2. Enrolling in a Course

This section provides guidelines for course enrollment. Different websites can offer different options for enrollment.

2.1. Enroll in a Course

After you decide that you want to learn in an online course, you enroll in that course.

To enroll in a course, follow these steps.

  1. In the course catalog on the main website, select the course that you want to take.

  2. When the About page for the course opens, select Enroll Now.

    For some courses, different enrollment options might be available, such as a free audit track or a paid certificate track. If the course offers different enrollment options, select an option.

  3. If you are using a web browser, your course dashboard opens with a list of all of the courses you are enrolled in. To open the course, select View Course.

    If you are using the edX mobile app, the new course opens immediately.

2.2. Start a Course

As soon as you enroll in a course, you can access information about the course and change course-specific settings on your dashboard.

After the course start date, you can start working in the course.

For more information, see Starting a Course.