• Review course information thoroughly. Obtain your course information from the ELI Web Site at http://eli.nvcc.edu/courses.htm, then choose your semester, discipline and course.
• Know your critical enrollment dates: Enrollment, Refund, Inactive Students Dropped, Withdrawal and End of Enrollment. These dates are listed on your mailed enrollment confirmation. If you have not received your confirmation by the start of your course, call the ELI Hotline at (703) 323-3347 or (888) 4DL-NVCC.
• Use your VCCS email account assigned by the college.
• Purchase your course textbook and other related materials.
• If you are enrolled in an online Blackboard course but the course does not show under “My Courses” by the start date of your course, contact the instructor or call the ELI Hotline at (703) 323-3347 or (888) 4DL-NVCC.
• Complete and submit the first assignment.
• Set up a schedule and stick to it.
• Drop the course on NovaConnect by your Last Refund Date or Last Withdrawal Date if you wish to receive a refund or withdraw from the course.

Contact your instructor if you have questions, need assistance, need to withdraw from the course after your Last Withdrawal Date or request an extension.