A few weeks before classes, start making preparations to learn!
Here are some tips:
- Set up the MyIUP portal.
- Set up your IUP e-mail account and check it daily.
- IUP e-mail is the university’s official means of communication. Bills and official announcements will be sent there. If you use another e-mail, your professors will not be sure of your identify.
- Your registration confirmation will include instructions to access your IUP e-mail.
- You will use
MyIUP to manage passwords, see registration information and final grades, and much more.
- Get the minimum hardware and software for your course.
- Hardware and software recommendations are provided in the
Computing Guidelines for Online Learning.
- IUP provides a library of academic software for home use for students enrolled in credit courses, such as Office 365, anti-malware software, and more. Go to IUP Software page and click the links in the left-hand menu.
- Obtain an office productivity suite. MS Office is recommended.
- Obtain any specialized software or hardware listed in your course description.
- Order your textbooks from the IUP Co-op Store.
- Log into
MyIUP, choose the Academics tab, and Order My Textbooks.
- Or call the store at 724-357-3067 and speak with Carol Guba.
- Familiarize yourself with the Learning Management System (LMS) used in your course.
- Most instructors use D2L or Moodle, but you may also encounter publisher packs, MyMathLab, and other systems.
- If you do not know what LMS will be used, contact your instructor. Your instructor is listed in the course schedule.
- If your course is not open by the first day of classes, call the department offering the course.
- Get started with D2L
- Get started with Moodle
- Make arrangements for proctored exams, if your course requires them.
- If you need technical or other assistance, see Technical Support or Help and Resources.