Online Dual-Enrolled Orientation

FIRST STEPS

Your orientation will take place through various methods:

1) Online Dual-Enrolled Orientation (this webpage; please read thoroughly)
2) Dual-Enrolled Orientation PDF
3) The Summer 2023 Catalog is the contract between you as a student and BCF. You will be responsible for the catalog requirements. Please pay extra attention to pages 14-45, 48-71, and 76-79.
4) Student Handbook
5) Information Form  and New Student Orientation Form - Email your forms to Mrs. Stephanie Orr at sworr@baptistcollege.edu no later than the end of the first week of the semester. (or use postal mail to Mrs. Stephanie Orr, BCF, 5400 College Drive, Graceville, FL 32440)

Submit the New Student Orientation Agreement Form and the Information Form by the first week of the semester.

In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact:

The information below will help you learn more about BCF and have an amazing start to your BCF career!

Please note: All maroon texts are "Links" and must be clicked on to access needed information.

WEBSITE

You will find valuable information on our website, http://www.baptistcollege.edu/, such as:

MyBCF

You receive your student Username, Password, and ID number from I.T. once you are admitted to the College. These will be emailed to your personal email account that you provided to BCF. Do not share your password with anyone. Your ID number is a unique 6-digit number and will be used at times when verifying your identity. Keep your login information and ID number in a safe place for future reference. If you have any questions, please contact Jordan Lacy in Admissions at 800-328-2660, ext. 460, or jhlacy@baptistcollege.edu. If you have just been admitted, your student email and password will arrive soon.

Our learning management system is called MyBCF (e-learning by Jenzabar). You will access MyBCF in two ways:

  • Go to the website and choose the MyBCF link at the top of the page
  • Go to https://mybcf.baptistcollege.edu. You will need to login with your MyBCF credentials.

You must use your Baptist College of Florida student username and password to log-in to MyBCF and gain access to your personal data. Enter your assigned username in the “User Name" box and your assigned password in the “Password" box and click “Login" or press [enter] on your keyboard.

See instructional video about logging in to MyBCF:

MyBCF TRAINING

  • Once you log-in to MyBCF, look at the left sidebar at the pages entitled “Getting Started” and “Student Navigation.” These will help you navigate around MyBCF.
  • A tutorial on navigating MyBCF is available under “Getting Started.”
  • IT 110 N will provide more specific training about how to use MyBCF. You will take IT 110 N in your first BCF semester.

EMAIL

  • You will receive a BCF email account. All correspondence with the college will be through your BCF account. You are responsible to check it regularly. Find the email link at the top of the BCF website. You will use your assigned BCF email address as your username and your assigned password as the password.
  • After setting up your email, You may be required to set up or complete 2-factor verification (a text message with a 6-digit code or a phone call in which you press # ).
  • For more information on setting up your BCF email, you can go here.

Payment

  • Dual Enrolled students do not receive Financial Aid.
  • Students must pay 75% of charges prior to beginning classes each semester. The remaining 25% balance is due forty-five calendar days later.
  • Students that fail to make the required initial payments will be dropped from classes at the end of the Drop/Add period.
  • You may pay:
    • Online
    • Check
    • Credit card - call BCF (800-328-2660)
      • Press “0” for the college operator, and ask for the Business Office

TEXTBOOKS

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  • Books can be purchased through BCF’s online bookstore: LOGOS Digital Books. Students can also purchase from other retailers.
  • You can also view your textbooks on the registration module after completing a search for classes and on your student schedule after registering. Click the + sign.
  • Order your books as soon as you register to ensure that you get them in a timely fashion. Please remember to allow time for shipping.
  • If you need help ordering textbooks please contact Beth Andrews | Administrative Assistant to the Academic Dean deandrews@baptistcollege.edu or 800-328-2660 ext. 414.

LIBRARY

  • The BCF Library should be your first choice for all of your academic research needs and is fully available to online students.
  • Extensive resources are available to all BCF students. These resources include:
    • Print and electronic materials ready for checkout
      • Music scores, Subject - Encyclopedias & Dictionaries, Fun Fiction, DVDs, Literary Criticisms, Commentaries, & Teacher Education books
    • On-demand 24/7 databases that provide scholarly research materials
    • WorldCat 24/7 to view resources available worldwide
      • Inter-Library Loan (ILL) services for articles and books
  • For more information, please visit the Library tab on your myBCF portal or email the Librarian at library@baptistcollege.edu or call 850-263-3261 ext 449.
  • Please note: Materials are mailed out at the library’s expense. Return postage is the responsibility of the student.

COMPUTER USAGE POLICY

You should have received an email from our IT department with your student username and password and a computer usage policy. Make sure you sign this policy and return it to:

The Baptist College of Florida
IT Department
5400 College Drive
Graceville, FL 32440

The policy can be found here.

OFFICE 365

  • Great news! As a BCF student, you now have a Microsoft Office 365 education account. On MyBCF, look for the “BCF Office 365” link under quick links on the left side of the page. Use your BCF email and password to log in and look around.
  • Your account provides you with unlimited cloud storage and the Microsoft Office Suite web version as well as the full version of the programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Publisher, etc.) for *free* on up to 5 personal computers and up to 10 smartphones, iPads and/or tablets as long as you have an active BCF email address.
  • If you do not have the latest version of Microsoft Office, it is highly recommended you download and install the *free* Office suite using your account, to avoid issues students sometimes encounter with older versions of Microsoft Office.
  • An Office 365 account linked to your BCF email address will be necessary for viewing lectures and some other materials. If you receive a message saying you do not have access to a lecture or other material in a course, make sure that the Office 365 account tied to your BCF email address is the active account. Contact LMS Faculty Assistants for help.

BASIC COMPUTER PROFICIENCY

  • BCF courses, both classroom and online, require computer usage.
  • For academic success, at a minimum, students must be proficient in the following areas:
    • Document processing: creating, editing, formatting, saving, and printing a document in Microsoft Word (or a similar word processor).
    • Internet: accessing the internet, using a search engine, navigating within a website, writing and sending email correspondence.
  • Students who do not meet these computer proficiency requirements for college courses should take IT 101. Introduction to Computer Use in their first semester.
  • Students who have concerns about meeting the proficiency requirements or need to improve their computer skills should enroll in IT 202. Information Technology Applications during their first semester.
    • If necessary, the professor of IT 202 will direct students to IT 101 N during the drop/add period.
  • Students taking their first BCF online course are required to take IT 110 N (Orientation to Online Learning) to prepare students for navigating the Learning Management System and for successful online learning practices.
  • Additional computer skills will be required for some courses that are online or have online components.
    • These courses include, but are not limited to, speech- related or music-related courses offered in an online format.

BASIC COMPUTER EQUIPMENT NEEDED

  • For successful work, The Baptist College of Florida student must have up-to-date computer hardware and software.
  • All courses, both online and classroom, contain some online components using eLearning, Jenzabar’s LMS (Learning Management System).
  • Students are expected to:
    • Receive email messages
    • Find information
    • Complete and submit assignments
  • Having the needed computer hardware and software, or access to it, is the student’s responsibility.
    • Needed items are described in the catalog.
    • Instruments such as phones, tablets, and Chromebooks are not sufficient for completing all work required.

Absences and Participation

  • Participation in online courses is tracked and is vital to your success as a student. You must participate each week and remain active in your courses.
  • Participation is measured by:
    • Submission of a forum post or reply
    • Submission of a quiz or test
    • Submission of any gradeable assignment
    • Personal, phone, or email contact with the professor regarding specific coursework.
  • If you become inactive, you will receive notification via email and a phone call.
  • Staying inactive could lead to failure of the course.

Academic Integrity

  • Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
  • According to The College Writer: A Guide to Thinking, Writing, and Researching (Van Rys et.al., 2018, p. 434), plagiarism is defined as, “using someone else’s words, ideas, or images (what’s called intellectual property) so they appear to be your own. When you plagiarize, you use source material – whether published in print or online – without acknowledging the source.”
  • In essence, plagiarism is using any type of intellectual work—intentionally or unintentionally—as one’s own creative thought or work.
  • The most common form of plagiarism is when a student reproduces or submits another person’s words or sentences as his or her own without citing the original author.
  • Even if the words are changed and are not verbatim, if the context and thought of the structure of the words remain the same, it still constitutes plagiarism.
  • All research – whether quoted or paraphrased – must be cited (footnotes and bibliography).
  • Plagiarism may also include self-plagiarism: that is, when a student submits for course credit a version of his or her work that has been submitted for a previous class or assignment without explicit permission from the course professor.

Plagiarism Statement

  • College policy includes three steps or levels of discipline for plagiarism during a student’s academic career. First offense: reduction of the student’s grade on the assignment by a justifiable amount based on the offense and the student’s intent; second offense: failure of the student for the course; third offense: failure for the course and referral to the Academic Dean for disciplinary action.

Disability/Accomodations Statement

The Baptist College of Florida is required to provide reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities who have submitted appropriate documentation of the disability to the Academic Dean. Students who need special accommodations should contact the Academic Dean’s office prior to or at the beginning of the semester. The Academic Dean will then inform the professor of each of the student’s courses of the needed accommodations. Then, the student should contact each professor to discuss the implementation of the accommodations. See the current Student Handbook, Students with Disabilities.

CONTACTS


Dr. Robin Jumper | Academic Dean
grjumper@baptistcollege.edu
850.263.3261 ext. 425

 

Beth Andrews | Administrative Assistant to the Academic Dean
deandrews@baptistcollege.edu
800-328-2660 ext. 414

Sadie Peronto | Administrative Assistant for Distance Education; LMS Faculty Assistant
smperonto@baptistcollege.edu or lms@baptistcollege.edu
 

 

 

Maegan Erp |  LMS Faculty Assistant; Online Program Contact
mjerp@baptistcollege.edu or lms@baptistcollege.edu
850-263-3261 ext. 429

 

 

Hugo Garcia | LMS Faculty Assistant; Online Program Contact; Attendance Clerk
hagarcia@baptistcollege.edu
800.328.2660 ext. 523

 

 

Stephanie Orr | Registrar
sworr@baptistcollege.edu
800.328.2660 ext. 454

   Michelle Burrell | Human Resources Director; Accounts Payable
   mlburrell@baptistcollege.edu
   800.328.2660 ext. 421

Stephanie Powell | Comptroller; Financial Aid Director
sepowell@baptistcollege.edu
800.328.2660 ext. 461