Accessing Your Online Courses

REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT YOUR ACADEMIC ONLINE COURSE.

After completing this workshop, access your academic online course (s) by logging into MyCOD Links to an external site.. You will need your username and to follow the directions for the correct password the first time you log in. 

Typically faculty at College of the Desert will open their online courses until a day or two before or on the first day of each term, and it is important to check your MyCOD email for updates from your instructors. However, courses are not required to be made available until 8:00AM on the first day of the semester, so only after that time should you contact the college about a course you are registered for that is not appearing on your Canvas dashboard. 

Remember, just logging into Canvas does not mean you have started an online class. Most online instructors will require you, in accordance with COD policies, to complete a "check-in activity" within the first 48 hours of the start of the semester. Faculty can drop you if you do not complete this check-in activity in the first 48 hours of the term. Make sure you access each online course you are taking as soon as it is available to find out what you are required to complete in order to "check-in" and be counted as taking the course.