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Apply, Register, Drop or Withdraw from eCore®

Who can take eCore classes?

To be enrolled in the eCore program you must:

  1. Be a student who is currently enrolled or ready to enroll at Southern Polytechnic, OR
  2. Be a transient student already enrolled at another institution (see further description and requirements under Admission below).

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Apply to SPSU

Southern Polytechnic State University welcomes admissions applications from all interested students. To apply, submit application materials to the Admissions Office by July 1 for the fall semester, November 1 for the spring semester, and April 1 for the summer semester.

Go to http://www.spsu.edu/home/prospective/apply/index.html to apply.

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Register for eCore

Once you have been admitted or given transient status, you need to register for the eCore classes.

  1. Once you know what courses you want to take, please go to the following website http://ecore.usg.edu/reg/spsu and complete the eCore online orientation and very short quiz at the end. Within 48 business hours once registration is opened, you will be entered into the Georgia ONmyLINE (GOML) system, and you will receive an email with registration instructions.

  2. Advising: We will not be requiring your advisor’s approval for eCore classes any more. However, we strongly advise you to seek your advisor’s approval, just so you won’t be taking something you don’t need. If you don't know who your advisor is, then the department chair of your major can be used (http://www.spsu.edu – look under your school and dept). If you don't have a major yet, then you can contact Mr. Jon Lindsay (jlindsay@spsu.edu). If you're a transient student, you'll need to talk with your advisor at your home school about whether a course is equivalent or transfers to another course.

  3. ALL emails will be sent to a student's spsu.edu email address. You will be sent an email confirming your registration.

    1. If you have not activated or are not checking your SPSU email account, you should do it immediately and become familiar with this account and its features.

    2. Those students just admitted to SPSU will probably not have an active email account when they apply. In those cases we will use a non-spsu address until your SPSU account is created.

      If you have not received an email within 3 days, please contact the eCore Office at ecore@spsu.edu or call 678-915-4984.
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Getting your eCore status
  1. eCore Administration creates an account and password for each student in eCore and enrolls each in the appropriate WebCT Vista classes.

  2. eCore Administration will then email a "Getting Started" letter to each student. This letter is your admission to your eCore class.

    If you do not receive this "Getting Started" letter two days before the start of the first class, you should alert the eCore Administrator at SPSU in Room J377, 678-915-3714 or by email: ecore@spsu.edu.
Logging in
  • You will receive login instructions in your "Getting Started" letter, which you should follow immediately to ensure there are no technical issues. There are also login instructions on the state's web site: http://ecore.usg.edu/students/start.php

    1. If you cannot log in after following the instructions, go to http://help8.view.usg.edu.

    2. Once you have logged in to WebCT Vista and looked at your course(s), there is usually a simple task for you to accomplish within each course that alerts the instructor that you have been successful at logging in and using the software.

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Dropping a Class

A student may drop a class without financial obligation. In order to drop a course during the SPSU eCore drop/add period, please log into the GeorgiaOnMYLine Campus Vue registration portal by following the directions here: http://ecore.usg.edu/reg/spsu.php. Please note that there is often a 24 to 48 hour delay from the time that you drop a course until the time that the course disappears from your GeorgiaView/Vista homepage. If you have any problems with dropping an eCore course, please call the eCore Helpline at 678-839-5300.

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Withdrawing from a Class

Withdrawing from a class can only occur following the Drop/Add period and before a specific date each semester. During that period you may withdraw without receiving an "F"; however, you will still be monetarily responsible for the cost of that class unless you have completely withdrawn from school.

  1. Click here to begin the withdrawal process for SPSU eCore

  2. You will find the official SPSU withdrawal policy. If you still wish to withdraw, then click the link "Yes, I understand and wish to withdraw."

  3. The eCore withdrawal form will appear. YOU MUST complete this form and submit it. No other withdrawal method will be accepted. Emails and phone calls will not be accepted as official withdrawal methods.

  4. You will be withdrawn from your eCore class in Banner once Extended University receives that official notice.

  5. Check your Banner account to make sure the withdrawal has been completed.

  6. If there are any unresolved issues you will be contacted either by Extended University, the Registrar’s office or the Business Office.

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Withdrawing after the Midpoint

Students who withdraw after the midpoint of the term are not eligible for a grade of "W" except in cases of hardship or extenuating circumstances as approved by the faculty. Pick up and complete the General Petition Form from the Admissions Office. Students withdrawing after the withdrawal deadline date receive a grade of "F" for the course.

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