Self-enroll in a non-academic course from Discover in D2L Brightspace

Access the Discover tool

To provide you with greater flexibility and control over your personal learning goals, the Discover tool allows you to search for non-academic courses at your school and self-enroll in them. You can also self-unenroll from these non-academic courses.

Navigate to the main home page (outside of a course) in D2L Brightspace. Then access the Discover link from the home navbar. Note: The Discover tool is only available at select school D2L Brightspace sites. Please contact your local D2L Help Desk to learn more.

Self-enroll in a non-academic course

You can browse or search for courses available to you using Discover, and self-enroll in a non-academic course.

To self-enroll in a course

1. Navigate to the main home page (outside of a course) in D2L Brightspace. Then access the Discover link from the home navbar.
2. From the Discover homepage, do one of the following:
   • Browse for the course by sections.
   • In the search bar, enter terms that match the course title and description. If you don't find what you're looking for, try using a different search term or click Browse All to view all courses.
     Tip: From the search results, click Sort and choose a category to sort your search results. Available categories include: Most Relevant (default), Updated, New, and Already Enrolled.
3. Select the course you want to enroll in.
   Note: You can enroll in a course prior to its Start Date (if configured), but you cannot enroll in a course past its End Date (if configured).
4. From the course details page, click Enroll in Course.

To request approval to self-enroll

In some cases, you may need to request approval from your instructor before self-enrolling in a course.

1. Navigate to the main home page (outside of a course) in D2L Brightspace. Then access the Discover link from the home navbar.
2. From the Discover page, click a course name to preview the course.
3. If the course requires approval before self-enrolling, click Request Approval.
   
4. You are taken to a Request Details page and your request is set to Pending.
5. Once your instructor approves or declines your request, you will receive a notification in the Brightspace minibar update alerts.
   

Unenroll from a non-academic course

You can self-unenroll from a non-academic course you are already enrolled in.

To self-unenroll from a course

1. Navigate to the main home page (outside of a course) in D2L Brightspace. Then access the Discover link from the home navbar.
2. From the Discover homepage, do one of the following:
   • Click Browse All Content, and then sort by Already Enrolled. Courses you are enrolled in display in the search results.
     
   • In the search bar, enter terms that match the course title and description.
3. Click on the course you want to unenroll from.
4. From the (...) Options menu on the course details page, click Unenroll.