Seminary Student FAQ
If you are having difficulty logging in to Blackboard, please click here.
If you are a Logsdon Seminary student and need to access Blackboard for the first time, follow the directions below.
- Navigate to http://hsubb.hsutx.edu
- Click "User Login"
- Enter Username
Your username is the first four letters of your last name and the last four numbers of your HSU ID number. For example, Jane Smith with HSU ID 0123456 would use "smit3456" for a username. - Enter Password
Passwords are currently assigned by HSU Information Technology Services. If you have not received your BlackBoard password, please contact Seminary Extension Director Doug Jackson. - Click the "Login" button
Student no longer need to enroll themselves in courses. Each semester you will be automatically enrolled in the courses for which you have registered.
To add a class, contact SCS to schedule an appointment with your advisor. Your advisor will help you complete the necessary forms for adding a course. Your signature is required to approve any course addition. Your student account will be adjusted, and you will need to make new arrangements with the Financial Director.
To drop a class before the first scheduled class meeting, contact SCS to schedule an appointment with your advisor. Your advisor will help you complete the forms for dropping a course. Your signature is required to approve the course drop. Your student account will be adjusted, as will any payment arrangements you have made with the Financial Director. Before the course begins, no drop fee is incurred, and tuition may be reimbursed.
To drop a class after the first scheduled class meeting, first take into account the drop fee, the loss of work already completed in the course, and the loss of tuition for the course. Contact both your advisor and professor to explore options for completing the course. If you decide to drop a course already in progress, your advisor will help you complete the necessary forms. Signatures from both student and instructor are required to approve a course drop. After a course begins, a drop fee of $20 per course is incurred, and tuition may not be reimbursed.
How do I allow someone to access my student records and information?
The federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) prohibits SCS from releasing any student information, personal or academic, to anyone other than the student. In order to release records and information to a second party, the student must complete and submit a Student Educational Records and Information Release form. Please note that this form only authorizes SCS (not Logsdon) to release your information. This form must be renewed each semester.
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How do I find books/articles online?
This tutorial will describe the basic steps to finding books and articles online. For additional assistance, please contact the SCS Librarian.
Students have access to two primary resources for finding books and articles online: the local SCS Library search engine and the HSU EBSCO search engine. The SCS Library search engine will search holdings in the SCS Library. The HSU EBSCO search engine will search a broad range of resources that are available online or through interlibrary loan.
First, visit the SCS Library home at library.stscs.org and click on the icon for the SCS Library Online Database:
On the main search page, you can enter search keywords in the appropriate fields. When you are finished entering search keywords, click the "Search" button:
Search results will be displayed on the following page.
- To scroll through search results, use the "Prev" and "Next" buttons.
- You can use the "Call Number" information to retrieve sources from the SCS Library. Items may be checked out at the library front desk.
- To begin a new search, click the "Search" link.
To access EBSCO, you will need a valid HSU Student ID card. On the back of the card is a thirteen-digit number required for accessing library services off HSU's main campus.
First, read this pdf and then visit the SCS Library home at library.stscs.org and click on the icon for the Hardin Simmons University Library Online:
The HSU Library main page will open in a new window. Click "Online Journals" under the Quick Links menu:
Next click on the database resource you wish to search. The "ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials" is useful for research in areas such as theology, biblical studies, church history, etc. You can add additional databases later.
After selecting a database, you will be asked to enter your HSU identification number. This number is located on the back of your HSU ID Card. When you have finished entering the number, click "Submit."
When you have successfully entered your HSU ID number, you will be taken to the main search page. Here you can add additional databases by clicking on the "Choose Databases" link:
You may add any database you wish to include in your search by checking the box next to the database.
Useful databases for religious studies include
- New Testament Abstracts
- Old Testament Abstracts
- ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Religion and Philosophy Collection
When you are finished adding databases, click "OK" to return to the main search page. Here you can enter search keywords and set additional search parameters. When you are finished entering search information, click "Search."
When you click the search button, you will be taken to the results page. From here you can perform a wide range of tasks to refine and preserve your search results. For example:
- To see additional information about a specific source, click on the source title (e.g., "Genesis 2:1-3").
- If the full text of the source is available online, click on the appropriate full-text link (e.g., "PDF Full Text").
- To save information on a specific resource for later viewing, click the "Add to Folder " link.
If you have added items to your search folder for later viewing, a "Folder has items" box will appear in the right-hand column. Click the "Folder View " link to view all sources saved for later viewing.
When you click the Folder View link, you will be taken to a page where you can print, email, save, export, or delete resources:
For further assistance, please contact the SCS Librarian.
How do I find my class schedule?
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An important goal for SCS is find the best price for student textbooks. Because of this imperative, the means of acquiring textbooks may vary on an individual basis.
In many cases, textbooks will be ordered at a discount from publishers and sold to students at cost. These books can be purchased at SCS during normal business hours, usually one or two weeks before classes begin. SCS will notify all registered students when textbooks become available.
In some cases, the most economical option for purchasing textbooks is online. In these cases, SCS does not order textbooks, and SCS provides students with ordering information and assistance. An excellent online search engine for used books is Addall.
If you register late for a class after textbooks have been ordered, you may need to order the textbooks individually. SCS will provide ordering information and assistance. An excellent online search engine for used books is Addall.
If you have any questions regarding textbooks, please contact the SCS Librarian.
How do I make tuition payments?
To make tuition payments, contact the SCS Financial Director. Payments can be made in person at SCS during normal business hours, over the telephone, or by mail. SCS accepts cash, checks, money orders, Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Discover. Please make checks payable to South Texas School of Christian Studies.
How do I register for classes?
To register for classes, contact SCS to schedule an appointment with your advisor. In order to provide the best assistance to students, an advisement appointment is necessary to complete registration.
Before your appointment, review the current course offerings and complete any necessary financial aid applications:
At your advising appointment, your advisor will review your degree plan with you, consider the progress you have made and plan to make, and address any questions you may have. After confirming which classes you intend to take, your advisor will help you complete the necessary registration forms.
The final step in the advisement appointment is a consultation with the Financial Director, in order to establish a payment plan for your student account. The Financial Director will also provide information and assistance for scholarships and financial aid, and apply any financial aid to your student account.
Your registration is finalized after you have paid one third of your student account. Your registration must be finalized in order to have your textbooks ordered and your name added to the class roster. Please note that your student account must have a zero balance before you may register for courses.
To make a payment to your student account, please contact the SCS Financial Director.
How do I request a transcript?
To request a transcript from Del Mar Community College, click here.
To request a transcript from Texas A & M University in Corpus Christi, click here.
Official transcripts from Logsdon come through Hardin-Simmons University. To attain a transcript, click here, and follow the dircetions for that site. The first ten transcripts per year are available at no charge, after that a $5.00 fee per transcript will be charged. Hardin-Simmons requires a $10.00 fee for faxed transcripts. Faxed transcripts are unofficial.
I'm graduating. What do I need to do?
Prior to graduation a student in his or her final semester must complete an “Application for Graduation” for the HSU Registrar. The application is available online at www.hsutx.edu/registrar. The deadline to file the application this semester is February 16.
My question isn't here, where can I find help?
If you do not find the help you are looking for here, please contact us so that we may further assist you. So that we may improve the student help area, your feedback is greatly appreciated.