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There are two programs students will interact with: D2L and an Online Homework system (MyMathLab, WebAssign or ALEKS).

• D2L is the class website. Here students can find course information (syllabus, schedule, learning guides, group activities, worksheets, etc.), discussion boards (for group activities and asking questions about the course, homework, etc.), course announcements, Zoom (for mini lectures and office hour appointments) and dropbox (for turning in written assignments).
• MyMathLab, WebAssign and ALEKS are online homework programs where students do their homework and sometimes quizzes. This is also where all grade information is posted. When doing online homework, it is recommended that students write down the problem and their work in a notebook in an organized way; this is helpful if they have questions (they can include a picture of their work). This is also good preparation for exams, since students are expected to show all work on ā€œpaper and pencilā€ exams.
• All grades will be entered into the online homework gradebook so that students have their current grade available to them at all times. Read your course syllabus carefully to determine which online homework program you will be using and where you will find all the components of your course.

There are two ways that the instructor will contact the student: South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć Board of Regents email and D2L news posts.

• South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć Board of Regents email: Your South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć Board of Regents email may be used to contact you, so be sure you check that account regularly. This email will be associated with your home institution. For example, if SDSU is your home institution, this will be your Jacks email. If you do not plan to check your South ą£ą£Ö±²„Šć Board of Regents email every day, I recommend you forward it to an email account you do check daily. Emails sent by your instructor often require a response or some kind of action within 24 hours.
• D2L news posts: Log onto D2L and click the class. On the main page, if you scroll down you will see the News section. Check this daily. Here is where your instructor will post news items about any changes to homework/activities/answer keys, exam information and reminders, etc. We recommend setting up notifications on D2L so that you are notified when News items are posted or download the Brightspace Pulse App to receive notifications on your phone. Directions for how to setup notifications are posted in the Technology Help folder on the Content page on D2L.

• To contact the instructor, you can use D2L email or the ā€œsdstateā€ email. Your instructorā€™s sdstate email is of the form firstname.lastname@sdstate.edu. When emailing your instructor, be sure to include the class you are in (since instructors often teach several courses).
• Discussion boards on D2L should be used for all questions that any student may have such as questions about the course, exams, materials, technology, homework, etc. Email should used for questions that are personal and donā€™t affect others such as questions about absences, difficulties registering for online homework, etc.

• Start Date: SDSU classes may start before the high school semester begins. To find the start date for the semester, check the academic calendar. You should ensure that you have access to a computer and internet (outside of school) to begin classes on time.
• Due dates are set in stone: There is a schedule of due dates provided in the syllabus and you are expected to complete these assignments by the due date. Early makeups (before the due date) are allowed for verified excused absences such as: illness, death in the family, school-related excused absence, high school block scheduling conflict, etc. Note that this doesnā€™t include vacations, visiting family/friends, work, etc. Documentation for excused absences is required and must be approved by the instructor. (More information on this can be found in the syllabus.)
• You follow SDStateā€™s school calendar: Your high school may have days off that we do not and vice versa. Although you may not have school (vacation, snow day, etc.) you must still do what is expected on the provided class calendar.
• Calculator Policy: To help students focus on concepts rather than calculations, we only allow the TI-30XIIS to be used on exams for these courses: Math 101, 114, 103 and 121. No calculators are permitted on exams in Math 115, 123 and 125.
• Grade information is confidential: We are not allowed to discuss studentā€™s grades with anyone except the student and the school representative. Students have access to their current grade at all times during the semester through the gradebook in the online homework program. This class does not use midterm grading. Contact your instructor if your high school requires a midterm grade.

More information will be provided later on a proctor form.

• A proctor will be required to take an exam at any location other than on the SDSU campus. Appropriate proctors can be: teachers, counselors, librarians, principals, superintendents or a testing center. Inappropriate proctors would be: other high school students, relatives, neighbors, friends, or co-workers. A proctor form is required if you take the test anywhere other than on the SDSU campus. The proctor form will be available on D2L.
• Proctors will be required to secure the test before and after the exam so that students cannot access it, ensure that students do not access notes/phone/computer/other students/etc. during the exam, stop the exam when time is up, and return the exam to the instructor. Students should take their exam in the same room with their proctor and the entire exam must be taken in one sitting.
• Check your syllabus to determine how long semester exams will be. The final exam will be two hours and may be scheduled at a different time than your semester exams. Check your syllabus and make arrangements at the beginning of the semester to be available for each exam.

The standard expectation for university courses is that for each one credit of the course, a student should spend three hours of effort per week (in a fall or spring semester).

• College Algebra or Statistics ā€“ three credits ā€“ nine hours/week
• Calculus ā€“ four credits ā€“ 12 hours/week
• Precalculus or Survey of Calculus ā€“ five credits ā€“ 15 hours/week
• Completing the assigned learning guides.
• Doing online homework.
• Studying for and taking a quiz.
• Completing a group activity.
• Completing assigned discussions.
• Additional time for studying for upcoming tests.