Student Finance

Non-Credit Students

Non-Credit Registration (CEUs)

Paying by credit card

PSU's credit card processor does not currently work with certain versions of the Mac operating system.

To pay online via credit card:

  1. Locate the class you would like to register for in our course catalog. The most effective way to use the search is to enter as few criteria as possible: for example, a keyword from the title and a Subject Area / Program. The more criteria that are entered, the more your search is limited.
  2. Click [Add to Cart]. Select any valid price adjustments if they are available (e.g., Early Bird Discount).
  3. Click [Continue Checkout]. You will then be taken to a Login page. If you registered for a noncredit class after December 2011, enter your username and password and proceed with checkout. 
If you last took a class before December 2011, or have never taken a class, please select New User, enter your email address, and proceed with check-out to create a student account.
  4. Check your email. You will receive an enrollment confirmation with a PDF payment receipt attached.

Organizations:

  • Organizations registering multiple employees by credit card in numbers where it is not feasible to enroll them individually, please have your employees create their own student accounts here. Once they have all been created, call 503-725-4184 to pay by phone or e-mail learn@pdx.edu to arrange the best time for us to reach you.
  • Organizations paying for an employee, each student account must be created with the student’s information, not a company representative’s information.

Paying by check or money order

  1. Locate the class for which you would like to register.
  2. Print, fill out, and sign a paper registration form provided by department.
  3. Mail the registration form with the check to:

Portland State University
Non-Credit Solutions
P.O. Box 908
Portland, OR 97207
(U.S. funds only)

Paying by Purchase Order or Guarantee

*Please note that this option is only available to organizations, (e.g., businesses, school districts, government agencies). Individuals may not be billed.

  1. Have your employees create their student accounts. They can do so here. Please use the student's information, not a company representative’s contact information.
  2. Fill out and sign paper registration forms for each of the students. Please include enough identifying information so that we are able to distinguish between students, as we often encounter individuals with the same name.
  3. Send the purchase order or tuition voucher along with the registration form(s) to our office. They can be emailed to learn@pdx.edu, faxed to 503-725-5458, or mailed to:

Portland State University
Non Credit Solutions
P.O. Box 908
Portland, OR 97207

Questions? Email learn@pdx.edu

Noncredit Courses

Notification of withdrawal or dropped courses should be made directly at noncredit.pdx.edu prior to the first class session. Refunds are based on department drop policy. If registration took place through a third party or group, you will need to contact your third party/group coordinator. Refunds for third party/group registrations must be requested by the third party/group contact person.

Cancellations

Classes are offered on a self-support basis. Therefore, a decision to hold the class is based on enrollment. If insufficient enrollment or any other significant reason necessitates canceling a course, an effort will be made to contact those students who have preregistered, and credit tuition or noncredit fees will be refunded.

Accessing Your Noncredit/CEU Online Course

Step 1: Username and Password

During the course registration process you were emailed a username and password. As well as serving as your credentials for the online registration system, this username and password will serve as your account login for Desire2Learn (D2L), our online course management system.

Username: Your D2L username will begin with "SES" followed by alpha-numeric characters. If you have forgotten your username, you can be retrieve it here.

Password: You were also assigned a password during the registration process. To retrieve a forgotten password or choose a different password, click here.

Note: You will need your username in order to retrieve a forgotten password. Changes to your password may not be reflected in D2L for up to one hour.

Step 2: Login

To access your online course, visit d2l.pdx.edu and select "D2L Guest Account Holders" on the left side of the page (Please remember that login is case sensitive).


Step 3: Accessing your D2L course

Once logged into D2L, you will see a welcome screen that lists your current courses:

Click a course title to access the corresponding online course. Once in the course, select "Course Content" from the top navigation to access your course information. \Be sure to regularly check your email within D2L by clicking on the Mail icon in the upper right corner to ensure you remain up to date on class assignments and information.


Step 4: Additional Help

Login help:

D2L help:

 
Virtual Advisor