Access your Online Class (D2L Brightspace)
What is D2L Brightspace?
D2L Brightspace is a learning management system for course websites. This is where you access your online class.
Log in to view course content, engage in discussions, submit assignments, take quizzes, view your grades, communicate with your professor and classmates, and more.
Take the Online D2L Brightspace Orientation for Students
How to Access D2L
- Navigate to D2L Brightspace, the website for our university's Desire2Learn sites.
- Use your Star ID and password to log in. Your Star ID is given to you when you enroll in the university and register for classes.
- Once logged in, you will see your course listed under the My Courses widget.
Basic Troubleshooting
- If you missed the deadline for your assignment or quiz or you do not understand lecture or assignment instructions:
- Contact you instructor or teaching assistant
- If you cannot login or your course does not appear after you login into D2L:
- Verify that you are officially registered for the course and your instructor is using D2L for this course
- Check course start date
- If you just registered, it may take 1-2 days before you can log into D2L course
- Contact D2L helpdesk
- D2L does not work properly:
- Run system check
- Check technical requirements for the official D2L supported browser and operating system list
- Contact D2L helpdesk
- If you have technical problems with your internet connection or computer:
- Check technical requirements for the official D2L supported browser and operating system list
- Contact IT Solutions Center
If you need to find materials for your assignment:
If you need to learn how to use D2L tools:
- Read D2L Tutorials
If you want to find an online class:
- Check Tips for Course Search
Get Help
- Call or email IT Solutions Center for technical questions and help
- Search IT Solutions Self-Help Articles
- View D2L Brightspace Tutorial Videos
- Search D2L Brightspace Technical Documentation
