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Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With Canvas

If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with Canvas™ — 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 Canvas course.
  2. Add the Cengage app to your course navigation if it is not already listed.

    The app is copied when you copy a Canvas course.

    1. From the course navigation, click Settings > Navigation.
    2. Drag the Cengage app to the course navigation.
    3. Click Save.
  3. From the course navigation, click Cengage.

    If you get an error message when you click Cengage, see the following:

  4. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Canvas 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 .
    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 Canvas gradebook.
    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 Canvas.
  11. Click the link to your MindTap course and verify that it's set up how you want.

    First time only: Confirm that Canvas can access your account.

    If prompted, read and accept the service agreement.