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You will have received an email with your NCSSM account username (should be something like "sa.firstname.lastname") and a password.
To log into your NCSSM account (which is a Gmail account), in your web browser of choice, navigate to http://mail.ncssm.edu.
Enter your full NCSSM email address, such as sa.john.smith@ncssm.edu, and click Next.
On first login, you may see the following prompt. Click Accept on Google's Terms and Conditions.
You should see a "Welcome" screen.
Click Next and then OK.
You are now signed in and ready to use your new NCSSM account.
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In order to log into Canvas, you should use this URL: http://ncssm.instructure.com.
Select the top option to use the NCSSM Students & Faculty Login.
If you are already authenticated to your NCSSM Google account, you will be taken straight to your Canvas Dashboard. If not, however, please follow the steps below:
If prompted to log into your NCSSM Google account, please provide your full NCSSM email address and click Next.
Provide your NCSSM password and click Sign in.
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