SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIESOnline and Distance Student Orientation

Welcome

• John Burgeson, Dean of Continuing Studies

• Patricia Hughes, Interim Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Purpose of the Orientation• Welcome you to Graduate Education at SCSU• Introduce you to available resources.• Provide an overview of the technologies you will use as

an online or distance student.• Introduce you to the proctored testing/testing center

process. • Answer any questions you might have about the

University, online and distance education, and the technology you will use.

School of Graduate Studies Resources

• Website for Online and Distance Students• http://www.stcloudstate.edu/graduatestudies/current/distance.asp

• Links to University Resources• Library http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu/library/services/distance/• The Write Place http://www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace/ • Announcements for online and distance students.

• Professional Development Workshops• http://www.stcloudstate.edu/graduatestudies/current/involved.asp

• Thesis/Starred Paper and other Culminating Project Workshops• http://www.stcloudstate.edu/graduatestudies/current/culmProject/

School of Graduate Studies• e-Services – login using your SCSU student ID (8-digits)

• To register for classes• To pay your bill• To find course start dates, drop dates, and withdrawal

dates• To view your unofficial transcipts• To review your degree audit report – after filing a

Program of Study (.pdf), this report will be customized to you and allow you to track your progress on degree or certificate completion.

Staying in Contact• Email is the official form of communication at SCSU.• Make certain you activate your campus email:

• https://www5.stcloudstate.edu/its/activateaccount/default.asp

• Contacting Graduate Studies

Mail:

AS 121

720 4th Avenue South

St. Cloud, MN 56301

Phone:

320-308-2113

Email:

graduatestudies@stcloudstate.edu

CENTER FOR CONTINUING STUDIESSCSU Online Student Services Office

320-308-3181 8-4:30 M-F (starting in the 3rd week of classes we will be open until 7PM Tu, Wed, Thurs and 9-1pm on Sat)

scsu_online@stcloudstate.edu

Normally we will respond within 24 hours

Technology Links and Tips• Technology Homepage

• http://huskynet.stcloudstate.edu/default.asp • Set up your Huskynet email – do this ASAP as email is the official

form of communication at SCSU and required to login to • Login to D2L – Learning Management System – many courses and

all online courses will have a D2L site (requires Huskynet)• Login to use your File/Web Space – 500Mb of backed-up storage

space – free to students (requires Huskynet)• Login to the Virtual Lab – much of the software available in the

labs, free for you to use online (requires Huskynet)

• MyHuskynet• Login and set up a personalized portal to SCSU (requires

Huskynet)