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Registration for Distance Learning Courses

Distance learning courses start at the beginning of the semester, but many of the Extended Learning Institute's (ELI) distance learning courses also have additional sections starting throughout the semester. For new course section availability, check the listing on the Distance Learning website and register via NovaConnect .

 

Admission to Northern Virginia Community College

How to Register for Distance Learning Courses

Auditing Distance Learning Courses

How to Drop With Refund

How to Withdraw from Distance Learning Courses

Incomplete Grades for ELI Distance Learning Courses ONLY

 


 

Admission to Northerrn Virginia Community College


You may apply online to NVCC. Students who are new to Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) or who are returning after 3 years of non-attendance must complete and submit an Application for Admission. Students who have lived in Virginia for one consecutive year or more and are claiming entitlement to in-state tuition rates must also complete an Application for Virginia In-State Tuition Rates.

Once your application is submitted and you receive your EMPLID, you may then register using NovaConnect.

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How to Register for Distance Learning Courses


You must be admitted to Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) before you may register for distance learning courses. During the process, please verify that the college has your correct mailing address to ensure that you will receive your course enrollment confirmation. You may register using one of the registration methods listed below.

NovaConnect Online Registration:
You may register online. Distance learning courses are identified by the word virtual in the course description. Online registration help is available. If you wish to pay by check, money order or agency contract, mail the payment to the closest campus Business Office. To pay by cash, you must pay at one of the campus Business Offices during regular business hours.

NovaConnect Telephone Registration:
You may register by telephone by calling (703) 323-3770 or (703) 330-3770 (Prince William County). Complete a Registration and Tuition Worksheet prior to placing your call. You will need the current class/index number to register by telephone. Class/index numbers for distance learning courses are listed in either the campus listing or the ELI distance learning section at the back of the printed Schedule of Classes. You may encounter a busy signal or continuous ringing due to heavy usage but keep trying your call.

If you wish to pay by check, money order or agency contract, mail the payment to the closest campus Business Office. To pay by cash, you must pay at one of the campus Business Offices during regular business hours.

Important Note: Please do not fax or mail registrations or send tuition payments for distance learning courses to the Extended Learning Institute . Contact the ELI Distance Learning Registration office at (703) 323-3368 if you need assistance.

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Auditing Distance Learning Courses


The regular tuition rate is charged for auditing a course.
A student who audits a distance learning course does not have to complete class assignments, but may do so and receive feedback. During the semester, you have the time up to your Last Refund Date to switch from audit to credit. You have the time up to your Last Withdrawal Date to switch from credit to audit. If you choose to audit a distance learning course, you will receive no credit for the course and no grade will appear on your NVCC college transcript.

Requests for auditing a course must be made in writing and can be faxed to the ELI Distance Learning Registration at (703) 323-3392.

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How to Drop with Refund


You may drop a distance learning course for refund no later than the Last Refund Date listed in the course information sent to you. There are three ways to drop a course:

  1. Online using Web NovaConnect.
  2. By telephone using Telephone NovaConnect at (703) 323-3370 or (703) 330-3770 (Prince William County).
  3. For ELI distance learning courses ONLY, by mail or fax. Send a written request to ELI Distance Learning Registration, Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia 22003 or FAX (703) 323-3392. Be sure to include your name, student ID number (NovaConnect EMPL ID) and the course and section you are dropping.

NVCC must receive your refund request no later than your Last Refund Date. If you paid tuition by credit card and want your refund credited to your credit card, you must use Web NovaConnect to make this request. All other refunds will be issued by check and should be received within a few weeks of the drop date.

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How to Withdraw from Distance Learning Courses


You may withdraw from a distance learning course without grade penalty by the Last Withdrawal Date listed in the course information sent to you.

You may withdraw or drop a distance learning course using Web NovaConnect, Telephone NovaConnect, or for ELI distance learning courses, you may send a written request to ELI Distance Learning Registration (see How to Drop With Refund). If you withdraw from a course after your Last Withdrawal Date, you will receive an "F" for a grade. If you are past your Last Withdrawal Date but have mitigating circumstances that prevent you from finishing the course, contact your instructor in writing to request a withdrawal or "W" grade.

Important Note: Students who do not send in their minimum required assignments as specified by the instructor by the Last Withdrawal Date will be administratively withdrawn from the course with no refund.

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Incomplete Grades for ELI Distance Learning Courses ONLY


If you are making progress in your ELI distance course (i.e. defined as having satisfactorily completed approximately 50% of all assignments and examinations, as specified by the instructor), but your End of Enrollment date is near and extenuating circumstances prevent you from completing all of the course assignments, you may request a grade of incomplete and be granted an extension of time to complete the course.

To request a grade of incomplete, you must submit a request in writing to your instructor requesting an incomplete grade and providing the reasons you are unable to meet the End of Enrollment Date. Students who receive an incomplete grade in an ELI distance course may be given up to four months from their End of Enrollment Date to finish all course work.

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