What are some of the Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Winter Session?
All Winter Session courses are offered 100% online to allow for the convenience of taking a class from home while on Winter Break.
Winter Session is considered part of Spring Term. So, students may use Winter Session to take advantage of banded tuition. For example, a student may take 6 credit hours during Winter Session and 12 credit hours during the Spring Term for a total of 18 credit hours across both terms. Taking courses during Winter Session will allow students to take advantage of banded tuition while lightening their load for the Spring Term.
Yes. Please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid with any questions you may have about receiving financial aid for the winter session at (256) 765-5200 or financialaid@una.edu
Yes. Please read more about UNA’s current payment plan.
For undergraduate students the maximum credit hour load is 20 credit hours unless permission for an overload is granted. The maximum credit hour load for graduate students is 12 graduate credit hours.
To request an overload, a student must obtain approval in writing (email will suffice) from the Dean of the college in which enrolled. If written approval is attained, it must be submitted to registrar@una.edu and the Registrar’s Office will increase the maximum number of hours for which the student is allowed to enroll.
Registration for Winter Session will open on the same day as registration for Spring/Summer courses.
The same Tuition and Fees apply for Winter Session as for courses offered during the regular academic term.
Each course will have specific procedures for contacting the instructor. Depending upon the nature of the course and the policies of the instructor's department, office hours may vary in format from online communication tools such as email and video conferencing tools. Contact your instructor utilizing information from the course syllabus for more information regarding communication procedures.
Educational Technology Services (ETS) and Information Technology Services (ITS) support are available. Library support may also be available depending upon instructor request for those services for a particular course. Tutor.com is available for student assistance with coursework.
All Winter Session courses will utilize Canvas. Please go to and enter your UNA Portal username (without the @una.edu) and password.
If you have a technical support issue with Canvas, click the Help button, located at the bottom of the left navigation pane, and then click Report a Problem. If you are unable to access Canvas and need assistance, you can email helpdesk@una.edu.
Canvas courses are typically not available to students until the official first day of the semester. If Winter Session has officially begun, and you do not see your course in Canvas, please email your instructor.
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If you encounter a problem during a test, the first thing you should do is contact your instructor to let them know. Each instructor has different policies regarding test resets and attempts. If you regularly experience problems taking Canvas tests, please click the Help button in Canvas and Report a Problem and the support team will provide suggestions.