Online Orientation

New students will not be permitted to register for classes until the New Student Online Orientation course has been completed and the student's hold has been removed.

No, you may complete the course in one sitting or return to it at any time - even over the course of several days. Your progress is automatically saved, allowing you to pick up right where you left off.

All new and continuing students who have completed the Online Dual Enrollment or New Student application are automatically enrolled in the New Student Online Orientation course.

1. Go to myPHSC Bobcat Portal.
2. Click on Canvas, after you have successfully entered the myPHSC portal.
3. Accept the invitation (in Canvas) to join the New Student Online Orientation. If you do not see the invitation to accept at the top of the Canvas page, the New Student Online Orientation can be found under the ‘Courses’ tab.
4. Complete the Online Readiness Course located in the ‘Courses’ tab, after completing the New Student Online Orientation. Completion of the Online Readiness Course is required to register for any online class.

It varies, of course, but you should be able to complete it in two hours. At the end of each module, you will have to take a quiz, and you must achieve 100 percent before you can move on to the next module. So, don’t just scan the information – it might be in a question at the end!

Yes, all new students and dual enrollment students must successfully complete the New Student Online Orientation.

You may take the final quiz as many times as you need to reach the 80 percent score required. You may also go back into the course to review areas as needed.

Your New Student Online Orientation hold will be removed automatically within approximately 24 hours after you complete the orientation.

The New Student Orientation is located via the myPHSC student portal in the title labeled: Student Quick Links.