RL/Address:  themoose.aquinas.edu Primary Audience(s): Students Accessible Off Campus: Yes, but some areas may require a password Content: News, announcements, and event listings for Students Primary Content Managers:  Student Activities Office Primary Tech Support: ITS

All of the sites listed above are also accessible via the Start menu in the lower left corner of your desktop.  The Aquinas Web Site, The Intranet, ACORN, and The Moose can be found by clicking Start | Programs | Internet Applications | AQ Web Utilities. 

Additional Resources:

• If you would like to schedule training for your department on how to use these sites, please contact the ITS Help Desk at ext. 2050 or e-mail techhelp@aquinas.edu

• If you would like to add or update your department's pages on the Web or Intranet, please contact Erika Brown, Web Manager at ext. 2843 or e-mail browneri@aquinas.edu

To access CourseConnect, visit courses.aquinas.edu .

To log in, you will need a username and ELM password.  All students can pick up their password by bringing a picture ID (i.e., Aquinas student ID or driver's license) to Aquinas College Campus Safety which is open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Instructors may use a password "key " for accessing course information. Please see instructor for additional password. 

CourseConnect information can be found at http://www.aquinas.edu/library/courses/Policy.htm

Note:  All faculty and students are bound by the Acceptable Use Policies (AUP) when logging into CourseConnect.

Please contact Chad Buczkowski, Instructional Technologies Coordinator at ext. 2132 with CourseConnect questions.

Login

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. In the address bar type www.myaq.aquinas.edu and press Enter
3. At the main MyAQ page, click the “MyAQ for Faculty” link
4. On the login screen, enter your Aquinas username and ELM password
   
5. Click Login
6. The main faculty menu will be displayed

Main Menu Options

1. My Advisees – Will display a list of all or current advisees and allow access to transcripts, a summary of test scores, and a student profile which includes contact information, majors, and minors.
2. Advisees – Will display a list of all or current advisees and student ID, academic program, cumulative GPA, ungraded credits, attempted credits, and completed credits for each student listed.
3. Class roster – Allows access to class rosters based on term or a date range. Will also allow access to Student Profile information for a student listed on the roster.
4. Search for classes – This feature will allow you to search for classes that are offered in a specified semester by various criteria such as subject, course number, section number, meeting times, meeting days, keywords in course title, academic level or instructor’s last name.
5. My class schedule – Displays a list of classes you are teaching for a specified semester and gives information such as meeting days, times, and locations. Can also display details about a course listed by clicking on the name of the course.
6. Student profile – Allows advisors and professors access to student profile information for assigned advisees and students enrolled in their courses. The profile includes contact information, majors, and minors.
   

Additional Links
In the upper right corner there are additional links for logging out, returning to the menu, and frequently asked questions. Often these links are duplicated in the lower left corner.

Login

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. In the address bar type www.myaq.aquinas.edu and press Enter
3. At the main MyAQ page, click the “MyAQ for Students” link
4. On the login screen, enter your Aquinas username and ELM password
   
5. Click Login
6. The main student menu will be displayed
   

Main Menu Options

1. Financial aid status by year – Gives a detailed list of financial aid awarded for a specified year.
2. Financial aid status by term – Gives a detailed list of financial aid awarded for a specified term/semester.
3. Financial aid award letter - Gives a detailed list of financial aid awarded for a specified term/semester similar to the letter that is normally mailed to students.
4. Search for classes – This feature will allow you to search for classes that are offered in a specified semester by various criteria such as subject, course number, section number, meeting times, meeting days, keywords in course title, academic level or instructor’s last name.
5. Grades – For a specified semester, displays advisor, semester, semester GPA, classes taken, final grade, and credits received.
6. Grade point average by term – For a specified semester, displays semester, credits earned, semester GPA, course section, final grade, and credits received.
7. Completed Course List – Displays a list of all courses completed, final grade, credits received, and semester the course was taken. This is an unofficial transcript.
8. Test Summary – Displays all tests results on record with the college, including admissions tests, placement tests, and other tests on file.
9. My class schedule – Displays a list of classes you are enrolled in for a specified semester and gives information such as meeting days, times, and locations. Also can display details about a course listed by clicking on the name of the course.
10. My profile – Allows students access to their profile information, including contact information, majors, and minors.
11. Account Summary – Available soon! Displays information about student account balance and a brief financial aid summary.

Additional Links
In the upper right corner there are additional links for logging out, returning to the menu, and frequently asked questions. Often these links are duplicated in the lower left corner.

1. From the Faculty MyAQ menu, click on the My advisees link.
   
2. The next screen will have three boxes. The top box is a drop down menu that allows you to select a term/semester from a list of possibilities. The second and third boxes allow you to specify a date range. Use either the dropdown menu OR the date range boxes.
3. Click Submit
4. The My Advisees screen will be displayed, consisting of a list of students assigned to you for the specified term or date range.
5. For more information about a specific student, click the dropdown arrow next to the desired student and select one of the following three options:
   1. TRANS – Transcript
   2. TESU – Test Summary
   3. STPR – Student Profile
   4. SCHED – Student Schedul
      
      You may only select one option for one student at a time!
      
6. Click Submit
7. At the next screen choose either UG – Undergrad or GR – Graduate
8. Click Submit
9. The report you selected for the student will process and be displayed on the screen.
10. To return to the main menu, click Menu in the upper right or lower left corner.
11. On some screens the back button will work, usually you will also need to refresh the page in order for it to display. This frequently takes 30 seconds to a minute to reload. Please be patient.

The Search For Classes screen allows you to search for available courses based on a variety of selection criteria. The only required entry is the Term. If only this category is used, the list of courses will include any course offered during the specified semester.

Clicking on the Help button in the upper right corner will open a new window with search examples.

Once all search criteria are entered, click Submit at the bottom of the screen and a list of classes that match the criteria will be generated. This may take a while so please be patient. The more specific the search the quicker the list of results will be available. The list of possible courses can be printed using the print command in your internet browser.

For example:

A search for all 04/FA Computer Information Systems classes held between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. will return the following results.

To return to the main menu, click Menu in the upper right or lower left corner.

On some screens the back button will work, usually you will also need to refresh the page in order for it to display. This frequently takes 30 seconds to a minute to reload. Please be patient.