Tips that may assist you while taking your online learning course.
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Disability Accommodation Services
The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services office at 206-543-6450/voice, 206-543-6452/TTY, 206-685-7264 (fax), or e-mail dso@u.washington.edu at least 10 days prior to the start of your course or examination. You may also request accommodation in the certificate program application process by contacting Disability Services at least 10 days before you submit your application.
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 protects the privacy of your education records. However, the following information is considered public or "directory" information and may be released to anyone unless you request that you do not wish any information released: name, telephone number, major field of studies, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, full- or part-time enrollment status, educational institutions attended, and for athletes, date of birth. To request release of information, complete and submit the Consent to Release Records form to the address on the form, or contact UW Educational Outreach at 800-543-2320 or 206-543-2310.
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Libraries and Resources
Borrowing Services
If you have a Student ID (Husky Card), it serves as your library card. If you have not been issued a Husky card you must obtain a UW borrower card to check out materials. To obtain a borrower card, bring your transaction summary to the Library Cashier at Suzzallo Library, or to the circulation desk at any of the UW branch libraries. For hours and locations of all UW Libraries, check here: http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/hours.
You may also mail, fax, or email a pdf copy of your transaction summary to the Library Cashier. Address & other contact information for the Library Cashier Office may be found here: http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/hours/libcashier.html.
You will be given borrowing privileges for the duration of the quarter in which you are enrolled. If your class extends partially into an additional quarter, you will be given borrowing privileges until the end of that quarter.
Connecting to Online Resources
To take advantage of the many resources provided by the Libraries for your research, you will need to be able to connect to the Libraries from your home or office using your UW NetID. Although the UW Libraries Catalog can be accessed by anyone, most of the research databases, electronic journals and e-books are available only to UW students, faculty and staff under licensing agreements with publishers. It is necessary for you to be "authenticated" as a UW student in order to use the licensed resources from an off-campus location. To learn more about the UW NetID, visit the Libraries UW NetID Help page: http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/screens/Helpuwnetid.html
To learn how to connect to research databases, journals and e-books from off campus, visit the Connect from Off-Campus page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/help/connect.html.
Getting Help
Online Learning Students can get help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using our online chat service, Q&A Live. This service allows you to ask questions in real time about library research and resources. You do not need to have had prior experiencing with Instant Messaging, or an account, to use the service. Visit http://www.lib.washington.edu/services/qnalive/ to learn more Q&A Live and to connect with a librarian. Online Students can also get help via phone, in person, and email. See the Libraries Ask Us page for contact information: http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/contacts.html.
You may also contact our Educational Outreach Services Librarian directly:
Lauren Ray, Educational Outreach Services Librarian,
olray@u.washington.edu.
Interlibrary Loan
Interlibrary Loan supplies materials not owned by the UW Libraries on a fully subsidized basis to current UW students, faculty and staff except those in Health Sciences and Social Work and the University of Washington Law School. Students may also request delivery of books and articles owned by the UW libraries, for a nominal fee. For more information, visit Interlibrary Loan here: http://www.lib.washington.edu/ill/.
Language Learning Center
The Language Learning Center in Denny Hall on the UW campus is open to all students studying foreign languages. The center provides audio, video and computer-assisted language learning programs to support language study during regular academic quarters. Call 206-685-9403 for general information, or 206-543-0536 for personal assistance, or visit the Language Learning Center's Web site, or e-mail llc@u.washington.edu.
Media Center (videotapes):
Some videotapes required for online learning courses are held on reserve at the Odegaard Undergraduate Library (OUGL) Media Center. Students may view tapes at their convenience during regular library hours. For a complete listing of library hours, call 206-543-0242 or view the UW libraries Web site.
Other libraries in Washington and Oregon
Students can also use the Summit catalog to search for materials available at over 30 academic libraries in Washington and Oregon. Through Summit it is possible to request materials and have them delivered to a participating library close to where they live. It is also possible to visit any of the libraries in person and borrow materials on site. Students must be registered as a UW libraries borrower in order to utilize these services (see above).
Requesting Books for Pickup
If you are near the UW Seattle, Tacoma, or Bothell campus libraries, you can request books through the Libraries catalog Request/Place Hold function and have them sent to any UW Library for pick-up. UW Online Learning students also have in-person borrowing privileges at the academic libraries in Washington and Oregon that are members of the Orbis Cascade Alliance. To see a list of libraries, visit this page: http://www.orbiscascade.org/members.html.
You may also place an online request for materials held at these libraries, also known as Summit Libraries, and pick them up at any member library. For questions about requesting Summit materials, contact the UW Libraries: http://www.lib.washington.edu/about/contacts.html.
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UW Education Requirements
General Education Requirements:
Courses satisfying UW general education requirements are identified in the course listings by the following abbreviations:
QSR: Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
I&S: Individuals and Societies
NW: The Natural World
VLPA: Visual, Literary and Performing Arts
Writing Requirements:
There are two types of writing requirements that must be met by most students entering the UW after autumn 1985: a five-credit composition requirement and a W-course requirement. Both requirements can be met by enrolling in the appropriate credit course identified by the following abbreviations:
C: English Composition
W: Writing course
Foreign Language Proficiency Requirements:
The University of Washington has a foreign language requirement that can be met through UW Online Learning credit language courses.
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UW Rules and Regulations
Students are expected to follow University rules and regulations. The University and UW Extension reserve the right to change the fees, rules and calendar regulating registration and instruction and to change other regulations affecting the student body. Changes go into effect when proper authorities determine and apply to prospective students and those who are registered in credit and UW Online Learning courses. The University can withdraw courses at any time.
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Teacher Certification Endorsement
It is possible to complete an endorsement without being admitted as a student to the University of Washington. As a nonmatriculated (non-admitted) student, you may register through UW Extension or Online Learning and take courses to meet each of the essential areas of study for a selected endorsement. Information on endorsements is available at the UW Teacher Education Program office, 206-543-1754.
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UW Academic Honesty Policy
Students enrolled in UW courses are expected to observe the code of academic honesty required of University of Washington students. Violation of this code can result in various penalties, including a failing grade in the course and, in some cases, disciplinary actions. Instances of academic dishonesty for credit courses will be handled by the University of Washington Committee on Academic Conduct. Instances of academic dishonesty for noncredit courses will be handled by an internal University of Washington Extension Committee on Academic Conduct. Academic dishonesty includes plagiarism, defined as offering the language or ideas of someone else as one's own. Plagiarism may range from failure to credit isolated formulas, sentences or paragraphs to copying entire articles from books, periodicals, speeches or writing of other students. If evidence of academic misconduct is established, students will be given a failing grade for the course and any refund of tuition fees will be denied.
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