New students need to activate their COA accounts first before logging into myCourses. Go to the Student Portal, click on the hyperlink to "Activate your Accounts" listed under "Students Start Here" and follow all directions.

If you need to reset your COA password, visit myPassword.  

 If you have technology-related questions visit Tech FAQs to find your answers quickly. If you have technical difficulties activating your accounts or signing into Gmail, contact us via mySupport or click myHelp on the tool bar above. To submit additional technology-related questions/issues email coasupport@albemarle.edu. To submit distance education specific questions/issue email disted@albemarle.edu.

Once you have successfully activated and logged into your COA accounts/Gmail return to myCourses and sign in with your same username and password.  Note: Due to audit requirements your current semester courses will be "turned on" and visible the first day of classes starting at 12:15am.

To get required textbooks information prior to first day of classes, go to course schedule, locate the classes which you are registered in, and click on "Text Books" to get listing(s).

If you need face-to-face assistance during the semester navigating in myCourses or understanding how to use a particular software application, please know that there are Lab Assistants on duty in the Library on the Elizabeth City Campus and in Room 302, Building 3 - Continuing Education Building on the Edenton-Chowan Campus that might be able to help you. Please check open lab hours at http://www.albemarle.edu/students/computer-labs-on-campus to see when these facilities are open.  Additionally, the Distance Education offices are located on the 2nd floor of B Building should you need us.