to gain access to specific course sites on the Northwest Blackboard system. Blackboard for Virtual Community College This courseware is used by all students enrolled in the Mississippi Virtual Community College. Through the Northwest website, students enrolled in online courses may login to the MSVCC Blackboard server using their username for the Northwest network as both the username and password. A Blackboard tutorial can be found on the Northwest Virtual College website at www.northwestms.edu/elearning/orientation.html.
Learning Resources Code of Conduct NWCC Learning Resources Centers are committed to providing an educational environment that is conducive to learning for all. Students play a critical role in creating this environment. Respect the rights of others while using library resources. The library is a place for quiet study and research. Any behavior that disrupts other people is not appropriate. A quiet policy is in place throughout all the library buildings of Northwest. The purpose is to
provide suitable environments for individual or group study, research, and public service activities. Cooperation with this policy acknowledges and supports the need for a quiet place on campus. Set cell phones to vibrate while in the library. Answer calls outside the library or while walking out. Also, turn headphones down so that others will not hear the music. A certain amount of noise is expected at all service desks where library staff often interacts with students. Otherwise, both staff and library users are expected to minimize noise by keeping conversations quiet. Students must present a current student ID to use computers or check out material. Students who access social media/gaming will be monitored. If a demand for school-related work becomes apparent the librarian will ask for social media/gaming to cease. Anyone who misuses library computers/laptops may be referred for disciplinary action. No food or drink is allowed in the library. The library staff rights include the right to ask students to conform to the above guidelines, to request a student’s ID card to ask a student to leave the library.
Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy Students receiving any form of Federal Financial Aid from Northwest Mississippi Community College will be expected to maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP) toward their program objective. Failure to achieve satisfactory academic progress will result in the termination of your Federal Financial Aid. Federal Financial Aid consists of: • Pell Grant • Work-Study • SEOG • Student Loans • PLUS Loans Standards are applied uniformly to all students receiving Federal Financial Aid regardless of enrollment status or program of study—e.g., less than half time (1-5 hours), half-time (6-8 hours), three-fourth-time (9-11 hours), full-time (12 hours or more), Academic or Career-Technical. The Northwest Mississippi Community College philosophy views satisfactory progress as indicative of a student’s efforts to achieve an educational goal within a given period of time, reflecting qualitative (measuring quality) as well as quantitative (measuring quantity) criteria. Students must pass a minimum percentage of all courses attempted and must maintain a minimum cu57