Student Guide to. MyAACC. A Guide to AACC s Web Portal for All Students. Fall AACC

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Student Guide

to

MyAACC

A Guide to AACC’s Web Portal for All Students

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BEFORE LOGGING IN TO MyAACC

Setup Your MyAACC and College Accounts

New Students

If you are a new student, you must activate your MyAACC portal and college computer accounts to use college computers, access the learning management system to view courses and course materials, check college email, view grades and more.

Follow these 3 steps:

Step 1: Get Your AACC ID#

Once you’ve successfully submitted an AACC application (online or paper) or registered for a course and provided an email address, you will receive an email* with your AACC ID# and other information to complete the College Account Request Form ** (see STEP 2). If you’ve

completed a paper registration or application and did not provide an email address, this information will be sent to your home address.

PLEASE NOTE: If you plan to take a continuing education noncredit course and have not applied to AACC or registered for a course, you can complete an Online Personal Identification Form to get a username, password and to create a record of your account in our system. Go to

www.aacc.edu/myaacc/help for more information on this process.

Step 2: Get Your Username

Complete the College Account Request Form** by using your AACC ID# and other information received in STEP 1. Once completed, your account will take up to 1 hour to be created and you will receive an account confirmation email*/mailer. This email*/mailer will contain your username and instructions to complete the Password Management Tool** (see STEP 3).

Step 3: Create Your Password

Create your password using the Password Management Tool**. Once created, you will be able to log into MyAACC and college computers using your username and password.

* Check your spam folder if you do not see the email in your inbox. Remember: It will be sent to the email address you provided on the admission application, registration form, or online personal identification form.

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Create a College Computer Account to Register for a Noncredit Course

If you are a new student to AACC, have never registered for a course, and plan to take a continuing education noncredit course, please complete the following steps.

If you’re a current student or have previously attended AACC, you must login through MyAACC before you can register for Continuing Education noncredit classes.

Step 1: Complete the Online Personal Identification Form**

The completion of this form grants a username, password, and creates a record of your account in our system.

Step 2: Complete Verification

Once you’ve submitted the Online Personal Identification Form**, you will see a confirmation screen and immediately be prompted to verify yourself. Once verification is complete, your account will take up to 1 hour to be created. Once the account is created, you will receive an account confirmation email.*

Step 3: Create a Password

Once you receive the account confirmation email,* you’ll use this information to create a password using the Password Management Tool**. You’ll use this password as well as the username you were given to log into MyAACC.

* Check your spam folder if you do not see the email in your inbox. Remember: You provided this email address on the Online Personal Identification form.

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LOG IN TO MyAACC

You can access MyAACC from the orange tab at the top right of the college main page (www.aacc.edu) or directly at https://portal.aacc.edu.

www.aacc.edu

https://portal.aacc.edu

Resetting or Changing Your Password

Forgot your MyAACC password? You are now able to reset your password without calling the Technical Call Center (TCC).

How does it work?

1. Go to the Password Management Tool by visiting www.aacc.edu/password. 2. Verify yourself by providing your username, AACC ID number and birthday. 3. Provide answers to security questions and create a new password.

• This new password can be used to log into MyAACC or an AACC computer. • You will need to call the Technical Call Center if you lock yourself out of your

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STUDENT TAB

The Student tab provides access to information regarding quick links to frequently used services, campus announcements, help topics, student email and Canvas class access.

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Menu Bar

The tabs that used to run across the top of the MyAACC portal have now been replaced with a more mobile friendly popout menu from the left side of the screen.

The menu popout can be accessed by the three bars icon on the top right of the screen or by simply placing the cursor over the menu icon.

All of the tabs and subtabs from the previous layout can be found there. You will also find a search bar to search MyAACC for any keywords.

Clicking anywhere on the webpage or reclicking the menu icon will make the menu bar disappear.

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Registration Information

Use this link to obtain information regarding enrollment in continuing education and credit classes.

Library

Use this link to obtain library information related to services offered, hours of operation, and directions.

Student Success Resources

Use this link to obtain information related to: • Counseling Advising and Retention

Services (CARS)

• Math, Reading and Writing assistance • Testing and Tutoring services

• Health and Child Care services

• Information about Library, and Computer Labs • Student Engagement services

• Veteran & Disability Support services

Virtual Campus Information

Use this link to obtain information regarding: • Distance Education services • Career Resources

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Quick Links

Bookstore

Use this link to obtain information about the following: • Textbook purchases

• Selling Textbooks

• Swaping Textbooks (Buying and selling textbooks directly from AACC students with the help of the AACC Bookstore)

• E-Textbook Information (Digital textbooks are avaialble for certain courses at

significant savings)

College Calendar

Use this link to view the current Academic Calendar for: • Class session begin and end dates,

• Break periods

• Academic deadline dates, and • Examination dates

E2Campus

Learn how you can use e2campus to receive instant notification via your cellphone, PDA or email about school closings/delays, event cancellations and traffic advisories.

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Help Topics

Provides you with a list of most frequently asked questions that you can click on to find the answers to. Help topics will cover a list of various portal resources that are specific to the new portal such as:

• How to access your student email (in MyAACC, smartphone, outside of MyAACC) • How to Access My Courses

• How to Access Grades/Final Grades

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Events at AACC

The Campus Events link shows events going on around campus, which are targeted to the specific audiences and the audience groups to which you belong. Additionally, this web part may include events that are targeted to all the portal users.

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Student Email Access

Provides you with the ability to access your student email through Office 365 by clicking on @mymail.aacc.edu link (See pages 18 for more information about using Office 365 and student email).

Announcements

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Registration Reminders & Featured Video

Reminds to register for next semester classes will be posted so you can sign up early and get in the classes sections that are best for their schedules. Featured videos are posted to highlight things that are going on around campus.

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My Classroom – Virtual Campus

By clicking on the Access My Courses button you will be taken into Canvas where they will be able to access their online or hybrid courses.

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My Classroom Calendar

Shows a calendar that lists all events and/or courses beginning with the current date and continuing for several consecutive dates into the future.

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OFFICE 365 (S

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Office 365 is the student email interface. The functions of your AACC email account are similar to other kinds of email such as Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, etc. Your email address is your AACC username and the college’s student email domain name @mymail.aacc.edu .

For example, Joe C Bob would have the email address, [email protected].

Many students prefer to continue to use their personal email accounts. If you choose to do this you should set up the auto forwarding feature. Go to the “Options” tab at the top right of the screen, select “See All Options…,”select “Forward your email” from the list of shortcuts on the righthand side. Enter the email address you want your student email forwarded to. When finished, check the “Start Forwarding” button on the left of the screen.

This is important to do so that you do not miss any time-sensitive notices that will require your follow up.

Mail

Calendar

View your mail, calendar, contacts, or tasks by selecting

each icon. View your Office 365

settings, set up automatic replies, change the theme, manage apps, set up mobile devices, view options, give feedback, etc.

Sign out. Compose a new email.

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Tasks

Free Microsoft Office for Students

AACC offers currently enrolled students the opportunity to install Microsoft Office for free on up to five computers plus personal document cloud storage through the Microsoft Student Advantage program.

Requirements/Access:

• You must be an AACC student with an active MyAACC account. • Access is integrated to your @mymail.aacc.edu e-mail address.

• Access to software and OneDrive are available by signing into MyAACC and accessing your student email.

How to Install:

1. Click the settings menu (the gear shaped icon on the top right of the screen).

2. Select “Office 365 settings.” The screen will change.

3. On the left hand side select “Software.”

4. Review the system requirements and troubleshooting instructions links. When ready to download select the “Install” button.

For additional instructions and support visit https://aacc-public.sharepoint.com/support. 1. Add a task by selecting “Type

a new task.”

2. Select “No due date” to assign a specific date. 3. Select the “Task” icon to add

it to your “Tasks” list. This task will appear on

the “My Tasks” area on your Student Tab.

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ACADEMIC LIFE TAB

The Academic Life tab provides access to an array of services to help a student succeed and how to best plan their academic path here at AACC, no matter what stage they are in life.

Learning Resources

Find information on a variety of student support services such as Testing, Tutoring, and Health Services. See what computer labs are open around campus and what services they provide to students, faculty, and staff.

Planning Resources

Plan your next steps to further your academic and professional career. Apply for an internship, make an appointment with your Academic Advisor, register for classes, see what credits transfer to a four-year university, and search and apply for jobs opportunities on campus.

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FINANCIAL LIFE TAB

The Financial Life tab provides access to information regarding financial aid, military and veterans benefits, payment options, textbook acquisition and refund information.

Financial Aid

Provides the latest financial aid program updates as well information on and links to federal, state, institutional and non-institutional financial aid programs.

Payment & Tuition

Provides information on how to make payment to your AACC account.

Purchasing books

Provides information pertaining to VA and financial aid book advance/payment plans.

Refunds

Allows students to check their financial aid dollar amounts and payment dates, and view their refund status as necessary.

VA Benefits

Provides VA Benefit information for new and returning students. Access to important VA Benefit forms is also provided.

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COLLEGE LIFE TAB

The College Life tab provides access to MyAACC Team Sites, Student Life, Technology Resources, and the Virtual Campus Lounge.

MyAACC Team Sites

Provides tools for creating and accessing MyAACC Team Sites where individuals (students, faculty/staff) can discuss issues and share information that is specific to their group.

Student Engagement

Provides information about campus announcements as well as time and location information for student events and activities.

Technology Resources

Provides links to campus technology resources such as the Technical Call Center and the Technology Learning Center computer labs. Information about technology related programs such as Cyber Security is also avaialble.

Virtual Campus Lounge

Provides information about distance education (e-learning) and career resources (i.e.,

interships, tools for resume creation, presentation and management) as well as links to various news outlets.

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SELF SERVICES TAB

The Self Services tab provides access to information for credit and noncredit students regarding grades, registration, financial aid, transcripts, degree audit, account summary, payment

options, etc.

There are two parts to this tab; the left side where you can click on a dropdown menu for further service options such as grades and registering for classes, and the right side where there is a link to ANGEL and quick resource links.

Self Services

There are two different Self Services menus for credit students and continuing education students.

• Credit Students is for students who have already met with an advisor and have learned how to register for classes and how to manage their student accounts.

• Continuing Education Students is for new and returning students and has different online services available to them, depending on their status at AACC.

If you do not have access to a menu you believe you should have access to or have any questions, please contact the Helpdesk at 410-777-4357.

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Credit Students

Under the Credit Student menu there will be six categories to choose from: Academic Profile, Communication, Financial Aid, Financial Information, My Profile, and Registration.

Academic Profile

• My Class Schedule: print off another copy of your

class schedule for this or any other term.

• Developmental Requirements: review any

developmental classes you still need to take.

• Evaluate Program Progress: see what

requirements for your degree you have already completed and what classes you have left to take.

• Grades Report – Final Grades: check your final

grades from every term.

• Grade Report – Interim Grades: view any

unsatisfactory interim grades your professor might have posted. For 13-week and 15-week classes only.

• Grade Report Request: requested printed grade

reports mailed to you in a sealed envelope.

• Grade Report Request Status: check the status of

your grade report request.

• Graduation Application: submit your graduation

application and check its status to see when it has been approved.

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• Transfer Credit Summary: view a summary of the credits you have transferred to AACC.

• Transfer Plan Survey: fill out a survey about your future academic goals.

Communication

• AACC Communication: view any posted or status of

received and sent documents between yourself and the administrative areas of the college.

• Traffic Citation Appeals: appeal any traffic citation

you receive from a Public Safety officer while on campus. The appeal is then sent to Public Safety who will decide whether to accept or deny it.

Financial Aid

• Apply for Grants, Loans, and Scholarships: Links

are provided for each kind of financial aid so that you can get the most help in paying for your education.

• Book Payment Plan: pick the term you are

getting books for and see if you are eligible for a Bookstore Advance.

• Financial Aid Award Payment Details and

Dates: find out details about your financial aid

awards payment dates.

• Financial Aid Awards: check to see if your

financial aid awards have been posted to your account for the current term, and see what awards you received for past terms.

• Request Financial Aid Documents: you can request documents (such as your FAFSA) from

any term you received financial aid.

• Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Status: gives you an overview of your academic

standing at AACC.

• Shopping Sheet:includes grant and scholarship amounts, net costs, graduation rates, loan

default rates, median borrowing, and estimated monthly loan payments after graduation. For more information visit http://www.aacc.edu/aid/ShoppingSheet.cfm

• Veterans Benefit Certification Status: pick the term and check your processing status and

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Financial Information

• Account Due Dates by Term: select a term to see

your current account summary, the payment due dates, and the amount due.

• Account Summary: see your current charges,

payments and pending financial aid for current credit and noncredit terms.

• Gift of Education Card Balance: enter gift card

number to check the balance of your card.

• Paperless Billing Consent: select whether you want

or do not want to receive paperless bills.

• Pay My Bill: a quick and easy way to make a

payment.

• Registration Charges by Class Section: pick a term and see charges related to your

registration activity for the selected term.

• Tax Information: provides links to information for tax benefits.

• View 1098-T Forms: view an electronic copy of your 1098-T.

• View My Bill: select a term and view a copy of your current bill.

• 1098 Electronic Consent: select whether you want or do not want your 1098 forms in

electronic format only.

My Profile

• Address/Phone/Email Update: you can update

your contact information here.

• Emergency Contact Update: you can update

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Registration

• Drop/Withdraw from classes: drop or withdraw

from any classes you have already registered for.

• Manage My Waitlist: manage any class you have

been waitlisted for.

• Register for Credit Sections: search the online

catalog of term classes for credit sections and sign up for them.

• Register For Previously Selected Sections:

register for a course you previously selected.

• Search For credit sections: easily search and register online for available credit classes.

• My Textbooks: pick a term and see what textbooks you need for your classes. A link will

connect you to the Bookstore’s website so you can purchase them online.

Continuing Education Students

Under the Continuing Education Student menu there will be five categories to choose from: Academic Profile, Communication, Financial Information, My Profile, and Registration – Continuing Education Classes.

Academic Profile

• My Class Schedule: print off another copy of your

class schedule for this or any other term.

• Continuing Education Student Record/CEU Report:

provides links on requesting student reports and records.

• Grade Report – Final Grades: check your final grades from every term.

Communication

• AACC Communication: view any posted or status of

received and sent documents between yourself and the administrative areas of the college.

• Incident Report Form: notify Public Safety of a

hazardous or potentially hazardous incident that they should be aware of such as someone panhandling in the parking lot; a fall that you took because of a pot hole in the parking lot; someone demonstrating “hate” language or behavior, etc.

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• Traffic Citation Appeals: appeal any traffic citation you receive from a Public Safety officer while on campus. The appeal is then sent to Public Safety who will decide whether to accept or deny it.

Financial Information

• Account Summary: see your current charges,

payments and pending financial aid for current credit and noncredit terms.

• Gift of Education Card Balance: enter gift card

number to check the balance of your card.

• Pay My Bill: a quick and easy way to make a

payment.

• Registration Charges by Class Section: pick a term and see charges related to your

registration activity for the selected term.

• View My Bill: select a term and view a copy of your current bill.

My Profile

• Address/Phone/Email Update: you can update

your contact information here.

• Emergency Contact Update: you can update

your emergency contact information here. It is important to always keep this up to date so that the college can contact the right person if an emergency arises.

• Personal Profile: view your contact information, AACC ID number and username, and

academic program you are studying.

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• Register and Pay for Continuing Education

Contract Training: easily register and pay online for

contract training.

• My Shopping Cart for Continuing Education

Noncredit Classes: review the classes you have

selected and placed in the cart.

• My Textbooks: pick a term and see what textbooks

you need for your classes. A link will connect you to the Bookstore’s website so you can purchase them online.

Self Services Resource Link

s

There is a small list of frequently used links from services found within the Self Services tab on the right side. Students can get discounted computer software from Adobe and Microsoft, use the Gartner online research library for school projects, schedule an Academic Advising

appointment with OASIS (see page 30 for more information), get extra help with online tutoring through SMARTHINKING (see page 31 for more information), and fill out Student Opinion Forms for courses.

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OASIS (ONLINE ADVISING AND SCHEDULING INFORMATION SYSTEM)

Continuing students can schedule, update, or cancel an academic advising appointment in OASIS in MyAACC, academic advising’s new Online Advising and Scheduling Information System.

All degree and certificate-seeking students are assigned an Academic Advisor based on the program the student is seeking and the student’s last name. Your Aacdemic Advisor will

communicate with you throughout each term via your MyAACC student email account, and we encourage you to establish a relationship with your advisor. You also have the flexibility to meet with a different advisor at any of our other locations.

OASIS is located in Self Services Quick Links under the Self Services tab.

To Create an A

ppointment

1. Click “create appointment.”

2. Select the advisor you wish to meet with and click proceed to next step.

3. From the calendar, pick an available day marked with appointment available on Arnold Campus.

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SMARTHINKING

SMARTHINKING is an online tutoring service that is available to currently enrolled AACC

students. SMARTHINKING provides tutoring in a variety of subjects, some of which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

AACC students have access to 15 hours of free tutoring through SMARTHINKING.com. If more time is needed, contact the Tutoring Coordinator at (410-777-1342).

Live E-structors (tutors) provide tutoring in:

• Math: basic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus I-III, differential equations, linear algebra, discrete math, and statistics

• Business: statistics, accounting, micro and macroeconomics, introduction to finance, • Sciences: chemistry, biology, physics, introduction to anatomy and physiology, organic

chemistry

• Foreign Language - Spanish grammar and essay • Online Writing Lab for all subjects.

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Canvas

Canvas is the learning management system used to deliver all credit (and some noncredit) online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses.

Online courses start and end according to the published schedule of classes. The syllabus, instructional materials, and assignments are posted within the course site. Learner-learner and learner-faculty interactions take place online. Learners submit assignments electronically according to due dates established by the instructor; learners may, however, be required to take exams or assessments at a testing center or in a proctored setting. This should be noted in the course syllabus and students who have concerns about this should communicate them to the instructor within the first day of the course in case it becomes necessary to drop the course in a timely manner.

Hybrid courses combine the learning formats of in-class instruction and convenient, online computer-based learning, resulting in a reduction of the amount of time spent in the classroom. Students registered in hybrid courses must attend required campus meetings, as printed in the AACC Schedule of Credit Classes. Students should access the online portion of the course on the course start date.

Web-enhanced courses meet on campus according to the schedule published in AACC’s Schedule of Classes. Selected tools and features of a learning management system are used to supplement and/or expand on-campus instruction and activities.

Access Your Courses

Access your courses in Canvas by logging into the college portal, MyAACC. Next click on the link “Access my courses” under the “My Classroom – Virtual Campus” web part (located on the right side of the page). The Dashboard is the first thing you will see when you access Canvas. The Dashboard helps you see what is happening in all your courses and allows you to figure out what to do next. You will navigate to your course(s) using the Dashboard. Select the course you want to open by hovering over the Courses* link on the Global Navigation bar.

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MyAACC BROWSER REQUIREMENTS

MyAACC Help

Questions on using any of these interfaces should be directed to the Technical Call Center at 410-777-HELP (4357).

You can also visit www.aacc.edu/technology/myaacc.cfm/ for more information.

Scan this QR Code to go directly to our PDF version of the MyAACC Guide.

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DISCLAIMERS

This Guide is updated at least twice a year. Information and screenshots are subject to change at any time. Newer versions of the Student Guide to MyAACC may be picked up at any AACC Technology Learning Center location or any AACC Information Desk at the beginning of the Fall and Spring terms. For an electronic copy of the Guide visit

http://www.aacc.edu/tlclab/file/YourGuideToMyAACCv22H.pdf

AACC uses the learning management system, Canvas, to deliver all online, hybrid and web-based credit courses. For more information about Canvas, or to view tutorials on how to navigate and use the tools of the learning management system, please visit AACC’s Virtual