ACCS Registration for ALM Courses
1. Read the registration instructions in entirety before clicking on the registration link provided to you.
Enter your legal first name, last name that is on your driver's license, birth certificate or social security card. (NO NICKNAMES)
Enter an email address THAT YOU CAN ACCESS then click on “New Account”.
2. Enter Social Security Number
You must enter a valid SSN. Do not enter repeating numbers, employee ID, fake numbers or TEIN.
3. Enter remaining information
4. You must check the box to accept the Terms and Conditions. (Click on the link to view the Terms and Conditions) Click on Next button to move to the next screen.
5. Create username, password and choose security question/answer.
Your email address will auto populate in the Username field. It is recommended that you use your email address as your username. Usernames must be at least 6 characters and cannot contain any special characters except _ (undescore) or . (period).
Choose your password and security question/answer. The default password is your 8-digit DOB numbers only format (example: 01012011) if you choose to use it. Please write down your email address, username, password, and security question/answer so that you can sign back in to register for other courses.
Note: The login credentials you create are only for registering for Skills for Success courses specifically. You will not use these credentials to login to Canvas.
Then click the Next button.
6. Enter your address info
Enter all required fields and then click the Next button. If your mailing address is the same as your home address, check the box to use the same and it will auto populate.
7. Click on Use Suggested for the address match.
8. Personal Data
Complete your personal data by selecting an answer from the drop-down arrows.
Click the Next button
9. Additional Questions
Answer the additional questions by selecting an answer from the drop-down arrows.
Enter your ALM member ID/Username.
Click the Next button
10. Data Exchange Permission and other acknowledgement questions
Type your full legal name in the box to agree to the Data Exchange Permissions.
Answer any other acknowledgement questions that may be part of the registration process.
Click the Next button.
11. Documentation Upload
Click on Choose file to upload the front copy of your driver license or valid government ID. Please do not upload anything other than these two forms of ID. Enter a description.
Then click the Upload button. When file shows uploaded, click the Next button.
12. Complete registration
Check the box to declare the registration form was completed accurately.
Click the Submit button.
13. Enrollment complete
Your registration has been completed, and you can exit the screen.
14. Your course you registered for is now on your home screen. Be sure to sign out and close the browser window.
15. Enrollment confirmation email
Check your email account for the enrollment confirmation email.
Read the Enrollment Confirmation email in its entirety for the next steps.
16. Important Disclaimer on email from noreply@rapididentity.com
Disclaimer: You will not receive the email to claim your alabama.edu account if you were registered in a S4S course previously or already have a Banner record.
Please go to your personal email account and in the search bar, type in the sender’s name or subject line and search for the email. Follow the instructions in that email to claim your account.
Sender: noreply@rapididentity.com Subject line: Activate Your Alabama.edu Account
Please contact your college’s Help Desk or Tech Support if you have any issues claiming your account.
17. Video on activating your alabama.edu account
Click on the link below to watch the video with the instructions on activating your alabama.edu account.
18. Email from noreply@rapididentity.com
Once your registration has been processed, you will receive an email from noreply@rapididentity.com with a subject line “Activate Your Alabama.edu Account”. Check all your inbox folders, as sometimes it will land in your spam/junk folder. As a student at one of our 24 Alabama Community Colleges, an alabama.edu account has been created for you.
This is not an immediate process and can take 24-48 hours to receive pending registration workload. Please allow additional time for weekends and holidays.
(You will not receive an email from Canvas any longer with the course invitation.)
You must claim your alabama.edu account to access your Canvas course. Follow the steps in the email to set up your alabama.edu account. The information needed to create your account is provided in the email.
Click on the link below to watch the video with the instructions on activating your alabama.edu account.
Claim and Authenticate Student Email Tutorial 2.mp4
Please contact your college’s Help Desk or Tech Support if you have any issues claiming your account.
19. Once you have claimed your alabama.edu account, log into Canvas using your alabama.edu email account and the unique password that you just created. URL: https://alabama.instructure.com
Click on your course on your Canvas dashboard to get started on the coursework. You MUST start with the Getting Started assignment. You CANNOT start with Module 1.
20. Logging out of Canvas
Click on Account on the left menu tab.
Click Logout and close the browser window down.
