As soon as you enroll in a course, you can access some information about the course. However, if the course start date has not passed, you cannot access course lessons or assignments.
Partners
For more information, see Course Availability and Differences
Between Instructor- and Self-Paced Courses<SFD Course Pacing>.
Open_edX
For information about availability of course content, see course_content_availability.
You can enroll in a course before the start date. You cannot access course materials before the start date.
Note
If you want to start the course as soon as possible, you can find the start date for a course, and then set a calendar reminder for that date. Some courses also publish a start time.
Partners
The course start date is available in several locations.
The course card on edx.org. The course start date is located at the bottom of the card.
The course About page. The course start date is located above the Enroll Now option.
The course on your
dashboard<SFD Learner Dashboard>. The course start date is located below the course title.
Open_edX
After you enroll in a course, the course is visible on your dashboard. The course start date is located below the course title.
For more information about different course statuses, see Course
Availability
After you enroll in a course, the course is visible on your dashboard
<SFD Dashboard> together with the course start date <Start Date
and Duration>. After the course start date has passed, you can access course content.
Partners
If a course is not visible on your dashboard, select the edX logo at the top of the page to view the edX course catalog, and then select and enroll <SFD Enrolling in a Course> in the course that you want.
After the course start date has passed, you can access course content.
Note
When you start a course, you do not need to sign in exactly when the course begins.
To start a course, locate the course on your dashboard, and then select View Course.
The course opens to the Course page. On this page, below any messages from the course team, the course outline is visible. Above the outline is a Start Course option.
- To start the course at the first section, select Start Course.
- To start the course at a different location, expand the course outline, and then select any part of the course.
When you resume work in a course, you can return to the unit that you completed most recently in all of your courses, or in a specific course.
Note
A unit is complete when you have completed all of the following actions.
- Watch all videos.
- Submit answers to all problems.
- View all text or other content for at least five seconds.
When you complete a part of a course, a green check mark is visible on the course outline. For more information, see SFD Progress Indicators.
To return to the unit you completed most recently in all of your courses, select the arrow next to your username on any page, and then select Resume your last course.
The course that you were most recently working in opens to the unit that you most recently completed.
To return to the unit you completed most recently in a specific course, you have the following options.
- On your edX dashboard, locate your course, and then select *Resume Course* next to the social media sharing options.
- Open the course, and then select Resume Course on the *Course* page.
When you select *Resume Course*, the course opens to the unit that you most recently completed.