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2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 1
Contacts for Transient Students
Admissions Office
admissions@snead.edu
(256) 840-4109
Office: Technology Building
www.snead.edu
(256) 593-5120
FAX (256) 840-7180
FOLLOW US
@sneadstatecc
It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees and Snead State Community College, a postsecondary institu-
tion under its control, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, sex, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be exclud-
ed from participation in, be denied benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or employment.
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 2
Table of contents
DIRECTORY AND CONTACTS............................................................................................ Inside Front Cover
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Admission............................................................................................................................................... 4
• Registration............................................................................................................................................. 5
• OneACCS................................................................................................................................................. 6
• Popular Transient Courses...................................................................................................................... 7
• Payment.................................................................................................................................................. 8
• Books and Supplies................................................................................................................................. 8
• Student Webmail.................................................................................................................................... 8
• Course Attendance.................................................................................................................................. 8
• Blackboard........................................................................................................................................... 8-9
ACADEMIC CALENDAR....................................................................................................................... 10-12
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)............................................................................................ 13-14
STUDENT RESOURCES
• Library................................................................................................................................................... 15
• ADA/Disability Support Services........................................................................................................... 15
• Emergencies and Notifications............................................................................................................. 16
FORMS
• Transient Checklist for Students............................................................................................................ 17
• Residency Form..................................................................................................................................... 18
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 3
What You Should Know
How to Apply
1. Go to www.snead.edu.
2. Select “Apply Today.”
3. Click on “How to Apply.”
4. Select the “Online Application for Admission.”
5. Click on “First Time User Account Creation.”
6. Create a login ID using the initial of your first
name and your entire last name (for example,
jsmith).
7. Create a six-digit PIN that you will easily re-
member.
8. Select the student type as “Transient.” (Do not
select Transfer because this does not apply.)
Admission
9. Choose the correct term during which you’ll be
Students are classified as “transient” if they are a student, not the term during which you’re ap-
enrolled in good standing at another college but plying. For instance, you may be applying in the
wish to also take classes at Snead State. spring, but you won’t be a student until the fall.
Required Admission Documentation: In that case, you would select Fall 2019 for the
• Snead State application for admission term.
• One primary form of ID (unexpired 10. Once you complete the online application, sub-
government-issued photo ID) mit a signed Signature/Residency Form to the
Office of Admissions through email at admis-
• Signature/residency form
sions@snead.edu or in person at the Boaz cam-
• Transient Approval letter from your home pus. The form can be found at www.snead.edu
college
or on Page 18.
All information must be on file prior to the
opening day of registration. 11. Provide proof of identification with an unex-
pired, government-issued photo ID in person.
*Transient students are not eligible for federal If you send a copy of your ID through the mail
financial aid or institutional scholarships.
or electronically, please make sure the copy is
legible.
12. Submit a Transient Approval letter. A new letter
must be submitted for each semester you en-
roll as a Transient student.
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 4
What You Should Know
Registration the first half of the semester and one the sec-
ond half of the semester.
After the application for admission as a Transient
student has been approved and processed, it is the 11. Each class will be listed by the class name fol-
student’s responsibility to go online and register lowed by the five-digit CRN number. You will
for his/her approved courses. need to write down the CRN number for each
class for which you register. Always pay atten-
A student must register during the designated
tion to the text under each class name. The
registration periods. The registration dates for each
text contains the specific information about the
semester are specified in the academic calendar
(See pages 10-12). class.
12. Once you’ve chosen your classes and written
Classes listed in the class schedules will be
down the CRN number for each, go back to the
taught provided a sufficient number of students
register for the classes. Transient students may Registration Menu.
only register for the classes that were approved on 13. Click “Add/Drop/Withdraw.”
the Transient Approval letter. 14. Enter the CRN number of each course you wish
to take and then click “Submit Changes.”
How to Register for Classes
15. Classes will display at the top once you are
1. Go to www.snead.edu. registered for the course. Verify that all of the
2. Select “OneACCS” at the top of the home page. courses for which you’ve registered appear in
3. Select “Log In to OneACCS”. your class schedule.
4. Enter your user ID, otherwise known as your 16. You are now ready to follow the steps to “Make
“A” number, and your PIN, which is your six-dig- Payment.”
it day of birth. Your “A” number is assigned to
you after you apply for admission.
5. Click on the “Student” tab.
6. Always read any messages that appear on this
screen. Then select the “Add/Drop/Withdraw
Classes” box to reach the registration screen.
7. Select “Search Available Classes.”
8. Select the subject for the class you are search-
ing. If you want to search all available classes,
choose the first subject, hold down the SHIFT
key, and scroll down to the last subject and se-
lect it while holding down the SHIFT key. This
will highlight all subjects.
9. Click on “Select Term” from the drop-down
menu.
10. Select the term for which you are registering
and then click “Submit.” You will have options
to take full-semester classes or mini term class-
es. Each semester also has two mini terms - one
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 5
What You Should Know
OneACCS How to Access OneACCS
The OneACCS system is a multi-purpose system 1. Go to www.snead.edu.
that students will use throughout their time at Snead
2. Select the “OneACCS” link at the very top of the
State. Once the admission process is complete,
students will receive their login information for home page.
OneACCS. They can use their login information to 3. Type your User ID, otherwise known as your “A”
access the following functions: number, which is assigned to you after you apply
• Contact Information for Students for admission.
• Admissions 4. Enter your PIN, which is initially your six-digit
• Registration (including adding or withdrawing birth date: MMDDYY. After you log in for the first
from a class and class schedule) time, you’ll be prompted to change your PIN. As
a Snead State student, you will need to log in to
• Grades
OneACCS often, so please make sure your pass-
• Transcripts word is one you can easily remember.
• Tuition Payments
5. Should you have a problem accessing or using
OneACCS, please email studentservices@snead.
edu. In the email, include your full name, your
“A”number, your date of birth, and a brief de-
scription of the issue you are experiencing. Rep-
resentatives are available to respond to problems
during normal business hours Monday-Friday.
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 6
Popular Courses for Transient Students
SCIENCE COURSES COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS
BIO 103 (with lab) Principles of Biology I 4
BIO 104 (with lab) Principles of Biology II 4
BIO 201 (with lab) Human Anatomy/Physiology I 4
BIO 202 (with lab) Human Anatomy/Physiology II 4
CHM 104 (with lab) Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry 4
CHM 105 (with lab) Introduction to Organic Chemistry 4
CHM 111 (with lab) College Chemistry I 4
CHM 112 (with lab) College Chemistry II 4
PHY 201 (with lab) General Physics I-Trig Based 4
PHY 202 (with lab) General Physics II-Trig Based 4
PHY 213 (with lab) General Physics with Cal I 4
PHY 214 (with lab) General Physics with Cal II 4
SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSES COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS
HIS 101 Western Civilization I 3
HIS 102 Western Civilization II 3
HIS 201 U.S. History I 3
HIS 202 U.S. History II 3
For a full list of courses available, visit snead.edu, select “Current Students,” select “Course Schedule,”
select the term for which you are registering, then select “Submit.”
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 7
What You Should Know
Payment Student Webmail
Student tuition and fees are due and payable on Students are assigned a webmail account and
the first day of registration. should commit to checking that account on a regular
Please refer to the Academic Calendar each basis for important communications from the
semester for the drop for non-payment dates. College.
Students must pay prior to midnight of the drop date To login to the webmail account, visit https://
listed in the Academic Calendar, or all classes will be www.office.com/. Choose “Sign In” in the top right
dropped for students with outstanding charges. corner. On the sign in screen, enter your student
Transient students are not eligible for Federal email address: A#@snead.edu (your student “A”
Pell Grant awards, Federal Direct Student Loans or number followed by @snead.edu).
scholarships.
Your default password is !SNEADMMDDYY with
the MMDDYY being your six-digit birthdate. (Make
Books and Supplies sure to include the exclamation point.) You should
change your password the first time you log into
Book costs vary by class. Books are available at the your account.
Snead State Bookstore.
If you have any issues or need further assistance,
The Snead State Bookstore is operated by Barnes please contact Jerri Gullion (jerri.gullion@snead.
and Noble College and provides textbooks and edu) via email. Include your “A” number and
resource materials, school supplies, electronics, birthdate in the message.
Snead Wear, a collection of books and movies, and
more. Course Attendance
Through the bookstore, students have many Students will be dropped for no attendance if they
options in regard to their textbooks: e-textbooks, have not completed the verification assignment in
textbook rental, new or used textbooks, and more. their online courses, or if they do not attend their on
campus courses within the first week.
A list of required materials can be found on your
course schedule. Visit snead.edu, click OneACCS, log Blackboard
in, click “Student,” then “Registration,” then “View
Your Course Schedule,” and then “Purchase Books.” Snead State Community College uses Blackboard
to facilitate all online classes and to supplement all
Students may call the Snead State Bookstore for other courses. Whether you are taking a fully online
information about books at (256) 593-1861. course, a blended course (which has some online
requirements and some on-campus requirements),
or an on-campus class, you will use Blackboard.
For the first semester as a new student to Snead
State, it may take up to 24 hours for Blackboard
accounts to be activated once you register for your
classes.
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 8
What You Should Know
How to Log Into Blackboard Courses in Blackboard
1. Go to www.snead.edu. Courses will not be available (i.e. visible) in
Blackboard until the first day of class. Instructors
2. Click on the Blackboard link at the top of the
control the availability of courses in Blackboard, so
home page. (You may also go to https://snead. some may choose to make the courses available
blackboard.com to access your account.) earlier.
3. Enter your Username, which is your complete “A”
Courses added during the Drop/Add time frame,
number: A0XXXXXXX.
as indicated on the Academic Calendar, may take
4. Enter your Password. Your default password is several hours to appear in Blackboard.
your six-digit birth date: MMDDYY. We recom-
mend that you change your Blackboard pass- Please check your official class schedule in
OneACCS to determine when the course is scheduled
word after you first log-in. To change your pass-
to start. Mini II term courses don’t start until the
word, go to “Personal Information” under the middle of the full semester and will not show up in
Tools module on the “My SSCC” tab. You will ac- Blackboard until the instructor makes them available.
cess Blackboard regularly, so please make sure to
set your password as something you can easily Courses dropped or withdrawn during the time
remember. period indicated on the Academic Calendar may also
disappear from Blackboard.
5. If you experience technical issues with Black-
board, please email DL@snead.edu. In the email, If you experience technical issues with Blackboard,
include your full name, “A” number, date of birth, please email DL@snead.edu. Include in the email
and a brief description of the issue you are ex- your full name, “A” number, date of birth, and a
periencing. Technical support is available during brief description of the issue you are experiencing.
Technical support is available during normal business
normal business hours Monday-Friday.
hours Monday-Friday.
6. NOTE: If you are in your first semester at Snead
State, your Blackboard account may not be acti-
vated until 24 hours after you have registered for
courses.
7. NOTE: Courses that have been added during a
Drop/Add process may take several hours before
they appear in your Blackboard account.
8. NOTE: Please check your official class schedule
in OneACCS to determine when each course will
begin. Mini II term courses do not begin until the
middle of the full semester, so they will not ap-
pear in your Blackboard account until the instruc-
tor makes them available. If you drop or with-
draw from a course, it may also disappear from
your Blackboard account.
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 9
Academic Calendar
FALL SEMESTER 2019 FALL MINI I TERM 2019
Aug. 19-Dec. 13 Aug. 19-Oct. 8
July 25-30........................................... Parson Days July 15......Registration Opens/Returning Students
Required for First-Time Students; July 15............................... Fee Assessment Begins
By Appointment Only July 25..... Registration Opens/First-Time Students
July 15......Registration Opens/Returning Students Aug. 7.................Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
Students must have completed Aug. 12...................... Professional Development*
12 hours prior to summer 2019 Aug. 13-14............................... Faculty Duty Days*
July 15............................... Fee Assessment Begins Aug. 15................................ Residence Hall Opens
July 25..... Registration Opens/First-Time Students Aug. 18...............Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
Aug. 7.................Schedule Drop for Non-Payment Aug. 19............................................. Classes Begin
Aug. 8-Oct. 29..... Financial Aid Bookstore Charges Aug. 20. Last Day to Register or Add a Mini I Class
Aug. 12...................... Professional Development* Aug. 20.................. Last Day to Drop a Mini I Class
Aug. 13-14............................... Faculty Duty Days* without Penalty
Aug. 15................................ Residence Hall Opens Sept. 2............................ Pell Grant Check Release
Aug. 18...............Schedule Drop for Non-Payment Sept. 2.................................... Labor Day Holiday*
Aug. 19............................................. Classes Begin Sept. 19................................ 60% Day of the Term
Aug. 22............Last Day to Register or Add a Class Sept. 30......... Last Day to Withdraw from a Mini I
Aug. 22.. Last Day to Drop a Class without Penalty Class (with a grade of “W”)
Sept. 2............................ Pell Grant Check Release Oct. 7............................................... Last Class Day
Sept. 2.................................... Labor Day Holiday* Oct. 8........................................Final Examinations
Oct. 23.................................. 60% Day of the Term Oct. 9 at 11 a.m...................................Grades Due
Nov. 11.............................. Veterans Day Holiday*
Nov. 25-26................. Professional Development* FALL MINI II TERM 2019
Nov. 27-29........................ Thanksgiving Holidays* Oct. 14-Dec. 13
Dec. 2...............Last Day to Withdraw from a Class July 15......Registration Opens/Returning Students
(with a grade of “W”) July 15............................... Fee Assessment Begins
Dec. 6............................................... Last Class Day July 25..... Registration Opens/First-Time Students
Dec. 9-13..................................Final Examinations Aug. 7, 18...........Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
Dec. 13 at 11 a.m.................................Grades Due Oct. 10.Residence Hall Opens for Mini II Students
Dec. 13 at Noon................... Residence Hall Closes Oct. 14.............................................. Classes Begin
Dec. 16-17............................... Faculty Duty Days* Oct. 15. Last Day to Register or Add a Mini II Class
Oct. 15........................... Last Day to Drop a Mini II
Class without Penalty
Oct. 28............................ Pell Grant Check Release
Nov. 11.............................. Veterans Day Holiday*
Nov. 15................................. 60% Day of the Term
Nov. 25-26................. Professional Development*
Nov. 27-29........................ Thanksgiving Holidays*
Dec. 2....Last Day to Withdraw from a Mini II Class
(with a grade of “W”)
Dec. 5............................................... Last Class Day
Dec. 9-13..................................Final Examinations
Dec. 13 at 11 a.m.................................Grades Due
Dec. 13 at Noon................... Residence Hall Closes
Dec. 16-17............................... Faculty Duty Days*
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 10Academic Calendar
SPRING SEMESTER 2020 SPRING MINI I TERM 2020
Jan. 13-May 7 Jan. 13-March 3
Oct. 9....................................... Advisement Begins Oct. 9....................................... Advisement Begins
Nov. 5....................................... Registration Opens Nov. 5....................................... Registration Opens
Nov. 5.................................Fee Assessment Begins Nov. 5.................................Fee Assessment Begins
Dec. 3.................. Schedule Drop for Non-Payment Dec. 3.................. Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
Jan. 2-3, 8................................ Faculty Duty Days* Jan. 2-3, 8................................ Faculty Duty Days*
Jan. 2-March 24...Financial Aid Bookstore Charges Jan. 6-7.......................Professional Development*
Jan. 6-7.......................Professional Development* Jan. 9................................... Residence Hall Opens
Jan. 9................................... Residence Hall Opens Jan. 12................ Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
Jan. 12................ Schedule Drop for Non-Payment Jan. 13.............................................. Classes Begin
Jan. 13.............................................. Classes Begin Jan. 14...Last Day to Register or Add a Mini I Class
Jan. 16.............Last Day to Register or Add a Class Jan. 14....................Last Day to Drop a Mini I Class
Jan. 16... Last Day to Drop a Class without Penalty without Penalty
Jan. 20.Martin Luther King/Robert E. Lee Holiday* Jan. 20.Martin Luther King/Robert E. Lee Holiday*
Jan. 27............................ Pell Grant Check Release Jan. 27............................ Pell Grant Check Release
March 23-27.....................................Spring Break* Feb. 13...................................60% Day of the Term
March 27...............................60% Day of the Term Feb. 24...Last Day to Withdraw from a Mini I Class
April 23............ Last Day to Withdraw from a Class (with a grade of “W”)
(with a grade of “W”) March 2........................................... Last Class Day
April 30............................................ Last Class Day March 3....................................Final Examinations
May 1, 4-7................................Final Examinations March 4 at 11 a.m............................... Grades Due
May 7........................................... Commencement
May 8 at 11 a.m................................... Grades Due SPRING MINI II TERM 2020
May 8 at Noon..................... Residence Hall Closes March 9-May 7
May 8, 11-12........................... Faculty Duty Days*
Oct. 9....................................... Advisement Begins
Nov. 5....................................... Registration Opens
Nov. 5.................................Fee Assessment Begins
Dec. 3, Jan. 12.... Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
March 5.Residence Hall Opens for Mini II Students
March 9............................................ Classes Begin
March 10.Last Day to Register or Add a Mini II Class
March 10...............Last Day to Drop a Mini II Class
without Penalty
March 23-27.....................................Spring Break*
March 23........................ Pell Grant Check Release
April 18..................................60% Day of the Term
April 23.Last Day to Withdraw from a Mini II Class
(with a grade of “W”)
April 30............................................ Last Class Day
May 1, 4-7................................Final Examinations
May 7........................................... Commencement
May 8 at 11 a.m................................... Grades Due
May 8 at Noon..................... Residence Hall Closes
May 8, 11-12........................... Faculty Duty Days*
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 11Academic Calendar
SUMMER SEMESTER 2020 SUMMER MINI I TERM 2020
May 26-Aug. 5 May 26-June 25
March 23................................. Advisement Begins March 23................................. Advisement Begins
April 1...................................... Registration Opens April 1...................................... Registration Opens
April 1................................Fee Assessment Begins April 1................................Fee Assessment Begins
May 5.................. Schedule Drop for Non-Payment May 5.................. Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
May 15-July 16....Financial Aid Bookstore Charges May 20....................................... Faculty Duty Day*
May 20....................................... Faculty Duty Day* May 25.............................. Memorial Day Holiday*
May 25.............................. Memorial Day Holiday* May 25................ Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
May 25................ Schedule Drop for Non-Payment May 26.............................................. Classes Begin
May 26.............................................. Classes Begin May 27...Last Day to Register or Add a Mini I Class
May 27.............Last Day to Register or Add a Class May 27....................Last Day to Drop a Mini I Class
May 27... Last Day to Drop a Class without Penalty without Penalty
June 9............................. Pell Grant Check Release June 9............................. Pell Grant Check Release
June 30................................ Residence Hall Opens June 14..................................60% Day of the Term
July 2.......................................... Faculty Duty Day* June 17..Last Day to Withdraw from a Mini I Class
July 3..........................Independence Day Holiday* (with a grade of “W”)
July 9......................................60% Day of the Term June 24............................................ Last Class Day
July 27.............. Last Day to Withdraw from a Class June 25.....................................Final Examinations
(with a grade of “W”) June 26 at 11 a.m................................ Grades Due
August 3.......................................... Last Class Day
Aug. 4-5....................................Final Examinations
Aug. 6 at 11 a.m.................................. Grades Due SUMMER MINI II TERM 2020
Aug. 6 at Noon..................... Residence Hall Closes July 1-Aug. 5
March 23................................. Advisement Begins
April 1...................................... Registration Opens
April 1................................Fee Assessment Begins
May 5, 25............ Schedule Drop for Non-Payment
May 20, July 2............................ Faculty Duty Day*
June 30.Residence Hall Opens for Mini II Students
July 1................................................. Classes Begin
July 2.....Last Day to Register or Add a Mini II Class
July 2......................Last Day to Drop a Mini II Class
without Penalty
July 3..........................Independence Day Holiday*
July 15............................. Pell Grant Check Release
July 23....................................60% Day of the Term
July 27...Last Day to Withdraw from a Mini II Class
(with a grade of “W”)
Aug. 3.............................................. Last Class Day
Aug. 4-5....................................Final Examinations
Aug. 6 at 11 a.m.................................. Grades Due
Aug. 6 at Noon..................... Residence Hall Closes
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 12Frequently Asked questions
1. How do I know if I am considered a Transient student?
If you are attending another college, but wish to take courses
with Snead State at the same time to send back to your home
college, you are a Transient student, not a Transfer student.
2. I am a returning Transient student. Do I need to reapply?
If you have attended Snead State as a Transient student in the
last calendar year, you do not need to reapply. You only need
to resubmit a new Transient Approval letter for the correct
term. If it has been longer than one calendar year, you should
reapply. (For example, if you attended Snead State in Summer
2019, you do not need to reapply for Summer 2020.)
3. How do I know if Snead State is offering the course(s) I
need this semester?
All available courses are listed on our course schedule. (See Page 7 for instructions on how to access the
course schedule.)
4. When should I apply and begin my admissions process?
It is best to apply and begin your admissions process as soon as possible to ensure the classes you need
are still available when you are ready to register.
5. Where do I get a Transient Approval letter?
You should contact your home college’s registrar’s office or advisor to obtain a Transient Approval letter.
6. How do I know what classes to take?
You should communicate with your advisor at your home college to decide what courses to take. For
course descriptions, visit www.snead.edu. Select “Current Students” and then “Catalog.”
7. How do I submit my Residency page, photo ID and Transient Approval letter?
All of your documents may be emailed to admissions@snead.edu. For the quickest processing, include
all documents in one email. Once all documents are received, processing takes one to two business days.
Please ensure that all documents are legible, and all documents that require a signature must be hand
signed. We do not accept electronic signatures.
If you are unable to email the documents, you may mail them to Snead State Admissions, P.O. Box 734,
Boaz, AL 35957, for fax them to (256) 840-7180. Processing for mailed or faxed documents will take up to
10 business days for processing once they are received.
8. How do I know if a course is 100 percent online?
On the course schedule, the “Where” column will read “Online Course WEB.” The location may say “WEB
WEB.” If a course says “WEB/BLND”, the course is partially online and also requires some on-campus meet-
ings.
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 13Frequently Asked Questions
9. Do I need a webcam to take online classes?
Yes. A majority of our instructors use a proctoring service for their exams that require a webcam.
10. How do I get my grades sent back to my home college?
At any point in the semester, you can request a transcript through your OneACCS account. Just select the
“Hold for Grades” option. When you complete that transcript request process and your final grades are
posted and processed, an official transcript will be sent to your home institution. (See page 6 for step-by-
step instructions on how to request a transcript. The first transcript request is free, but each additional
request is $5.
11. When will my courses show up on Blackboard?
Your courses will not be available on Blackboard until the first day of class. (See pages 8-9 for Blackboard
help.)
12. How do I get my A# to log in to OneACCS?
You will receive an A# via email and/or mail when all of your documents have been submitted. (See page 6
for OneACCS help.)
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 14Student Resources
Snead State Library accs.edu/studentservices.apsx)
The Snead State Library, which is located in room What does “substantially limited” mean?
105 of the Administration Building (directly to the A person can be substantially limited in performing
left of the main entrance), offers online access to a major life activity if they are:
over 70 databases as well as over 50,000 electronic • unable to perform the major life activity, or
books thorough a state-of-the-art Integrated
• significantly restricted as to the condition,
Library System, “Virgil.” In addition, the library also
manner, or duration under which the activity
maintains a collection of over 5,000 print volumes. It
can significantly restricted as to the condition,
offers both online and in-person library orientation
manner, or duration under which the activity
and information literacy training. Online training
can be performed when compared to the
includes instructional videos, “guest librarians” within
average person or most people. (http://www.
Blackboard classes, and contact through e-mail and
accs.edu/studentservices.apsx)
social media. Within the library, students have access
to study areas and can read or check out books as Documentation Required
well as Nook eReaders.
Request for documentation forms are available at
Ten desktop computers as well as 10 laptop www.snead.edu for the following conditions:
computers are available for students during the hours
the library is open. Headphones are also available for • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
listening to audio on computers. Reference Librarians • Learning Disability
are available to answer questions, help with the use of • Mobility, Sensory, and/or Systemic Disorder
the online system and databases, and aid in locating • Psychiatric Disabilities
materials. • Traumatic Brain Injury
After your completed documentation is received,
ADA/Disability Support Services you will meet individually with the ADA Coordinator
to discuss your accommodations. ADA services are
Snead State Community College is committed to not retroactive; therefore, students are advised to
providing programs and services accessible to students register with the ADA coordinator before they begin
with disabilities. The Alabama Community College classes.
System provides environmental and programmatic
access for persons with documented disabilities as To ensure that ADA services are continued, it
defined in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of is the student’s responsibility to contact the ADA
1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. coordinator at the beginning of each semester. ADA
Contact the Office of Disability Services temporarily does not provide financial aid, attendant (personal)
located on the first floor of the Bevill Center for more care, transportation services, or tutoring.
information. You must present documentation of
Requests for reasonable accommodations should
disability to receive ADA services.
be directed to:
What is a disability?
Brittany Goble
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of
Director of Student Support Services
1990 (ADA) a disability is defined as a “mental
and Engagement
or physical impairment which substantially limits
Snead State Community College
one or more major life activities.” Walking, eating,
P.O. Box 734, Boaz, AL 35957
talking, breathing, writing, listening, and learning
Academic Success Center
are examples of major life activities. If you have a
256-840-4208
documented physical or mental impairment, you
ada@snead.edu
may be entitled to certain accommodations and/or
academic adjustments under the ADA. (http://www.
2020 TRANSIENT STUDENT HANDBOOK | Page 15Student Resources
Emergencies/notifications 4. WAAX-WKXX, Gadsden
Snead State has a variety of ways to notify students 5. WGSV-WTWX, Guntersville
of specific announcements, emergency situations, 6. WCRL-WKLD, Oneonta
or school closings/cancellations.
7. Channel 33/40 and Channel 13, Birmingham
The College has a CAMPUS ALERT SYSTEM in
8. Channel 19, Channel 31, and Channel 48,
place. The Campus Alert System is set to distribute
Huntsville
prepared messages in one or more than one of the
following ways, as designated by the student: e-mail Unless closing information is provided
(to one or multiple accounts), home or cell phone through the methods outlined above, the
(to one or multiple numbers), and text message (to College will resume its regular daily schedule
one or multiple numbers). The messages will inform as normal.
you of the pertinent information in regard to closing: Do not assume that if the local K-12 school
day, time of closing, time of reopening, which classes system is closed, that Snead State will be
it affects, etc. closed as well. The local K-12 schools have fac-
Students will have an opportunity to provide tors to consider when closing school that do
phone numbers and/or e-mail addresses as methods not affect Snead State, such as the condition of
of contact for them in the event of emergency bus routes. Therefore, there may be occasions
situations or school closings/cancellations. The when the College is holding class with the local
notification system utilizes automated phone
schools are closed.
messages, text messages and e-mails to contact
students. If you have to miss class due to inclement
Announcements are also regularly posted to weather or if you cannot access your online
the College’s website (www.snead.edu), Facebook class due to power or Internet outages, con-
page (facebook.com/sneadstatecc), and Twitter tact your instructor as soon as you possibly
account (twitter.com/sneadstatecc). Students who can. Instructors are affected by power/inter-
do not have social media accounts can still access net outages or inclement weather the same
the College’s social media sites by using the URL as students, so keep this in mind if you do not
addresses, but they will not be able to post any receive a response from your instructor right
questions or send messages without a personal away. They will contact you as soon as they
account. able, and they will work with students on any
The website and social media sites are not work or exams missed within reason due to
monitored 24 hours a day, but any questions posted these circumstances.
to the sites will be addressed in a timely manner.
Online courses and online activities in blend-
The College also has monitors placed at most ed courses are not canceled when the campus
buildings on the Boaz campus. Announcements and closes for inclement weather.
other information are posted on the monitors for
students’ information. • Fire and/or Other Emergencies: In case of fire
or other emergencies, all personnel should
• Severe or Inclement Weather: The College evacuate all buildings. College officials will be
also utilizes local media outlets to inform in front of the Administration Building to give
students of any school closings/cancellations current information. Any person who detects
due to severe or inclement weather. Those a threatening fire or other danger should call
outlets include: 911 and notify the switchboard operator or
1. WAFN-WRAB, Arab other College personnel.
2. WAVU-WQSB, Albertville
3. WBSA, Boaz
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