This policy outlines the student onboarding process at Richmindale College, ensuring that newly admitted students can smoothly transition into their academic programs. This policy establishes clear guidelines for course enrollment, access to orientation materials, and initial engagement with the learning management system (LMS) to promote student success in an online learning environment.

This policy applies to all Richmindale students.

After getting approved for admission into a degree program, students may enroll in courses from the available classes for a specific semester through the Richmindale College website on Student Portal > Dashboard > Enrollment, or copy and paste the link www.richmindale.com/enrollment in a web browser. Students may enroll in courses via email on enroll@richmindale.com. A Richmindale College representative keeps in touch with students every enrollment for a semester to provide guidance on how to enroll in courses.

Students identify their fees and payment terms for each semester when they enroll in their selected courses. The fees for the semester are based on the course credits that the students have enrolled in, and the tuition and fees per credit based on their enrollment agreement.

To enroll in courses, students are required to log in to the student portal using their account username (Student ID) and password. Students may contact their Academic Adviser for guidance on the course enrollment process.

See the Course Enrollment Policies section for more details about course enrollment policies. See the Tuition and Fees section for more details about the tuition and fees.

Richmindale College provides first-time students with orientation materials to assist them with getting started on their first online classes. The orientation materials include the Richmindale College policies and procedures, the online information system platforms, the standards for academic conduct in the online environment, and some tips and practices for being successful in the online learning method. The same materials are available on the Richmindale College website on www.richmindale.com/students/orientation.htm.

A Richmindale College representative informs students when they can start to access their class activities and materials through the Richmindale College online learning management system (LMS) after they are enrolled in classes. Richmindale College also orients students on its academic systems, including academic learning resources, assessments, performance criteria, grading, and information systems. See the Orientation Materials section for more details about the materials the students can use to guide them on how to use the Richmindale systems.

Students may contact their Academic Adviser if they have questions.