You may now access the new Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) course portal, called Genius, which features a modern interface and learning dashboard that provide easy access to course offerings and materials — all in one place.

Explore and Register for Courses

Follow these five steps to register in the course portal.

1) Find a Weatherization Course 

In the portal catalog,ensure the "Weatherization" checkbox is checked so that you only see Weatherization courses. 

 

Weatherization Checkbox is Checked

 

Select “More Info” to learn about each course.  You will then be directed to “View the Course and Register” or “Add to Cart.”

2) Add More Courses or View Cart 

You may continue to add additional courses through the course portal by closing out of the course information and returning to the catalog. Alternatively, you can choose "View Cart" to continue registering by creating an account. *

*If you have already created a personal account in this new system, select “I already have an account” at the top of the page, log in to your account, and move to step 4.  

3) Create an Account 

To register for a course with Montana Weatherization Training Center, you must create an account  with Montana State University's  Academic Technology and Outreach (ATO) Department. Creating an account gives you online access to enroll in courses, view your registration history, change your address and more. Note:  You must have an email address to create an account. 

In the "What are you most interested in?" area,mark "Weatherization" so that your account is affiliated with our program.  Then, enter your company name. If you are self-employed with no company name, type 'Self-Employed."

 

Weatherization is Chosen in the List

 

After creating an account, you will be prompted to recover your password and log in for the first time by entering your username or email address.   If you have forgotten your password at any time, you may recover your password.   

4) Return to Your Cart and Checkout

After logging into your account, select "Catalog" on your dashboard menu. If you have finished adding courses to your cart, click the "Cart" icon in the top right corner and select "Checkout." Review your cart, then scroll to the bottom of the page and select your payment method. Payment methods include:  

    • Credit Card: Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.  
    • Invoice: If programs offer invoicing as a payment option, payment must be made before the program's start date or you will be removed from the course.  

Before payment can be made, you will be prompted to select your course type. Please choose "Continuing Education."    

    • OLLI  (OLLI  member courses - available in July) 
    • Continuing Ed (Non-credit Continuing and Professional Education courses)  
    • Youth (Youth camps and workshops for learners under age 18)  
    • Academic Credit (588-rubric courses)  

5) Registration Confirmation

Once payment has been processed, a registration confirmation page will open, notifying you that you are enrolled in the course(s). The system will also send a confirmation email to your email address.   

You may choose “Go to Dashboard" to view your "Active," "Pending," and/or "Completed" courses or sign out of the portal. 

Previous course information will be linked to new user accounts on a weekly basis, so any relevant course history will appear soon after you create your account.  

 

Access Your Courses

After creating your account, you may log-in to the course portal at any point. Upon logging in, you will be directed to your dashboard where you can view your "Active," "Pending," and/or  "Completed" courses. 

 

Access Canvas Courses from Genius

Whether you registered yourself, or were registered by someone else, will determine the steps to accessing your Canvas page. 

If you registered yourself:

  1. Login to MSU’s registration portal (Genius) as normal. 
  2. Will require multi-factor authentication which you would have set as either your phone number or email 
  3. Access Canvas on your Dashboard 

 

      

 

If someone else registered you:

You should have received an email from MSU with your username and the Genius portal link. You can log in from that email, or directly from MSU's Genius login portal. 

Logging in from the email:

  1. Access the email that was sent to you.  
  2. Choose "Set Your Password" from the email. THE SYSTEM HAS ALREADY CREATED YOU AN ACCOUNT WHEN YOU WERE REGISTERED FOR THE COURSE.
  3. A new portal window will open. Enter a new password.
  4. Click "Reset Password," 
    1. Your will see a green checkmark with "Password updated." 
  5. Press "Sign In".
  6. Enter your full email address and the password you just created.
  7. Press "Sign In".
  8. Will require multi-factor authentication. You will be able to set this as your phone number or email. Choose whichever one you have better access to. 
  9. Access Canvas on your Dashboard 

 

      

 

Logging in from the portal:

  1. Go to MSU's Genius registration system portal to log in. THE SYSTEM HAS ALREADY CREATED YOU AN ACCOUNT WHEN YOU WERE REGISTERED FOR THE COURSE.
  2. Choose “Reset your password”.
  3. Enter your email address.
  4. Choose "Reset Password."
  5. Reset email will go to the email used to register you.
  6. Reset password through the email.
  7. Sign in through theportal.  
  8. Will require multi-factor authentication. You will be able to set this as your phone number or email. Choose whichever one you have better access to. 
  9. Access Canvas on your Dashboard