Galen College of Nursing Student Services and Resources

Click the tabs below to access services and resources available to you as a Galen student.

Canvas & Technical Support

Click the Help icon in your Canvas global navigation menu to access 24/7 Canvas support or search for how-to advice in the Canvas Guides.

Navigate to the Student Tech Support webpage if you need further assistance.

Student Success & Services

Students seeking academic or student support may visit the Student Services webpage to explore the services Galen offers to support you:

Academic advising
Career services
Library and Student Resource Center
Personal counseling
Special accommodations
Student success coordinators

The Student Success Department is available to help you with:

Academic-related concerns
- Study skills
- Test-taking strategies
- Exam questions
Social-related concerns
- Financial and community resource recommendations
- Counseling
- Stress management
- Other interpersonal concerns

If you are enrolled in the 3-Year BSN, ADN, LPN/LVN to ADN Bridge, or Practical/Vocational Nursing programs, check your Canvas course listings for your campus’ Student Success Resources course where you can contact your assigned student success liaison for student support services.

If you are enrolled in the Online RN to BSN program, check your Canvas course listings for your designated BSN Student Resource Center where you can contact your assigned student support liaison for student support services.

If you are enrolled in the Online MSN program, check your Canvas course listings for your designated MSN Student Resource Center where you can contact your assigned student support liaison for student support services.

Library & APA Resources

You can access the Galen Library through the Library & Resources tab in the Canvas course navigation menu. This page offers the following helpful tools and services:

Galen Library online databases and academic resources
Course resources
Campus links

You may also self-enroll in the Galen APA Resources course to learn how to effectively adhere to APA guidelines when formatting your academic papers and composing references and in-text citations.

Technology & Minimum Skill Requirements

Canvas Requirements

View the following guide for Canvas requirements: What are the basic computer specifications for Canvas? (Links to an external site.)

Minimum Skill Requirements

In order to participate in this course, students must be able to demonstrate the following technical skills:

Use a word processor such as Microsoft Word or similar software (covered in prior coursework).
Create a presentation in PowerPoint and or similar software and add narration (covered in prior coursework).
Navigate the Canvas Learning Management System (covered in the student orientation).
Upload an attachment to Canvas (covered in the student orientation).
Participate in a threaded discussion (covered in the student orientation).

Students should also be able to demonstrate the following digital information literacy skills:

Gather resources using online library databases (covered in prior coursework).
Use online search tools to find resources for academic purposes (covered in prior coursework).
Properly cite sources (covered in prior coursework).

Other Technology Requirements

For a snapshot of online course requirements along with other Galen system requirements, please review the following:

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 8 or higher
Mac OSX or higher

Computer Memory

4GB RAM or higher

Word Processing or Desktop Program

May include:

Microsoft Office Suite 2007 or higher (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Google Docs (Links to an external site.)
Open Office (Links to an external site.)

Other Programs

Adobe Acrobat Reader (Links to an external site.)

Additional Requirements

Internet connection
Broadband or cable (recommended)
Webcam

Web Browser

Mozilla Firefox (Links to an external site.) current version (recommended)
Google Chrome (Links to an external site.) (recommended)

Resolution

Screen resolution 1024 x 768 or greater recommended

Browser Plugins

If you alternate between different web browsers, you will need to ensure your plugins are up to date in both browsers. (Links to an external site.)

Adobe Acrobat Reader (Links to an external site.)
Pop‐up blocking software must be disabled or configured to allow pop‐up windows from http://galencollege.edu, https://classroom.galencollege.edu, and https://my.galencollege.edu
JavaScript must be enabled
Cookies must be enabled
AJAX must be supported and enabled
Apple Quicktime Player (Links to an external site.)

Zoom Access & Support

If you need help with Zoom, consult the step-by-step tutorials: Zoom Support Videos.

As a student, you have access to your own Zoom account. To setup, visit the Zoom Web Portal and enter your Galen email address and password.

Screenshot of Zoom / Microsoft log-in: You should be directed to login to Microsoft using your Galen email address.

View the following video tutorial onlogging into your Zoom account as a student.

Accessibility & Accommodations

Galen provides the following resources to support all students:

Canvas LMS - Learn more about how Canvas adheres to Section 508 and accessibility standards: Canvas and Accessibility (Links to an external site.) .
Alternate Multimedia Formats - Captions are provided for core video content as are transcripts for core audio content. Alternate PDFs of video content or interactive presentations are also provided where appropriate.
ReadSpeaker - ReadSpeaker (Links to an external site.) is a third party, screen reader tool that Galen has licensed and integrated into Canvas. This web-based tool may be used to support learner needs by providing text-to-speech service and visual enhancement for on-screen text hosted within Canvas.
Read Aloud - Read Aloud (Links to an external site.) is a Google Chrome extension that may assist learners by providing text-to-speech service for on-screen text on any webpage.

Galen provides accessibility and support to individuals with disabilities, and complies with all state and federal laws. Any applicant or student who wishes to request an accommodation, or who encounters problems accessing any information, should contact the appropriate campus Section 504/Title IX Coordinator.

Any individual who has a concern about an accommodation, or about discrimination or harassment based on a disability, should report his or her concern using the procedures described in Galen’s Equal Opportunity, Discrimination, and Harassment policy. Galen also encourages employees, applicants, and students to notify Galen of any threat to health or safety, including where as a result of an individual's disability there is a "direct threat" as defined by applicable law. Students eligible to receive disability accommodations are required to review implementation of required accommodations with their course faculty as early in the term as possible.

Visit the Accommodations webpage to identify your Section 504/Title IX Coordinator or to view more information on accessibility, accommodations, and related support.

The following lists accessibility statements for technologies that may be used in the course:

Note: No accessibility statement currently exists for Grammarly, a supplemental technology that students may opt to use in the course. Screencast-O-Matic, a technology that may be used to produce videos, also does not currently offer an accessibility statement.

Netiquette

View the netiquette and online communication expectations for Galen students in the following presentation: Netiquette Overview.

Privacy Policies

The following privacy policies are provided for commonly used software:

Academic Writer

Academic Writer is the APA's tool for teaching and learning academic writing skills including formatting papers, in-text citations, and references according to APA guidelines. Read more about this tool in the following student guide: Academic Writer.

Navigate to the Academic Writer tool through the respective tab in your Canvas course navigation menu.

Grammarly

Grammarly is tool that can help you to write more effectively with proper grammar, spelling, and mechanics. Read more about this tool in the following student guide: Grammarly.

Navigate to the Grammarly website and follow the instructions in the student guide to create your account.