How can a student with an existing account join my manually created class?

Students can reuse their account from year to year, and they can be enrolled in multiple classes at a time without having to create more than one account. In this article, we'll cover:

1. How students can join a new class from their existing account
2. What to do if a student cannot log into their existing account

How students can join a new class from their existing account

A student who already has a CommonLit account can join another manually created class using a class code by following the steps below:

1. Go to the CommonLit login page (www.commonlit.org/user/login)
2. Click My Account and Classes (the person) in the menu on the left
3. Under Add A New Class by Code, enter the class code for the class
4. Enter the class code for the new class
5. Click the teal Submit to join the class

Note: If a student has just signed up, they can go directly to their My Account and Classes page to add additional class codes.

What to do if a student cannot log into their existing account

If your student has an existing account and an email is listed on the account, either because they added an email when signing up or were imported from an integration like Google Classroom or Clever, they can:

• Try logging in with Google if the email they on their account was a Google-issued email. They can do so by choosing the "Log in with Google" option on the CommonLit login page.
• If they cannot log in with Google but they can receive emails at the address on their account, they can request a reset password link on the CommonLit reset password page. Then, they should check their inbox for an email from CommonLit with further instructions. (Note: Many school servers block emails to students from outside servers, so this method does not always work for students.)

If your student is not able to log in using the options above or they do not have an email on their account, but they are in another teacher's active CommonLit class, your student should ask that teacher to reset their password for them manually. They can share this FAQ with their other teacher: My student has forgotten their password. How do I reset their password? Can students reset their own passwords?

Finally, if your student is unable to log in using any of the methods above, please email help@commonlit.org for assistance recovering their account. Please include the following details in your email:

• The student's full name
• The student's username (if known)
• Their email address
• The class code of the class they are trying to join