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UW Flexible Option - New Student Orientation Part 2 Login Instructions



You will complete Orientation - Part 2 (OP2) in Canvas. To do so, you MUST enroll into the OP2 course.

Instructions:

  1. Click on the OP2 self-enrollment link your Success Coach emailed you in their Introduction email. (Be sure to check your junk mail folder).
    Email ASC@uwex.wisconsin.edu if you cannot locate the self-enrollment link or need assistance

    • TIP: Try opening an incognito browser if you have any issues accessing OP2. If you are using Google Chrome, you can click Ctrl + Shift + N to open an incognito browser, then copy and paste the OP2 link, and search. To copy and paste the OP2 link from the email, right-click and select “copy hyperlink”, and then right-click and select “paste” (or Ctrl + V) in the search bar in the incognito browser.

  2. The OP2 self-enrollment link will prompt you to log in to Canvas. Select your home campus (UW- Milwaukee or UW-Parkside) from the drop-down menu:

    Universities of Wisconsin login page with organization selection.

    NOTE: We strongly recommend that you un-check the box that says, “Remember my selection for this session”. 

    Unchecked checkbox option with text 'Remember my selection for this session' and a question mark icon.

  3. When prompted, use the following credentials to log in to Canvas*:

    Log in Credentials Table

    If your home campus is:

    Use these login credentials

    UW-Milwaukee (UWM)

    UWM E-Panther ID
    Same as your UWM email and password
    (ePantherID@uwm.edu)

    UW-Parkside SOLAR ID
    Same as your UWPKS email and password
    (SolarID@uwp.edu)


    *Note: If you have not received instructions for activating your home campus student account or email yet, please notify us at ASC@uwex.wisconsin.edu. Be sure to check your junk mail folder. DO NOT login with UW Extension (UWEX.edu) credentials.

    • After you enter your username and password, verify/approve sign in request:

      Split image showing login instructions for UW-Milwaukee and UW-Parkside students using authentication apps.

  4. When Canvas opens, on the far-right side of the screen, click on the “Enroll in Course” button.

    Web page for enrolling in new student orientation with navigation menu on left and an "Enroll in Course" button to the right.

  5. Open the UW Flexible Option “New Student Orientation” (OP2) “course” from your dashboard or courses to complete Orientation.

    Screenshot of a navigation menu with circled items "Dashboard" and "Courses," and a highlighted OP2 course number at the top "FLX_NSO_pt2_01."


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Doc ID:
118541
Owned by:
Yer H. in Wisconsin Online Collaboratives
Created:
2022-05-13
Updated:
2026-01-26
Sites:
Wisconsin Online Collaboratives