You have the ability to create your own courses! Generating a New Course will provide you with the Course Shell*. The course shell is applicable in the following scenarios:
  • First-time users
  • User of a new edition
  • Anyone wanting to start from scratch (course shell includes video content but no assignments).

*QuickBooks users: The shell will provide you with the Author's prebuilt course.


If you prefer to see the process in video format, click here: Create a New Course

Create a New Course

  1. If you do not already have a course, click Create New Course, otherwise, click Create Course.
  2. Enter the Course Name and Select the Academic Term from the drop-down menu (or check Enter a term an type in the term/year).
    • If your account is associated with more than one school, select the associated institution from the drop-down menu.
  3. Select the Number of sections for this term. 
    • Keep students organized if teaching more than one group of students in the same course/same term.
    • All sections have access to course content (assignments, videos, etc.).
    • Allows for Assignment Dates to differ among sections.
    • Assignments can be turned On/Off by section if needed.
  4. Enter the Section Name.
  5. Enter the Section End Date (end of term). 
  6. Click Create Course.

The course may take a few minutes to generate. You may navigate away from the screen or log out.