In order to verify that students who register in a distance education course at Oakwood University is the same student who participates in and completes the course and receives credit, the following system is used:
- All OU students are issued a secure, personal ID number and password when first admitted to the University.
- Students are instructed to change, utilizing the provisions available within the University’s administrative software system, the original password to a personal password.
- Students receive written instructions to protect the identity of their password at all times.
- Students receive written instructions to change their password if they have concerns that it has been compromised.
- Students are instructed to use their personal ID number and password when accessing the distance education course management platform--Desire to Learn (D2L).
- Students are unable to participate in distance education courses without a valid OU approved ID number and password.
- Faculty must register a student into a distance education course using the student’s valid OU ID number.
- The administrative software system will not accept a student ID number if it is not currently valid.