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Important Information

 

  1. The Fall 2011 Schedule of Classes is currently available online. Second 8-week classes begin on October 19, 2011. Registration for ELI online courses continues.

  2. Default passwords are not secure. If you are still using the default password initially provided to you (your birth date), please go to the Change Password page.

  3. Former NOVA students who have not taken credit classes since Spring 2008 need to complete the online application to update their information before they can enroll in Fall 2011 courses. This also applies to students who applied but did not take classes. Fall 2011 will not show up in the list of terms until the online application has been completed. You may also contact a campus Student Services Center for assistance if you have difficulty completing the online application for re-admission.

  4. If you are directed to contact a System Administrator, College Registrar or Central Records Office, you should contact a Student Services Center on one of the campuses.
  5. Only credit card payments made through the NOVAConnect Web will receive an automatic refund to the credit card if a class is dropped or cancelled. All refunds for payments NOT made on the Web are by check and sent to you by mail within a few weeks of the "last day for tuition refund" date.
  6. To register for any Continuing Education courses, contact the appropriate Continuing Education Office or use the shopping cart feature on the campus Continuing Education websites to register for Continuing Education courses.
  7. NOVAConnect requires that if you use Microsoft Internet Explorer to connect to NOVAConnect, you must use Browser Version 6.0 or newer. Recent versions of Firefox, Netscape, and Safari can be used.
  8. When logging into NOVAConnect, make sure letters in your password are case sensitive.
  9. Users must check and reset user preferences to be sure NVCC is in the institution box and the term is the current one!
  10. Be sure to click on the class detail icon on the right side of each class listing before you register for the class. It will show details available online for the class.
  11. The Spring 2012 Schedule of Classes will be available online on October 14. Spring 2012 classes for 16-week and first 8-week sessions begin on January 9, 2012. Registration for ELI online courses continues.
  12. Academic Advising Week for Spring 2012 is October 31 through November 4. Priority registration for Spring 2012 begins on November 8. Open registration for Spring 2012 begins on November 14.
  13. Starting on October 31, find out which days you can begin Priority Registration for SP 2012 by logging into NOVAConnect. Go to MyNOVA>VCCS SIS89: Student Information System>Student Center>Enrollment Dates. Be sure your User Preferences are set for 2122 - Spring 2012.
  14. Former NOVA students who have not taken credit classes since Fall 2008 need to complete the online application to update their information before they can enroll in Spring 2012 courses. This also applies to students who applied but did not take classes. Fall 2011 will not show up in the list of terms until the online application has been completed. You may also contact a campus Student Services Center for assistance if you have difficulty completing the online application for re-admission.