Minnesota State College Southeast

Important information for starting spring semester

Students Walking Congratulations on choosing Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical!

We are looking forward to having you as a student. Spring semester is fast approaching with classes beginning the week of January 14 - January 18, 2013. We would like to go over a few reminders prior to classes starting:

Note: If your plans have changed, please use your codes received at registration to drop your courses prior to the deadline date to avoid tuition and fee charges. If you are unable to drop, please contact us as soon as possible.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees for fall semester are due on Monday, January 7, 2013. If you add courses after this date, tuition and fees are due at the time of registration. Failure to make payment at that time may result in the dropping of your courses.

Financial Aid

Financial aid applications can still be processed by the Financial Aid Office for spring semester; however, there may be a delay in your disbursement. FAFSA applications must be processed within 30 calendar days of the semester start date for State Grant consideration. If you have not yet applied for financial aid, you can do so at www.fafsa.gov. Contact the Financial Aid Office if you have any questions.

Student Schedule

Because of possible room changes, we recommend that you print a new student schedule prior to your first day of classes and bring it with you when you begin the spring semester. You can go back to our college website www.southeastmn.one, click on Quick Links and Southeast Technical Student Login. Use the codes that you were given at registration to login to your account.

Be sure to review your class schedule including start days, times and building. Winona campus classrooms that start with the letter T will be held at the Winona main campus in the transportation building.

Online/Hybrid Courses

If you are enrolled in an online or hybrid class, you must login to classes the first couple of days of the semester (https://southeastmn.learn.minnstate.edu) to demonstrate your participation in the course. Also, you must email your instructor to confirm enrollment. All instructor email addresses are [email protected]. Online/Hybrid courses may require a proctored exam. If you have questions, please contact your instructor.

Students With Laptop Students enrolled in their first online course are also encouraged to attend a Desire2Learn (D2L) Orientation. Sessions will be held on both the Red Wing and Winona campuses. If you have questions about accessing your D2L account, please attend one of the information sessions listed below or contact the Information Technology Department Help Desk at 507-453-2408.

D2L Orientation Sessions

Red Wing campus:

Friday, December 7, noon-1:00 p.m. in room 101
Thursday, January 10, noon-1:00 p.m. in room 101
Thursday, January 17, noon-1:00 p.m. in room 101

Winona campus:

Thursday, December 6, noon-1:00 p.m. in room 201
Friday, January 11, noon-1:00 p.m. in room 201
Friday, January 18, noon-1:00 p.m. in room 201

Student I.D. Photo

If you haven’t had your Student I.D. Photo taken, the Photo I.D. schedule will be posted on the Current Students page under Announcements. A notice will also be sent to your student email. You can use your I.D. at Winona State University Library and Wellness Complex and Mayo Clinic Health Systems in Red Wing. In addition, there are discounts at many of the establishments in Red Wing and Winona. You must bring in a current student schedule to the Bookstore and pay $5.00 in order to have your I.D. taken.

Books

We encourage you to purchase your books prior to the start of classes. Online students should contact the bookstore ASAP (after 12/10/12) so books can be shipped in time for you to start your classes. You are able to place book orders online by going to the bookstore link on the website, estimated book prices are also availble on this site. The bookstore will begin financial aid charging starting December 10 but all books may not be available at that time. Book buyback takes place on December 14-19. This is when used stock of books become available. PLEASE NOTE: Students who are eligible to charge their books against their financial aid (December 10) or other agency funding MUST show a valid college issued ID at the time of check out.

Student Email

Be sure to check your student email on a regular basis while attending Southeast Technical for important college messages. Student email is considered our main form of communication for important dates and information regarding registration, drop dates, financial aid, etc. If you have questions concerning your student email account, please contact the Information Technology Department Help Desk at 507-453-2408.

Tutoring

The Learning Resource Center encourages students to use the tutoring services that are available free of charge. Southeast Technical also has access to Smarthinking, an online tutoring service that is free to all students. Look for access to Smarthinking within your D2L (Desire to Learn) courses.

Texting

Southeast Text is available to all of our students. Opt in now to have campus closings and all campus class cancellations sent right to your phone! Sign up at www.southeastmn.one/southeasttext. By opting in you will also receive important student services announcements.

Please note: Southeast Text is not a messaging system for instructor class cancellations. Please see News and Events at www.southeastmn.one for this information.

Disability Accommodations

Students who have a documented disability and wish to have accommodations made for their disability should make an appointment with Disability Services.

Parking

Please remember to park in areas designated for students. Do not park in Visitor or Reserved parking areas or you will be ticketed and/or towed.