.. _Enrolling in a Course:

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Enrolling in a Course
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This section provides information about enrolling in a course. Different
websites can offer different options for enrollment.


.. _Enroll in a Course:

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Enroll in a Course
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To start taking an online course, you enroll in that course. After you enroll,
you have access to the course content.

To enroll in a course, follow these steps.

#. In the course catalog on the main website, select the course that you want
   to take.

#. On the About page for the course, select **Enroll Now**.

   For some courses, different enrollment options might be available, such as a
   free audit track or a paid certificate track. If the course offers different
   enrollment options, select an option.

If you are using a web browser, your dashboard opens to the **Courses** page, with the new course added to the list of courses you are enrolled in.


.. _Starting a Course:

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Open and Start a Course
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As soon as you enroll in a course, it is added to the list of courses on the
**Courses** page of your :ref:`dashboard<SFD Learner Dashboard>`. You can start
working in the course if the course start date has passed.

To open the course, locate the course listing on your dashboard and select
**View Course**.

For more information, see :ref:`SFD Starting a Course` and :ref:`SFD
Prerequisites`.



**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
|              |                               |                |                                |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+