Distance Education Student Handbook
Academic Fees
Fees for Distance Education courses are based on the same per-billing credit fees as charged for on-campus delivery)plus OCDF (OC Development Fee), ETF (Educational Technology Fee), DE Admin Fee and GST on DE Admin Fee.
Fees are subject to change.
Obtaining Course Materials
Please order your Distance Education materials from the Campus Store.
Tutor Information
Contacting your tutor:
The tutors are an integral part of the Distance Education structure. Each course is assigned a tutor who is experienced in the pertinent program area. Distance Education courses are designed for independent learning (although group work may be required in some courses). The role of the tutor is to assist you during your course and mark your assignments and exams.
After the commencement of your course, you are welcome to contact your tutor. Contact information can be found in Brightspace.
Statutory holidays:
Tutors receive statutory holidays and will not be available on these days. There is a one-week break during the Winter holidays.
Assignments, guidelines and course content:
Inquiries regarding assignment dates and course content should be directed to your tutor. Directions for submitting assignments will be included in Brightspace.
Login Instructions
Returning Students:
Returning students require their Okanagan College email address (example firstname.lastname@myokanagan.bc.ca).
Students who have not reset their password since Feb 2023 will be required to do so before they will be able to log into any Okanagan College website.
Please see our knowledge base article on how to reset your password: https://okanagan.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/99/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=2904
New Students:
New students receive an email from IT Security with their Okanagan College Student account information. *Please be sure to check your spam folder*
Once logged in, please follow the prompts to set your new password and set up verification methods for Multi-Factor Authentication.
Please allow up to 2 hours for your account to become available.
Logging into Brightspace:
Visit learn.okanagancollege.ca. Click the "Click here to login" button, and, if prompted, use your student email address (generally firstname.lastname@myokanagan.bc.ca) and current password to sign in.
Logging into myOkanagan email:
Visit office.com. Use your student email address (generally firstname.lastname@myokanagan.bc.ca) and current password to sign in.
Difficulties logging in?
Phone support available: Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Summer hours (May – Aug): Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Toll-free: 1-866-839-4032
Within Kelowna: 250-862-5605
Email: support@okanagan.bc.ca
Exam Information
Please make sure you check for up-to-date information on:
- Exam schedules (midterms & finals)
- Where to write your Distance Education exam
- Acceptable reasons to change an exam date and time