Instructions for Southwest Admissions and Registration for CDA Support Courses
We are excited that you want to take college courses with TECTA’s support. Please follow the
instructions below to successfully be admitted to Southwest and register for your courses.
1. Complete an online admission application for Southwest,
http://www.southwest.tn.edu/ApplyOnline.htm
. As you fill out the application, please choose the option
“not seeking a degree” when asked for student type. If you choose anything else, you will have to supply
additional documents.
2. You w
ill receive an email from admissions letting you know you have been admitted. If you do not
receive the email, there was an issue with your application and you need to contact TECTA or
admissions. If there are items that need to be submitted for your admissions file, you will receive another
email. If you need to turn things in, you are welcome to scan them or take a picture of them and email it
to TECTA. Elizabeth will walk it through admissions for you.
3. Provide proof of citizenship to the admissions office. This is most frequently accomplished with at TN
Driver License or ID. You can upload this information through the admissions upload online page or
you may email it to TECTA and Elizabeth can submit it for you.
4. Create a Southwest student account. Go to my.southwest.tn.edu
• Locate and select "First Time Users"
• Follow the instructions on the page and enter information in appropriate boxes
• Your username will appear (jsmith) or (jsmith2)
• To set up your My.Southwest Student Account, follow the directions and create a password.
• To access your student account, repeat steps 1 and 2
• Setting this account also creates your email (example: jsmith@southwest.tn.edu). For assistance
accessing your email account, contact the Help Desk at 901-333-4357 (HELP).
The evening course options for fall are below. If you need online or daytime sections, you may look
them up in the registration portal or contact our office.
5. Once you are registered for classes, you must complete the TECTA Financial Assistance package and
turn it in to the TECTA office. You may fax it to 333-5750 or email it to ewilson@southwest.tn.edu
.
6. You may choose to pay your fees in person or online. If you plan to pay in person, you will need to get a
voucher from the TECTA office prior to going to the Cashier’s office on the Union or Macon Campuses.
Please contact me at 333-5534 to schedule a time to pick up the voucher
If you plan to pay online, you will log in to your my.southwest.tn.edu account.
Choose the self service icon - Choose Student Account - Choose Make a Payment - Open Online Bill
Pay - Click on pay by term – enter the amount of your payment ($50 or $100) in the box on the right.
Follow instructions from this point for credit/debit card payment.
For more information about admissions or registration, you can find the Southwest non-degree-seeking
student checklist at this link.
http://www.southwest.tn.edu/documents/admissions/checklists/nonDegreeSeeking.htm
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