This topic describes the edX dashboard, your account settings, and your profile.
After you create an edX account, you can view a list of your current courses, change your account settings, or create a profile. You can access course, account, or profile information from any edX page, whether you are in a course or browsing the course catalog.
When you create an edX account or enroll in an edX course, you automatically go to your dashboard. You can also access your dashboard at any time by selecting your username in the upper right corner of any edX page.
Your dashboard contains important information about your courses. You can take several actions on your dashboard.
Access your current and archived courses.
To access a current or archived course, select View Course or View Archived Course. Note that archived courses may provide limited access to content.
See when courses start or end.
Course start and end dates appear below the name of the course.
Change your course email settings.
Unenroll from a course.
To unenroll, select the Options icon for the course, select Unenroll, and then select Unenroll in the confirmation dialog box.
View your grades in courses that you have completed.
Your final grade appears under the name of the course.
Download a certificate.
To download a certificate, select Download Your Certificate (PDF) or Download Your ID Verified Certificate (PDF). You can then print the PDF certificate.
When you create an account on edX, some basic information is required, including your email address and your name. You can also provide additional, optional information when you create your account, such as the level of education you have completed. Course team members can access this information to find out more about the learners who enroll in their courses. This information also helps edX increase the quality and quantity of our courses.
Basic account information includes the following information. This information is required for every account on edX.
To view or change this information, follow these steps.
Note
You cannot change your edX username.
EdX saves your changes automatically.
Additional account information is optional and includes the following information.
To view or change this information, follow these steps.
EdX saves your changes automatically.
You can link your edX account to your Facebook or Google account. If you link your accounts, you can sign in to edX automatically by signing in to Facebook or Google.
To link your accounts, follow these steps.
On any edX page, select the arrow next to your username in the upper right corner, and then select Account Settings.
In the Connected Accounts section, select Link next to either Facebook or Google.
If you want to unlink your edX account from your Facebook or Google account, select Unlink next to either Facebook or Google in the Connected Accounts section.
Your edX profile allows you to share information about yourself with the edX community. Your profile can include an image that identifies you on the edX site as well as your location and other biographical information. Course teams and other learners in your courses can view your profile.
You can share a limited profile or a full profile.
Note
Learners under 13 years of age can only share a limited profile.
A limited profile can include only your username and an image.
A full profile can include biographical information.
A limited profile includes only your username and, optionally, an image.
To create or edit a limited profile, follow these steps.
On any edX page, select the arrow next to your username in the upper right corner, and then select My Profile.
On your profile page, locate edX learners can see my in the upper left corner of the page, and then select Limited Profile.
(optional) Add an image that you want to associate with your edX username. Your image must be a .gif, .jpg, or .png file. The image must be between 100 bytes and 1 MB in size. If you do not add an image, the placeholder image appears as your profile image.
To change or remove your profile image, move your cursor over your image, and then select either Change Image or Remove. When you remove your profile image, the placeholder image appears as your profile image.
EdX saves your changes automatically.
Note
You must specify your year of birth on the Account Settings page before you share a full profile. If you are under age 13, you can only share a limited profile.
A full profile can include the following information. Your username and country or region are required.
To create or edit your profile, follow these steps.
On any edX page, select the arrow next to your username in the upper right corner, and then select My Profile.
Locate edX learners can see my in the upper left corner of the page, and then select Full Profile.
On your profile page, move your cursor over the information that you want to add or change.
If you have not added information to the field, the field appears highlighted and surrounded by a dashed line.
If the field already has information, the field appears highlighted, and a pencil icon appears in the upper right corner.
Move your cursor inside the field, and then either enter text in the field or select a different option from a list.
EdX saves your changes automatically.
Note
If you change the profile type selection from Full Profile to Limited Profile, your location, language, and descriptive paragraph are not visible on your profile page. However, this information is saved. To make this information visible again, select Full Profile.
You view other learners’ profiles through the course discussions.
The following image shows a learner’s username in a post, the learner’s username on the Active Threads page, and the learner’s profile page.