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What is eConnect and eCampus? - Richland College

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<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>eConnect</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>eCampus</strong><br />

<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>eConnect</strong><br />

<strong>eConnect</strong> <strong>is</strong> a web interface that provides a variety of online services to DCCCD students, faculty, <strong>and</strong><br />

employees. The following <strong>is</strong> a l<strong>is</strong>t of some of the services that are provided for Dual Credit Students:<br />

•View class schedule<br />

•View final grades at the end of the course<br />

•Request a transcript<br />

•Access student record (Adv<strong>is</strong>ing Report, your<br />

unofficial transcript)<br />

•Add/change e-mail address<br />

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•Add/change phone number or emergency<br />

contact information<br />

•Fill out Student Information Profile<br />

•Request privacy of directory information<br />

•Buy textbooks online through the campus<br />

bookstore<br />

How to obtain your Richl<strong>and</strong> <strong>College</strong> Student ID Number<br />

A. <strong>eConnect</strong><br />

1. Go to www.richl<strong>and</strong>college.edu<br />

2. Click on the Online Tools <strong>and</strong> select <strong>eConnect</strong><br />

3. Click the Current Credit Student Menu<br />

4. Click the link Get My Student/Employee ID under the My <strong>eConnect</strong> Account heading on the right<br />

5. Enter your Last Name, Date of Birth, <strong>and</strong> Social Security Number <strong>and</strong> click submit<br />

Note: Th<strong>is</strong> option will only provide your student ID number if you submitted your social security number on your<br />

adm<strong>is</strong>sion application.<br />

B. Your <strong>eConnect</strong> Student/Log In ID can also be found on:<br />

Your reg<strong>is</strong>tration summary (receipt)<br />

The back of your Student ID card<br />

Your DCCCD transcript<br />

Your adv<strong>is</strong>ing report<br />

How to setup your <strong>eConnect</strong> Account<br />

Once you know your Student ID, you can set up your <strong>eConnect</strong> account for the first time. Go to<br />

www.richl<strong>and</strong>college.edu <strong>and</strong> select <strong>eConnect</strong> through the Online Tools.<br />

1. Click the Current Credit Student Menu<br />

2. Select Setup My <strong>eConnect</strong> Account<br />

3. Enter your Last Name, Birth Date, Email Address, <strong>and</strong> Student ID number. Press Submit.<br />

Note: Your email address must be the same email address used on your adm<strong>is</strong>sion application. If you used your<br />

parent’s email address on your application, then you must enter their email address. Once you have logged into<br />

<strong>eConnect</strong> you may change your email to the address you check most often or setup your DCCCD Student Netmail<br />

account.<br />

Note: When you setup your <strong>eConnect</strong> Account, you may receive the following the error message: Name not found in<br />

<strong>eConnect</strong> database. If so, please use the Add My Name to the Reg<strong>is</strong>try screen <strong>and</strong> enter the requested information.<br />

Please allow 2 business hours for your name to be added to the <strong>eConnect</strong> database. After waiting 2 business hours,<br />

follow the steps above to setup your <strong>eConnect</strong> account.


<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>eConnect</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>eCampus</strong><br />

Important Tips for <strong>eConnect</strong>:<br />

Verify all of your grades are submitted in your <strong>eConnect</strong> account at the end of every course you have taken as a Dual<br />

Credit student. A grade d<strong>is</strong>pute will not be considered later than the end of the term following the term in which the<br />

grade was awarded. In a summer term, the d<strong>is</strong>pute must be initiated no later than the end of the following fall term.<br />

Request your official transcript from Richl<strong>and</strong> <strong>College</strong> through <strong>eConnect</strong> to send to colleges <strong>and</strong> universities you are<br />

applying to attend after high school graduation.<br />

<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>eCampus</strong><br />

Think of <strong>eCampus</strong> as a virtual classroom — a web-based learning system <strong>and</strong> electronic community center for<br />

students <strong>and</strong> faculty. Th<strong>is</strong> customizable, secure portal offers courses, collaboration <strong>and</strong> communication tools,<br />

assessment features, <strong>and</strong> access to a vast array of teaching <strong>and</strong> learning resources.<br />

Here are some examples of what you’ll find on <strong>eCampus</strong>:<br />

•announcements from your professors<br />

•chat rooms<br />

•course content<br />

•course syllabi<br />

•grade center for assignments<br />

•library resources<br />

•news media resources<br />

•online courses<br />

•personal calendar that syncs with your h<strong>and</strong>held<br />

electronic device<br />

To log in to <strong>eCampus</strong> site for the first time:<br />

1. Go to www.richl<strong>and</strong>college.edu <strong>and</strong> click the Online Tools link <strong>and</strong> select <strong>eCampus</strong><br />

2. Click the link Access Fall 2011 Courses.<br />

Note: Th<strong>is</strong> link will change for each semester you are taking courses. You may notice at the bottom of the page a<br />

link <strong>is</strong> still available for students who took courses to Access Summer I <strong>and</strong> II Courses.<br />

3. In the username box, type in e + your student ID number. For example: if your student ID number <strong>is</strong><br />

1234567, you would type in e1234567.<br />

4. In the password box, type in the same thing that you typed in the username box. (e1234567 in th<strong>is</strong><br />

example)<br />

5. Once you're logged in, you will be prompted to change your password. Change it to something<br />

memorable.<br />

2

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