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Create a Single-Section Course

Before you can assign MindTap activities to your students, you must create a course.

If you manage your K–12 course through NGLSync, see Create Course (NGLSync).

Your new course will display in your Instructor Center as the course title with your section underneath.

  1. Sign in at login.cengage.com.
  2. If you have not already done so, add the textbook or product you want to use to your library.
    1. Enter a title, author, ISBN, or keyword in the search bar.
    2. Optional: Sort and filter your search results.
    3. Click a title.
    4. Click + My Library.
  3. Click My Library and locate your textbook.
  4. Select the textbook or product for your course.
  5. Click Create Course.
  6. Set the course name, start and end dates, and time zone.
  7. Click Next.
  8. Optional: Edit the section name, dates, and time zone.
  9. Set instructors.

    To add or change instructors:

    To do this Do this
    Add an instructor
    1. Click Add Instructor.
    2. Enter the instructor's email address.
    3. Click Add instructor.

    The instructor must already have an account with the specified email address.
    Set the primary instructor Click Make Primary.
    Remove an instructor Click delete.

    You can't remove the primary instructor.
    To do this Do this
    Add an instructor
    1. Click Add Additional Instructor or TA.
    2. Enter the instructor's email address.
    3. Click Add.

    The instructor must already have an account with the specified email address.
    Set the primary instructor Click Make Primary.
    Remove an instructor Click delete.

    You can't remove the primary instructor.
  10. Click Finish.
  11. Optional: Click Set Up MindTap to configure your new course.
  12. Select Create a new course and click Continue.
  13. Set the course name and dates.
  14. Optional: Click Add Meeting Time to specify the days and times when your class meets.
  15. Optional: Set the section number.
  16. Select the course time zone.
  17. Set instructors.

    To add or change instructors:

    To do this Do this
    Add an instructor
    1. Click Add Instructor.
    2. Enter the instructor's email address.
    3. Click Add instructor.

    The instructor must already have an account with the specified email address.
    Set the primary instructor Click Make Primary.
    Remove an instructor Click delete.

    You can't remove the primary instructor.
    To do this Do this
    Add an instructor
    1. Click Add Additional Instructor or TA.
    2. Enter the instructor's email address.
    3. Click Add.

    The instructor must already have an account with the specified email address.
    Set the primary instructor Click Make Primary.
    Remove an instructor Click delete.

    You can't remove the primary instructor.
  18. Click Create Course.
  19. Optional: Use the Guided Course Setup wizard to configure your new course.