INTERNET COURSE LOG-ON
Directions provided by the following universities:

BARTON

For hybrid (internet and on-campus meeting) courses, the students are required to meet on-campus for the first class. All information on internet log-on is given to you during that first class.

CHOWAN

Your Chowan University Email and Blackboard Account --- Student email and Blackboard accounts are created one day prior to the course start date. Chowan University uses the same naming convention for email and Blackboard. You username is the first initial of your first name, your middle initial, your last name, followed by the letters tc. If you do not have a middle initial that will be left out of the username. Your password will be the last four digits of your social security number followed by the letters tc. For example:

Name: John Q. Public
Username: jqpublictc

Social Security #: 123-45-6789
Password: 6789tc

Your email address would be jqpublictc@chowan.edu. To access email you would go to http://mail.chowan.edu. Your Blackboard username and password would be the same as the above example and you would access it by going to http://www.chowan.edu and clicking on Blackboard in the upper right corner of the web page.

Your Chowan University account is the official email account when contacting anyone at the University. If you have any questions about email, contact Jay Howell at howelj@chowan.edu or 252-398-6361. If there are any questions about Blackboard, contact Susan Alston at alstos@chowan.edu or 252-398-6263.

ECU

YOUR ECU EMAIL ACCOUNT – Student email accounts are created automatically when students are accepted into the University. Information about your ECU email account is included with your letter of admission to the University. Your email Userid is made up of your initials and your birth date. Your initial password is $E followed by the last six digits of your social security number until you change it. For example:

Name: John Q. Doe
Userid: jqd0306

Birth Date: March 6
Password: $E654321

Social Security #: 987-65-4321

Your Internet email address is in the following form: Userid@mail.ecu.edu. Using the previous example, John’s email address would be jqd0306@mail.ecu.edu. To access your email account via the Web, go to PirateMail and enter your Userid and password where requested.

Your ECU email account is your official email account when contacting anyone at the University. This is the account you will use when corresponding with your course instructor, DCS, or other departments at ECU.

EMAIL TUTORIALS
Information and tutorials on using email are available on the ECU Web site.

INITIAL COURSE INFORMATION – Initial course information for online classes will be sent to your ECU email account at the beginning of the semester. If you registered for an online course that is being supported by Blackboard software, you can check your ECU email account for this information or you can go to the Blackboard site to access your Blackboard course and to familiarize yourself with how the system works. Your email Userid and password are used to access your Blackboard course. If you registered after the beginning of the semester, please allow a couple of days for course information to appear in your ECU email inbox. If you don’t receive course information within this time, contact your professor by email or telephone, or contact the academic department. To obtain your professor’s name and email address, log onto to the ECU OneStop by using your Exchange email Userid and password. Click on the TOOLS tab at the top of the page and go to the Course Catalog link in the Academic Planning group. In the drop down menus, select the desired term and course type (distance education courses). Select your course name and number and click the Submit button. Then click the Details button beside the course prefix and number for professor and course information.

Technical Assistance with Logging on to ECU Email, ECU OneStop, Blackboard course site:

Regular Hours, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 4 pm, 252-328-6866
Mon-Thurs, 4pm-midnight 1-800-340-7081 or 252-328-4698 website: www.ecu.edu/6866
Sat. & Sun. – 8am – 12 noon Email: helpdesk@mail.ecu.edu

ECSU
Note - accounts may not be activated until one day prior to the course start date. As long as you have your receipt, you are confirmed enrolled through NCMTEC and the university.

Please click here for general information about taking on-line courses at ECSU: http://www.ecsu.edu/academics/distanceeducation/index.cfm.

Any questions or problems related to email accounts should be directed to the instructor and/or Academic Computing at 252-335-3373.

Basic directions for logging into your online course(s) are provided below:

• Log in at www.ecsu.edu, Click on the Blackboard (Bb) button at the top of the screen. There is also a help page for your use (Questions or Concerns).
• If you have never taken courses at ECSU before you may need to sign up for a Blackboard account. Complete the information. and try to log back in 24 hours later. Incomplete forms will not be processed. You must use your ECSU email account when filling out the form.
• If you have questions concerning Blackboard, please call Kim Stevenson at 252.335.3699 or Loretta Powers 252.335.3112.

Internet directions - download the PDF.

NC A&T SU
Log into your course on the first day of class if you have completed the following: (1) registered for a course, (2) validated account (paid your tuition and fees or have financial aid), and (3) established an NCAT email account (new students only):

How to establish an NCAT Email Account (New Students Only)
After 24-48 hours of validating your account (paying your tuition and fees), students are able to establish an NCAT email account. Please visit http://www.ncat.edu, click on Current Students, Email Account Request, and follow the prompts.

How to Access Your Online Course
The Blackboard website for the course is http://blackboard.ncat.edu (please bookmark or add to favorites address). Your login for the course is your NC A&T SU Email Username and your Password will be your email password, which is the first four characters of the username plus the last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN). See the example below.

Example
Email address: waters@ncat.edu
SSN: XXX-XX-1234
Username: waters
Password: wate1234
Access to online courses is not made available until the first day of class. If you have trouble with accessing your course, please contact the Center for Distance Learning at (888) 498 – 6752 or distance@ncat.edu, IMMEDIATELY!

Blackboard Technical Problems
Students who have trouble with logging into their Blackboard course(s) on and after the first day of classes should contact the following:

eLearning Systems Blackboard Systems Administrators:
Bessie Nkonge bessien@ncat.edu 336-256-2538

NCAT Email Technical Problems
Students that experience technical difficulties with their NCAT Email Accounts (after 48 hours of setup), should contact the Helpdesk Staff and request a “ticket number”:
NCAT Helpdesk Staff: 336-334-7195

SHAW
To obtain your internet PIN and log-on instructions, contact Dr. Juanita Linton at (919) 546-8538.

UNCA
To access internet courses, contact Dr. Elaine Fox at: fox@unca.edu.
 
UNCP
Once the Office of Distance Education at UNCP has received and processed completed application packets, you will be notified by email that you have been admitted or readmitted into the university along with your secret code. You need to set up your network account by visiting http://www.uncp.edu/ucis/accounts/index.htm. Activate your account using your secret code and follow the remaining instructions. Please keep this information so that you will be able to register.

Shortly before the start of the semester, you will receive registration instructions by email and mail that will guide you through the registration process. Your network account username and password will also be used as your BraveWeb account username and password that will allow you to register. If you encounter any problems with registration, you need to contact Amber Dial at 910-521-6303 or Gary Locklear at 910-521-6300.

You can access your course on the start date. Go to http://courses.uncp.edu/ to access your course(s). Your username and password are the same as the ones used to access your BraveWeb account If you need course information, please contact Aku Opata in the Office of Distance Education at 910-521-6758 or email at Nuekie.elbert@uncp.edu.

Note: If you are attending class at Richmond Community College, you can contact Julie Layne at 910-410-1852 for course information.

Registration Contacts:
Amber Dial 910-521-6303
Gary Locklear 910-521-6300

Course Information/Application Processing Contact:
Aku Opata 910-521-6758

Course Advisement Contact:
Janetta Obeda 910-521-6879

UNCW
Note - accounts may not be activated until one day prior to the course start date. As long as you have your receipt, you are confirmed enrolled through NCMTEC and the university.

Students should follow any directions obtained at the time of their registration with the university. Transcripts - Contact the registrars' office at (910)-962-3125 to request a transcript. Grades can be printed off of the internet. Go to Seaweb, then student information and registration access, log in and go to grades.

Internet directions - download the PDF.

WCU

Students are automatically granted access to their WebCat courses on the first day of class. Use WebCat to log into courses. If you have questions, please call 866-928-7487, or email itshelp@email.wcu.edu.

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