You need to take a required number of credits to meet financial aid eligibility requirements to avoid being denied aid. Financial aid includes grants, scholarships, and loans. If you need to drop a class or register for additional credits, speak with your academic advisor or success coach first to understand how this will affect your financial aid and GPA, and what options you may have. Schedule an appointment through Navigate.

The last day to drop classes without responsibility for grades is Friday, Nov. 3 by 5 pm. Please note, that you will not receive a refund or credit.

If you changed your schedule after your financial aid award was disbursed, you may still have a balance or a refund may be on its way. An unpaid balance will result in a hold on your account which will prevent you from adding or dropping classes, checking out books or laptops, or receiving financial aid.

Log in to your My Chemeketa > click on Account on the right-hand panel > select Account summary by term. If there is a balance, then you need to pay it. If there is a negative sign in front of the balance, it means you will receive a refund. If it’s a 0, then you are good.

If your financial aid has not come through, email Financial Aid, call them at 503.399.5018, or visit them on the Salem Campus in Bldg. 2, Rm. 200. You can also contact Yesica Navarro.

You can borrow textbooks and laptops for free from the Chemeketa Library. They also have textbooks you can only use in the library for a few hours at no cost. You can check out a calculator for a low cost from the Math Hub in Bldg. 3, Rm. 277 on the Salem Campus. They also have math textbooks you can only use in the Math Hub for no additional cost.

Plan the term well and establish a routine so that you have appropriate time to meet all your responsibilities and have time to rejuvenate yourself. Check your course syllabi in Canvas to see a week-by-week schedule of assignments, readings, and dates for final projects or tests, and plan ahead. Download a copy of the 2023-24 Student Planner & Handbook.

You're encouraged to come to campus to avoid distractions and help your brain switch into work mode. Here, you can access the following:

• Free WiFi
• Plenty of quietness and background noise spaces to help you focus
• Set up in a hallway or lobby in any of our buildings at the Salem Campus or at the following locations:
  • Multicultural Center in Bldg. 2/177
  • Student Center in Bldg. 2/1st floor
  • Student Success Center in Bldg. 2/210 (you can check out a laptop while you are in the center)
  • The Math Hub in Bldg. 3, Rm. 277
  • Tutoring and Writing Center in the Library in Bldg. 9, second floor

There is also the Yamhill Valley Campus, Chemeketa Woodburn, Chemeketa Brooks, and Chemeketa Polk to choose from.

Your instructor’s office hours are in the syllabus. You can also request to meet virtually if you can't come to campus.

Do you need food? You can’t make ends meet? Visit go.chemeketa.edu/resources to learn about campus and community resources. Our Resource Navigator can help you search and apply for resources.

• Join a club or start one
• Apply for a student leadership position and get paid while learning on the job
• Attend a Storm game: Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Women's Distance Track
• Attend the next event (all student events are free)