Summer classes at Heartland will be online

Posted on April 7, 2020
Enrollment assistance is available through the advisement office.  Summer classes begin May 18. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

NORMAL – Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Heartland Community College is transitioning all summer classes online.

Students who have already registered for face-to-face summer classes will be required to re-register for the comparable class online, according to a news release.

Students are directed to check their IRIS account through my.heartland.edu to see if classes have been dropped and no longer appear on their personal schedule. Classes that were originally in an online format are not affected.

If the summer class has been dropped, students will need to re-enroll into the appropriate class in IRIS. The college says some lab-based classes are not able to be offered in an online format and will remain cancelled.

Students will be prompted to take a one-time online course awareness survey before enrolling, if they have not already completed it.

Enrollment assistance is available through the advisement office.  Summer classes begin May 18.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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