Can’t find a course at your Home Institution?

DistanceLearn.org provides students an opportunity to register for courses at public institutions other than their Florida college or university of record (home institution).

• Use the printable checklist ‘Registering for a Distance Learning Course’ (PDF)

Please let us know if you are unable to find the course you were looking for in our catalog by submitting Course Catalog Feedback.

Ready to register for a course?

Registration Process

1. Create a FACTS account! You will need a FACTS account to register for courses.
   
   
2. Perform a "Course Search" and locate a course you are interested in taking.
   
   
3. When you find the course, click the course number to open the "Course Details" page.
   
   
   
   
4. On the "Course Details" page, you will find important information regarding the course and the registration button.
   
   Click the "Register" button on the "Course Details" page. Clicking register will, after a few quick questions, take you to the appropriate page to complete the request. Once submitted and approved, this process will communicate with your currently registered institution (Home Institution) and the new institution to ensure the credits are transferred and the course you are requesting is valid for your degree path. Further communication will come from the selected institution regarding your ability to proceed in the course.
   
   
5. Further communication will come from the selected institution regarding your ability to proceed in the course. 

Search for Registration Available Courses

• The three fields showing course availability are:
  
  
  1. Restricted Availability – Course enrollment restricted to students enrolled at the offering institution
     
     
  2. Limited Availability – Limited seats available for students meeting certain criteria such as those accepted to a specific degree program.
     
     
  3. Open Availability - Open to all students (including transient students) until class size limits are reached.

• Once you find the course you are interested in, click the Course Number to see specific course information, and Register for the course.

How do I register for a course?

1. Perform a Course Search and find the available courses for registration.
   
   
2. When you find the course you are interested in, click the Course Number to see specific course information, and Register for the course.
   
   
3. You will need a FACTS login to proceed. This will take you to the FACTS Registration Transition page where you will complete the request. This process will communicate with your currently registered institution (Home Institution) and the new institution to ensure the credits are transferred and the course you are requesting is valid for your degree path.
   
   
4. Further communication will come from the selected institution regarding your ability to proceed in the course.

Do I have to apply for admission to the institution providing the course I am interested in taking?

Whether you need to apply for admission will vary and depend on a couple of factors.

1. Are you already a Florida College or University Student?
   
   
1. YES- If you are registered at one of the Florida Colleges or State Universities, you can simply click the Registration button located on the course search page.
   
   
2. No- You will need to go through FACTS.org to register at an institution of your choice.
   
   
2. Are you planning on taking several courses from this institution or just one?
   
   
   1. The process is only set up for adding one course at a time but we are working to update this in the future.  At this time, requests for more than 1 course will need to be entered individually.