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Register for a Course in ScarletCanvas

ScarletCanvas allows Ohio State units to provide online course registration and delivery in a user-friendly way to:

  • offer continuing education or professional development courses for participants without requiring admission to The Ohio State University
  • accept payment for courses offered through ScarletCanvas
  • offer 24/7 on-demand enrollment or managed enrollment of prepaid participants
  • offer courses to learners at no cost, if desired
I want to register myself for a course.
  1. Navigate to the ScarletCanvas home page.
    Image of the ScarletCanvas homepage showing a number of course offerings.
  2. Search the catalog for available courses using the search bar, Categories filter, and/or Refine filter.
    1. Search Bar

      The search bar allows you to filter available course offerings based on keyword search.

      Image from ScarletCanvas showing the search bar.
    2. Categories Filter

      ​The Categories filter allows you to filter available course offerings based on college or program.

      Image from ScarletCanvas showing the Categories drop down menu.
    3. Refine Filter

      The Refine filter allows you to filter available course offerings by cost (free/paid), whether the course offers open enrollment, and whether the course offers a certificate. The Refine filter also offers sorting options by course title (alphabetical order), state date, and cost (low to high and high to low).

      Image from ScarletCanvas showing the Refine drop down menu.
  3.  Review courses which meet your search criteria. The cost of the course and the course start date will be displayed on each course offering.
    Image from ScarletCanvas showing two course offerings, one with a date range of November 28, 2022 through February 6, 2023 and the other as self-paced.
  4. Click the course offering you want to enroll in.
  5. Review all relevant course information (such as date, time, location, CEs, fees, and registration deadline). If applicable, the attendance requirements, evaluation information, and contact information will be listed.
    Image from ScarletCanvas showing course details, including date, time, location, CEs, fees, and registration deadline.
  6. Click the Enroll button,  Image of the Enroll button within ScarletCanvas. , to begin the enrollment process.
  7. Sign up for a new account or sign in to your ScarletCanvas account to enroll in the course you have selected.
    1. New Users
      1. Enter the following information:
        1. Full Name
        2. Email
        3. Confirm Email
        4. Company/Organization
        5. Preferred Phone Number
        6. Postal Code
        7. Ohio State name.# (if applicable)
        8. Professional Title
        9. Professional License Information (if applicable)
        10. Promotion Code
      2. Click Register New Account
      3. If payment is required, you will be taken to the Online Payment Portal
        1. Select Payment Method and click Continue
        2. Enter Credit Card Information
        3. Enter Billing Address Information
        4. Enter Contact Information and click Continue
        5. Confirm credit card information is correct
      4. Click the Complete Your Registration button in your confirmation email.
        Image of the ScarletCanvas confirmation email including the Complete Your Registration button.

      If you do not receive a confirmation email, be sure to check your Junk Email folder. You can also search for the subject of the email (Welcome to ScarletCanvas) or the sender (notifications@instructure.com).

      1. Create a password for your ScarletCanvas account, select your time zone, and click the Register button.
        Image of the ScarletCanvas account registration screen with the user's login, password, and time zone shown, as well as the Register button.
      2. Proceed to Step 8.
    2. Existing Users
      1. Click the Sign in to Enroll button  Image of the ScarletCanvas Sign in to Enroll button. .
      2. Enter your ScarletCanvas email and password.
      3. Click Log In.
      4. Click the Enroll in Course button.
        Image of the ScarletCanvas enrollment page showing the course title, course timeframe, whose account is logged in, and the Enroll in Course button.
      5. Proceed to Step 8.
  8. Click the Go To Courses button to open your ScarletCanvas Dashboard and begin your course or click Return to Catalog to enroll in additional courses.
    Image of the ScarletCanvas enrollment confirmation page showing links to Go To Courses and Return to Catalog.
Ohio State has registered me for a course.
  1.  Sign up for a new account or sign in to your ScarletCanvas account to enroll in the selected course.
    1. New Users
      1. Click the Complete Your Registration button in your confirmation email.
        Image of the ScarletCanvas confirmation email including the Complete Your Registration button.

      If you do not receive a confirmation email, be sure to check your Junk Email folder. You can also search for the subject of the email (Welcome to ScarletCanvas) or the sender (notifications@instructure.com).

      1. Create a password for your ScarletCanvas account, select your time zone, and click the Register button.
      Image of the ScarletCanvas account registration screen with the user's login, password, and time zone shown, as well as the Register button.
      1. Proceed to Step 2.
    2. Existing Users
      1. Click the Sign in to Enroll button  Image of the ScarletCanvas Sign in to Enroll button. .
      2. Enter your ScarletCanvas email and password.
      3. Click Log In.
      4. Click the Enroll in Course button.
        Image of the ScarletCanvas enrollment page showing the course title, course timeframe, whose account is logged in, and the Enroll in Course button.
      5. Proceed to Step 2.
  2. Click the Go To Courses button to open your ScarletCanvas Dashboard and begin your course or click Return to Catalog to enroll in additional courses.

Last modified: Nov 17, 2022