After you've gone through the Canvas Basics, there's one more very important piece of information you need to know - how to login. This is a public course, so you didn't need to login to access it. However, to access the courses you register for, you will need to login.

When you are ready to login (be sure you thoroughly explore this course space first), then:

Go to: http://bucks.instructure.com

Username = your Bucks ID Your Username is the same for every system at Bucks.

If you do not know your Bucks Username, you can retrieve it by using the Find Your Username Form. Enter your Name, Birthday (mm/dd/yyyy) and either your 7 digit student ID number or your SS#, then click Submit. Your Bucks Username will display on the screen.

Non-credit (Continuing Education, Public Safety Training Center) students may not have all the required information in their student record (i.e. SS#) needed to set up their Bucks Network profile and password. If you receive an error message call ITS helpdesk at 215-968-8191 or help.desk@bucks.edu.

Password = Canvas uses your Bucks Network password. Before you can access Canvas or any of our Bucks systems, you need to first set up your profile and create a personal password using Password Manager. This also enables you to retrieve or reset your password or to unlock your account anytime should you need to in the future. If you have previously setup your profile and activated your Bucks Network password simply use it to login to Canvas. If you have never done either of those, you must set up your profile before you can reset your password prior to logging into Canvas. The criteria that must be met when creating a new password is:

Must be a minimum of 8 characters long.
Must contain upper and lower case letters.
Must contact at least one number or symbol (i.e.! @ # $ %).
Cannot contain any part of your full name, user name, or birth date.

Your password expires every 180 days and will require you to change it within that time-frame.

For registered courses, you will be able to log in to Canvas approximately two weeks prior to their start.

Please note: You will not have access to your actual course until 1:00 a.m. on the official course start date.

If you log into Canvas before 1:00 a.m. on the official course start date, you may or may not see a link to your course space.
If you do not see a link to your course space, that does not mean you are not enrolled in the course.

Not all courses use Canvas. For details on which online system is being used for an eLearning or hybrid course, review the Course Information Page. For face-to-face courses, consult your instructor.
Check Student Planning / Self Service if you have any questions concerning your enrollment status. In Student Planning, if a course is listed in yellow, it is ONLY planned. If you are registered for the course it will be listed in green.

If you click a link to your course space before 1:00 a.m., you may get a message stating you are not authorized to access the space. That’s true. Authorization begins at 1:00 a.m. on the official course start date, not before.
If you are unable to access your course space after 1:00 a.m., please do not hesitate to contact the Bucks Online office (online@bucks.edu or 215-968-8052).