University Program Resources

In addition to Faculty Mentors, Academic Advisors and Librarians, we provide other important online assistance to enhance your education experience and help you reach your academic goals. Our resources are your resources.

Library

Our library offers sophisticated searchable databases containing full-text articles and abstracts of leading publications in fields relevant to all degree programs. Plus, interlibrary loans give you access to books and special publications from hundreds of libraries nationwide.

The library is well organized, containing a variety of tools that allow you to locate important and relevant publications and articles, and our librarians are always available to help you find publications available online or through interlibrary loans.

Virtual Bookstore

At our online bookstore, you can locate your course number, order books and course materials, and pay online using a credit card. Our online bookstore also has a large inventory of used books, and we buy back many textbooks when courses are completed.

All textbooks and course materials are shipped directly to you via Federal Express, UPS, or the U.S. Postal Service.

Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)

The Writing Center

We established the Writing Center to help you gain the knowledge and skill to communicate according to The American Psychological Association (APA) editorial style—the standard we use for scholarly writing at Northcentral.

At our Writing Center, you can get support materials and writing assistance, including the Northcentral Writing Process, a five-stage approach that helps you master academic writing through focus, development, organization, style and conventions.

Dissertation Center

Our specially designed support center can help you develop a dissertation of the highest standard. We provide convenient access to style guides, and a general overview of dissertation structure. We also offer a section for each of our schools that provides discipline-specific updates and helpful information describing each dissertation process.

Student Web Portal

Your Student Web site is your personal degree program headquarters to:

• Request information.
• Pay tuition.
• Access syllabus and learning materials for current courses.
• Communicate with Faculty Mentors, Academic Advisors and other University staff.
• Keep in touch with other Students through discussion boards and chat rooms.
• Visit the bookstore and library, and access writing programs.
• Post completed assignments in your online course rooms.
• View Faculty Mentor reviews of your work, and grade postings.
• Access academic program updates and support services.

ePortfolio

Another special feature of the Student Web Portal is an ePortfolio that allows you to organize, store and display a wide variety of your work, including written documents, photos, spreadsheets, graphics and references to other Web sites.

You can create an ePortfolio Briefcase for a selected set of materials, build in a variety of views, and create specific password-protected showcases for family, friends, employers, faculty and others to review your work.

Academic Advisors

Our experienced advisors can help guide your course selections and keep you on track for degree completion.

Ambassadors

Northcentral graduates share their experiences to help you better understand our benefits and plan your own academic success.