Distance Education Student Handbook
Academic Fees
Fees for Distance Education courses are based on the same per-billing credit fees as charged for on-campus delivery)plus OCDF (OC Development Fee), ETF (Educational Technology Fee), DE Admin Fee and GST on DE Admin Fee.
International students should refer to the International estimated cost page and use the Cost calculator to estimate the total cost of their program. Please contact the À¦°óSM International Education office if you require more information.
Fees are subject to change.
Obtaining course materials
Please order your Distance Education materials from the Campus Store.
Tutor information
Contacting your tutor:
The tutors are an integral part of the Distance Education structure. Each course is assigned a tutor who is experienced in the pertinent program area. Distance Education courses are designed for independent learning (although group work may be required in some courses). The role of the tutor is to assist you during your course and mark your assignments and exams.
After the commencement of your course, you are welcome to contact your tutor. Contact information can be found in Moodle.
Statutory holidays:
Tutors receive statutory holidays and will not be available on these days. There is a one-week break during the Winter holidays.
Assignments, guidelines and course content:
Inquiries regarding assignment dates and course content should be directed to your tutor. Directions for submitting assignments will be included in Moodle.
Login instructions
Login and Moodle instructions
Existing and Returning Students.
Existing and returning Students will log in using their À¦°óSM email address (example firstname.lastname@myokanagan.bc.ca)
Students who have not reset their password since Feb 2023 will be required to do so before they will be able to log into any À¦°óSM website.
Please see our knowledge base article on how to reset your password.
New Students
New Students will receive an email from IT Security with their À¦°óSM Student account information. *Please be sure to check your spam folder*
Once logged in, please follow the prompts to set your new password and set up verification methods for Multi-Factor Authentication.
Please allow up to 2 hours for your account to become available.
Logging into: Moodle
To access Moodle, students can login to Moodle using: . Use your student email address (generally firstname.lastname@myokanagan.bc.ca) and current password to sign in.
Logging into: myOkanagan email
Visit and login using your MyOkanagan email address which is normally firstname.lastname@myokanagan.bc.ca and current password.
Difficulties logging in?
Phone support available: Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Summer hours (May – Aug): Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Toll-free: 1-866-839-4032
Within Kelowna: 250-762-5445, ext. 4848
Email: support@okanagan.bc.ca
Alternatively, you can go directly to and login with your myOkanagan username and password.
Exam information
Please make sure you check for up-to-date information on:
- Exam schedules (midterms & finals)
- Where to write your Distance Education exam
- Acceptable reasons to change an exam date and time