How to Register with and Access Content in Cengage Aplia/Mindtap?

Accounting 10 and 20 make use of an external site called Cengage Aplia or Mindtap for assessments and learning activities. To complete either of these courses, students will need access to the Etext and learning modules on the Cengage site.

Before You Begin

In order to access Cengage Aplia/Mindtap, you must receive an access code from your teacher. If you have reached the point in your course that requires you to use the external activities, but you not received a code, please contact your teacher before proceeding to Cengage Aplia/Mindtap.

Instructions

Step 1: Students should always access Cengage Aplia/Mindtap through their Accounting course. Do not attempt to log into the Cengage site directly. To begin, launch the external site from your course by clicking on any link to Aplia/Mindtap in the course. This may be in a lesson or on the main page of the course at the end of unit 1.

Step 2: Do not sign in on this screen. Click on the "Create Account" link below the "Next" button.

Step 3: Answer the question "Are you a student?" by clicking the "Yes" button.

Step 4: Enter your email address and click "Next". We recommend using your Sask DLC provided email address when signing up for Cengage Aplia/Mindtap. If you don't know your Sask DLC Microsoft 365 account credentials, click the here for instructions.

Step 5: Enter the required information on the form. Be sure to select "Sask Distance Learning Centre" under "Institution". Click "Next".

Step 6: You will receive an message from Cengage to the email address that you provided in step 4. If you do not receive it within a few minutes, check your junk or spam folder as well as any categorized folders it might have been automatically sorted into by your email service.

Step 7: Follow the instructions provided in the email to complete your account activation.

Step 8: Click the "Enter your access code" link. Do not click the "Continue" button on this screen.

Step 9: Enter the access code sent to you by your teacher. Click "Register".

Step 10: Click "Continue".

Step 11: When your account and access code has been registered, close the tab. It is not necessary to go through the product tour.

Your Cengage Aplia/Mindtap account is now associated with your Sask DLC course and class links to Aplia content will open without any need to log into Cengage Aplia/Mindtap.

Note to tech: Move to Student Helpdesk > Online Resources > Learner Resources