Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With Schoology

If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with Schoology® — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Note Course templates, courses with student enrollments, and courses that are already linked to an LMS can't be linked.
  1. Open your Schoology course.
  2. If you do not have a default grade category in your Schoology course, create one.

    A default grade category is required to sync grades between Schoology and MindTap.

    1. Click Grade Setup.
    2. In Categories, click Add.
    3. Enter information for your category and click Create.
    4. To use this category for MindTap assignments, click Set default category.
  3. On the Materials tab, click Add Materials > Cengage LMS Integration.
  4. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Schoology and Cengage accounts.
  5. On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Platform.
  6. On the Select Title page, select the textbook or product to use in your class.
    • To see only MindTap results, click Platform and select MindTap.
    1. Select a product.
  7. On the License Type page, select the payment method applicable to your class.

    Very often, only one license type is available.

    1. Click Continue.
  8. On the Course Option page, select Link to a course that was already created.

    Your unlinked courses with no student enrollments for the selected title are listed.

    1. Select the course you want to link.
    2. Click Continue.
  9. On the Gradebook settings page, select which scores should be synced to the Schoology gradebook.
    Note Category scores can not be synced to Schoology.
    1. Select either Add activity score or Add overall scores.
    2. Click Continue.
  10. Create a course link or select learning activities to link from Schoology.
  11. Click the link to your MindTap course and verify that it's set up how you want.

    If prompted, read and accept the service agreement.