trigonometry Survey of Calculus II Discrete Mathematics Differential Equations Modern Geometry Survey of Physics Introduction to Physics II Reading for College Success Introductory Spanish II Smarthinking is a 24 -hour online tutoring service. Links in Bright. Space.

DROPS To drop a course is to officially remove oneself from a course and its academic requirements. › Formal Drop - Via Self Service Banner or Online & Continuing Education Office › Drop Deadline - See Important Dates Non-Attendance does NOT imply a student’s intention to drop a course. Grades will reflect participation.

WITHDRAWALS To withdraw means a student is dropping all courses and removing themselves from the institution completely. › Student Withdrawal › Administrative Withdrawal › Withdrawal Deadline - See Important Dates

BOOKS & MATERIALS Books and materials for your course(s) are available for purchase from the NSU Wolf Shoppe (in person or online). › Buy › Rent › Reserve College Prep Program (CPP) and SDEAF grant recipients, please contact the Bookstore directly (605. 626. 2655) and ask for Carol Schumacher. ** Students who choose to purchase books elsewhere do so at their own risk. **

ID CARDS ID cards grant: › Access to Library resources › Free or Reduced Admission to NSU Events › Discounts at various Aberdeen establishments If requesting your ID card via email, send copy of government issued photo ID and a portrait (head and shoulders) to online@northern. edu.

IMPORTANT DATES › August 26 th, 2019 • First day of class › September 5 th, 2019 • Last day to drop and receive a full refund › September 6 th, 2019 • • Payment DUE Withdrawal “W” grade assigned for dropped courses – NO REFUND › November 8 th, 2019 • Last day to drop courses or withdraw from term

DISABILITY SERVICES Doris Stusiak, Director of NSU Disability Services Northern State University 1200 S. Jay St. Aberdeen, SD 57401 Contact information Office: 605. 626. 2371 doris. stusiak@northern. edu Located in Student Center 240 Disability Services for high school students are coordinated through the student’s high school.

TYPES OF DISABILITIES* › Autism Spectrum Disorder › Emotional Disturbance › Hearing Impairment/Deafness › Intellectual Disability › AOD Recovery › Orthopedic Impairment › Specific Learning Disability › Acquired/Traumatic Brain Injury › Visual Impairment including Blindness * Some students have multiple disabilities.

ACCOMMODATIONS › Reasonable accommodations will be made, as necessary, to prevent discrimination against qualified applicants or SWD. › Accommodations may not affect substance of educational programs or compromise educational standards. › Accommodations should be designed to provide SWD opportunity comparable to that of any other student to participate in university programs [equal access].

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS › › › › › EXAMPLES Accessible classroom/location/furniture Early syllabus Document conversion [Braille, large print, electronic, raised lettering] Priority registration Readers and/or scribes Note takers and/or taped lectures Testing accommodations [extended time, quiet testing area] Interpreters Referral services to campus, community, and state agencies Learning disabilities consultation and strategy instruction ** This list is NOT all-inclusive.

NSU CONTACT INFORMATION Admissions 605. 626. 2544 Finance Office 605. 626. 2566 Help Desk help@northern. edu 605. 626. 2283 Online & Continuing Education online@northern. edu 605. 626. 2568 University College › › › Starfish Early Alert Student Support Tutoring Services 605. 626. 2633