Post-Traditional

Welcome to JSU

Jacksonville State University has a long history of serving Post-Traditional students within the surrounding communities.  It is our goal to provide better access to academic success at JSU by providing resources and referrals to needed services and programs, both on and off campus, for all enrolled Adult Learners, Commuters, Students with Children, and Transfer Students.

Pre-College

In order to ease your transition to JSU, we have resources for your convenience:

The Office of Disability Resources is committed to providing services that facilitate the academic and personal goals of the students we serve. Students with documented disabilities are entitled to reasonable and appropriate accommodations in accordance with federal laws including Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. We are committed to equal opportunity for persons with disabilities without regard to disability. Disability Resources (DR) seeks to ensure equal learning and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and guests with disabilities. We work to ensure access under federal and state statutes to university courses, programs, facilities, services, and activities by providing or arranging reasonable accommodations, academic adjustments, auxiliary aids and services, training, consultation, and technical assistance. In order to receive academic, housing, or meal plan accommodations, you must first submit a request for accommodations and meet with one of our Disability Specialists to discuss your need. Completing a request does not guarantee you are eligible to receive accommodations

  • Step 1: Submit Request - Students may submit the online request for services form. If an alternative format for the form is needed or a student needs assistance in completing the form, please contact our office directly via email at disabilityresources@jsu.edu or phone at 256-782-8380. If you have documentation ready, you will have the opportunity to upload the documentation on this form. Otherwise, it will be requested as part of Step 2 below.
  • Step 2: Submit Documentation - Once the intake form is received by Disability Resources, a staff member will be assigned to you and will reach out to you for the next steps of your request. As part of these next steps, you will need to provide documentation of disability or related condition from a qualified healthcare provider, if you have not already done so. It is helpful if documentation includes recommendation of appropriate reasonable accommodations for the post-secondary setting. You can also provide any other relevant information such as psychological testing reports, copies of IEP’s, 504 plans, or other information pertaining to any previous accommodations received in highschool or at other colleges/universities. If you are unsure what documentation is needed, please contact Disability Resources via email at disabilityresources@jsu.edu or phone at 256-782-8380.
  • Step 3: Meet with Disability Specialist - Once the intake form is complete and documentation of disability is received, your specialist will develop an Individualized Post-Secondary Plan (IPP) with you through an interactive process. The IPP serves as the request for accommodations. It is up to you, the individual student, whether to present your IPP letter (sent electronically at your request) to your instructors and when you choose to do so. It is strongly suggested that you present your letters and discuss your accommodation needs early in the semester. An instructor is not obligated to retroactively provide accommodations. If you feel uncomfortable speaking with an instructor, a DR staff member can assist you. Remember that instructors may have a number of accommodations requests each semester and that you may have to speak with them out of class, during office hours, schedule an appointment, or communicate with them by email to request an online meeting. Students should have a face-to-face conversation with their faculty member either in-person or online to discuss the accommodations. Many students wish to follow up this meeting with an email to make sure your reasonable accommodations are worked out. If there is a problem with your request for accommodations in any course or you have questions about your accommodations, please contact DR as soon as possible.

Self-advocacy is key to becoming self-determined. We want students to be able to choose and set their own goals, make important decisions, and accept responsibility for those decisions. At the beginning of each semester, students will review their course requirements and notify Disability Resources of the courses which they want their accommodation letters sent. Our students then schedule time with their instructors to review the accommodations they are eligible to receive and discuss how those accommodations would be provided.

Helpful Links:

It is important to apply for your funding as early as possible every academic year.
  1. Apply for FAFSA every year
  2. Apply for JSU scholarships
  3. Apply for VA or Military Education Benefits
  4. Office of Student Accounts handles all payments for student accounts

In-College

Brittany Crowe

Houston Cole Library 218
E-mail: bcrowe1@jsu.edu 
Phone Number: 256-782-8873

Success coaching is a service that assists students with time management, motivation, using academic resources, and accountability to ensure students are successful. Your success coach also addresses faculty-issued alerts in Navigate and refers students to other campus resources.

Schedule an in-person or virtual meeting with your success coach.

Upcoming Workshops

Title: Developing a Growth Mindset

Date: February 6, 2024 at 5pm

Where: Houston Cole Library, 2nd floor, Room 2B

Descr: Workshop focusing on helping students determine whether they have a fixed or growth mindset and presenting them with strategies to use challenges as opportunities for growth

Register for "Developing a Growth Mindset" 

Virtually via Teams

 

 

Title: JaxState Resources

Date: Mar 5, 2024 at 5pm

Where: Houston Cole Library, 2nd floor, Room 2B

Descr: Workshop introducing students to the various resources available at Jacksonville State, both virtual and on-campus

Register for "JaxState Resources"

Virtually via Teams 

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  • Registrar’s office oversees all matters regarding registering for classes, transcript requests, transfer evaluations, and much more at JSU.
  • Registering for classes – check out helpful videos and FAQ about registering for classes at JSU
  • Advising – you must meet with your academic advisor every semester in order to get cleared to register for the next semester

    First time registering for classes
    • For academic advising and class registration, you will work with your Academic Advisor. To schedule a session, please email the Senior Lead Advisor for your major. They will assign your permanent advisor and help you set up your first advising session. Please be sure to use your JSU email.
    • Visit the Academic & Career Advising website

Information about various campus services at JSU

Information on parking rules and passes while on campus

Information about our free shuttle system on campus

After-College