Transfer Student Orientation for Distance Students

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Transfer Student Orientation for Distance
Students

• Welcome to YSU!

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Getting Started

• New transfer students must be advised and cleared
  for registration.
• Contact your YSU advisor after you receive your
  acceptance letter from YSU.
• Advisors
• Mary Ellen Munroe
• memunroe_at_ysu.edu
• [phone]

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Getting Started

• Go to www.ysu.edu and login to MyYSU.
• Your user name is usually your first and middle
  initials and your last name.
• Your initial password should be 4 digitsthe
  month and day of your birth date.
• You are required to change your password after
  your initial login.

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Use MyYSU to

• Send and receive email
• Receive YSU announcements
• View and accept your financial aid
• Register for classes
• View your transcript
• View and pay your bill
• Access Blackboard
• Access library services

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Registering for Classes

• Check your YSU email for courses approved by your
  advisor.
• Use your YSU email for all future
  correspondence.
• Go to e-Services for Students.
• View and print Registration Instructions.
• Register for classes.

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IMPORTANT

• Major and minor classes must be taken for a grade
  and must be completed with a C or better.
• Be sure to submit changes!
• Check your schedule and print a copy for your
  records.

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Technical and Registration Help

• For login or computer issuescontact the Tech
  Desk at 330-941-1595
• If you receive a testing or prerequisite error
  when registering, contact your advisor.
• For other registration issues, contact the
  Registrars office at 330-941-3178.

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Class Locations

• If you register for the videoconferencing classes
  you will see the YSU main campus building and
  room number on your schedule.
• Students can find the Lorain CCC class locations
  by viewing the monitors suspended from the wall
  in University Center at LCCC.
• Lakeland CC classes locations can be found in the
  atrium of the Holden Center.

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Financial Aid

• If you are taking courses at another college or
  university while a student at YSU and are using
  financial aid to pay for those courses, you must
  submit an AD HOC consortium agreement to the YSU
  Financial Aid office with a copy of your schedule
  and bill from the other institution. Download
  the form at http//cfweb.cc.ysu.edu/finaid/index.c
  fm.

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Financial Aid

• The primary financial aid contact for distance
  students is Gina McHenry.
• gcmchenry_at_ysu.edu or [phone].

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Books

• Books for your courses can be purchased online
  from the YSU bookstore at http//www.ysubookstore.
  com/.
• Lorain CCC students should also be able to
  purchase required books at the Lorain CCC
  bookstore.

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To access your online courses using Blackboard 9

• Instructions for logging into Blackboard 9 and
  adding the course to your homepage are available
  at   
• http//ondemand.blackboard.com/

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Blackboard 9

• For help using Blackboard, contact the
  Instructional Technology Center at 330.941.3244
  or the YSU Tech Desk at 330.941.1595.

Courses may not be ready to add until the first
day of the semester.
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Important Dates

• Please take note of important dates
• Last day to add a class or change grading option
• Last day to withdraw from a class with a grade of
  W
• Last day to apply for graduation
• These dates can be found at http//web.ysu.edu/reg
  istrar/
• The last day to withdraw and receive a reduction
  in charges can be found by going into Student
  Accounts on MyYSU.

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More information

• A YSU ID will be issued to you after the first
  week of class.
• You can access library services through MyYSU at
  http//www.maag.ysu.edu/. For login instructions
  go to http//www.maag.ysu.edu/newmaaglogon.html.

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More Information

• You are entitled to all the rights and
  privileges of on campus YSU students including
  free admission to sporting events and use of
  campus facilities. You must present your ID.

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Ask us!

• We are happy to have you as a YSU student. We
  want your experience to be a great one! Please
  let us know if you have any questions or
  problems.
• Once again, welcome to YSU!