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After registering for your first online course, you will receive an email from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online containing a self-enrollment invitation. This invitation will have directions for how to successfully self-enroll and access SOLO in Canvas, expectations for the course, and helpful contact information.

Instructions for self-enrolling can also be found here.

Note: You can access SOLO at any time after joining the course by logging into Canvas and selecting “SOLO Student Online Learning Orientation” in Courses, located on the left menu.

All invitation emails are sent to your ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ email account through the official ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Communications system.

Students can view My ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Communications in by following these instructions:

• In myWings, on the Student tab, find the My Records channel.
• In the My Records channel, select My ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Communications.
• This will display the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Communications Sent screen.
• Look for communications sent from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online by selecting " ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ
• Online" in the Department: drop down menu.
• Select a broader date range by changing the Start and End Date fields.
• The date the email was sent to you is displayed in the Requested column.

To view the email content: click on the hyperlink in the Description column.

• The earliest dated email contains complete instructions for accessing SOLO.
• If SOLO was completed, an email titled "You've Completed SOLO (Student Online Learning Orientation)!" will be present.
• If no email titled "You've Completed SOLO (Student Online Learning Orientation)!" exists, SOLO has not been completed.

A congratulatory email is sent from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online to all students who complete SOLO. Congratulatory emails are sent to the students’ ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ email account and logged in ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ’s Communications System as part of their permanent record. If you have further questions about your completion status, please contact ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online, unfonline@unf.edu.

SOLO should take less than 2 hours to complete.

Your SOLO completion score is valid for 5 years and is reflected on your permanent record.

Students may petition to be exempt from the SOLO requirement if there are significant circumstances which make this requirement unnecessary. The petition process can be found below.

Exceptional circumstances may include, but are not limited to:

• Completion of a fully-online degree program from a regionally accredited higher ed institution.
• Employment as a teacher of online courses at a regionally accredited higher ed institution.
• Employment as a developer of online courses at a regionally accredited higher ed institution.

Note: Documentation of the circumstances must be attached to all petitions.

The Process

• Complete with your full name, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ N-number, and email.
• Complete the section where you state your reason why an exception should be made and indicate the type of documentation you will submit.
• Submit your supplemental documentation to the form.
• Submit the completed online form.

Please Note:

• Successful completion of distance learning courses is not a sufficient circumstance for exemption from the requirement.
• Reviewers may request further information or an explanation of the applicable circumstances. Insufficient documentation will delay processing and a final decision.
• ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online has final approval/disapproval authority.

Possible Outcomes

All students who have registered for an online course have access to SOLO and are encouraged to complete SOLO prior to the start of term. However, individual faculty determine if SOLO is required for their students and enforce completion, if so.

Students enrolled in an online accelerated-term program and a few select majors are required to complete SOLO before beginning their programs.

Students admitted to these programs/majors are required to complete SOLO before beginning their courses.

Note: Students will receive instructions for accessing SOLO soon after admission to the program/major.

When a student registers for their first online course at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ, they receive an introductory email from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online with instructions for how to self-enroll in the course.

The introductory email is also logged in the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Communications System. Students can view the email by accessing my ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Communications.

Directions for viewing ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Communications can be found in the 'SOLO for Students' section of this page, under the question "Where can I find the invitation email to self-enroll in SOLO?"

Note: Any subsequent online course registrations for the student do not result in an email from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online.

Every course instructor is responsible for informing students if SOLO is a requirement for their course. The introductory email from ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online does not indicate if SOLO is required for a particular course or program. That communication must come from the instructor.

Instructors can create a Canvas announcement, or send an email directly from the SOLO Status Roster in Faculty Self-Service. Instructors are encouraged to include SOLO completion in their syllabus and/or create an assignment around SOLO completion.

An introductory email is sent to students after they have registered for their first online course at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ. In the introductory email, students are notified to self-enroll in Canvas.

Students remain in SOLO until they un-enroll themselves. This allows them to continue to access SOLO resources throughout their time at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ.

Not currently, as the process only identifies students registering for their first DL course at ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ. The registration action initiates ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ×ÊÁÏ Online’s communication with the student.

Faculty are able to view a SOLO Status Roster for each of their distance learning courses in Faculty Self-Service. The SOLO Status Roster provides filtering to allow faculty to quickly identify students who have not completed SOLO and to email students individually or as a group.

To view the current status of students in your classes relative to SOLO:

1. Select "SOLO Status" on the Faculty & Advisors Menu in Faculty Self Service.
2. Select a Term. Select a CRN.
3. View the SOLO status for each student enrolled or waitlisted for the selected course section.
4. Use the "Status Filter" to filter the list to see students who have "Not Completed" SOLO.
5. Conveniently email all the students displayed by copying and pasting the email addresses shown in the "Email Address List" box at the bottom of the page into any email application.
6. For additional information, view the "Help" menu in the upper right corner.

Until the last day of drop/add, faculty can choose to enforce completion of SOLO by requesting an administrative drop for students who have not completed SOLO.

The administrative drop process can be utilized at any time during drop/add. Faculty are encouraged to complete requests for administrative drops by noon of the last day of drop/add to allow for processing. The utilization of administrative drop procedures is determined by the department/college.

Note: For faculty that want to enforce the completion of SOLO, it is recommended that the requirement and due date be reflected in the course syllabus and communicated to students via email from the instructor prior to the beginning of the term.