All TCC students are required to use their college provided email address as their official email address when corresponding via Email with TCC Faculty & Staff. Students may elect to forward mail (at their own risk) from their official VCCS email account to another (student-selected) email system.

Students in online classes must be proficient users of electronic mail and are responsible for adhering to all the following criteria. If you are unable to fulfill these requirements, another class delivery method is more appropriate for you.

• Online students must have sufficient email and Web access to do all class activities on schedule. Students are responsbile for finding alternative resources when necessary. You also can use the open computer labs at any of the four TCC campuses. See Note to AOL & other OSP users.

• You must check the class Web site and your email as often as the professor indicates, usually daily or at least every other day.

• You must be able to perform the following email functions unless your professor indicates otherwise:

  • Check for and access new email

  • Save copies of all incoming mail for your records

  • Send email and save a copy of all outgoing mail for your records

  • Set an automatic signature (or remember to include an appropriate signature at the end of every message) according to the guidelines for each class: a typical signature includes your name, email address, and other appropriate contact information such as a phone number

  • Follow subject line conventions requirements that your professor assigns. Keep in mind that your professor might receive hundreds of emails each day, and the required subject settings identify your email as a priority for class credit.

  • Send, receive, read, and save Attachments in the formats that your professor requires (usually current versions of Word or Wordperfect or possibly txt (ASCII or DOS text), rtf (Rich Text Format), or html (Hypertext Markup Language). Be sure to follow directions from your professors for each class and assignment.

  • Print email messages and file Attachments for backup records

• If you use AOL, see Note to AOL & other OSP users.