Dear Online Student,

Welcome to our online courses. This page includes important information for students enrolled in our online courses.

NON-CREDIT COURSES

If you are currently registered for an online non-credit course in any of the following programs, please refer to our NetID Activation page for non-credit students for more information.

• Healthcare IT certificate program

CREDIT COURSES

This site contains important information regarding your online course. Many of our online courses have an assignment that is due the first week of classes, so please carefully review this list of key items to prepare for your online course.

It is your responsibility to review these instructions prior to the start of your course(s). Spring semester begins on January 19, 2010. We strongly recommend that you log into the course on the first day of the semester since assignments will be due the first week.

1. Net ID. To access your online course, you will need a Net ID.

If you need assistance in looking up your Net ID or changing/setting your password, refer to our Net ID information page.

2. Computer Settings (from the Learning Resource Center). This information sheet explains how to set up your Internet browser for HuskyCT.

3. HuskyCT Log in.  After you've set up your Net ID account and computer, go to http://huskyct.uconn.edu/, and log in using your username and password. Courses will appear on your "My Courses" screen on the first day of classes. If you have any trouble, contact technical support.

4. Textbooks. Textbooks are required for most of our online courses, so it is important to purchase your text as soon as possible. For course textbook requirements, go to our Schedule of Online Courses and click on the appropriate course title. This will bring you to the course syllabus which includes textbook information. Click here (opens in new window) for important information on purchasing textbooks.

5. Other Materials. Students in the following courses (when offered) will be sent a CD which contains supplemental course materials: AH 3274, OSH 5380, HSL 5313, GPPS 5325, GS 3208, HSA 5302, HSA 5324.

Students in ISKM 3110, ISKM 3120, ISKM 3220, ISKM 3222, ISKM 3240, ISKM 3241, ISKM 3260, ISKM 3112, ISKM 4120 and ISKM 4130 (when offered) will be assigned a Linux account user id and password from their instructor.

6. Technical Support. Students in ISKM 3110, ISKM 3120, ISKM 3220, ISKM 3222, ISKM 3240, ISKM 3241, ISKM 3260, ISKM 3112, ISKM 4120 and ISKM 4130 should contact their instructor for assistance with their Linux accounts. Additional information is also available at: http://itstudents.ccs.uconn.edu/index.html.

For general questions on your course, you can contact the instructor directly within the course using the internal discussions tool.

For all other technical assistance, email tech_de@uconn.edu or call our office at 860-486-1080.

7. Free online tutoring in a variety of subjects (including writing and math) is available June 1 through August 14 for the Summer 2009 semester and September 8 through December 18 for the fall semester.

To use the service see: http://etutoring.org/

We welcome you to the program and we wish you success in your online courses.