ACCT 2300 Instructions to set up your CengageNOW account.
Collins, Section 5
All students should set up this CengageNOW account by February 1.
For students who already have their Access Code (usually a cardboard booklet shrink-wrapped with the
textbook), and want to set up their CengageNOW account, follow the instructions below.
If you buy the access code separately, buy it at one of the bookstores and MAKE SURE it matches to the
textbook. DO NOT buy on-line; there are too many options and choosing the wrong option is very difficult to
fix.
KEEP THE ACCESS CODE – do not throw it away. You may need it to verify the account if you have problems,
and you may be able to use it again if you drop the course (depending on the expiration date). Students who
set up a Cengage account, then dropped last semester should send me an email with the following
information: (1) Instructor you had last fall, and (2) access code you used to set up the Cengage account (if
you have it).
To set up your account:
1. Go to http://www.cengage.com/sso
2. Select "Create My Account" (you only do this the first time you log-in).
3. Next page: Enter your 14 digit Access Code in the box provided.
4. Next page: Fill in your student information and select a password.
5. Next page: Select your location (US, 4 year college, TX, Lubbock), then select TTU.
6. When you click on TTU, do not click another school by accident – your instructor code won't work. Click
"Register" to complete this part of the process.
7. Next page: You should see our text (the picture looks like the inside flap, not the cover). Go to the RIGHT
SIDE of the page (under the textbook picture) just below "My Course" and click on "CengageNOW for Porter
Norton's Financial Accounting . . . "
8. Next page: Verify that Texas Tech is indicated as your institution, then click "Continue."
9. Next page: This is where you need to input the code given to you by your instructor (the code that starts
with an E) in the box provided.
For Collins' Sections 5, this code is: E-3YA4GH5R2HERF
10. Next page: this should show you are now registered in "Cengage Spring 2010/Collins" section .
You are now ready to start working assignments – click on the Assignments tab. If the chapter says "Assigned
Homework", these problems are worked for a grade. Each chapter is assigned a maximum of 3 points toward
your total homework grade. Note that you will receive full credit (3 points) for a chapter, once your
percentage correct for that chapter exceeds 75% (Cengage records a "Pass" at 75%, and 3 points is awarded
for the chapter).
All assigned homework is due on the date indicated in the CengageNOW program.
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If you encounter problems registering, please send an email to Dr. Collins (allison.collins@ttu.edu).