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An overview of accessing a Mount Holyoke College (MHC) Canvas account.
Please note that Canvas courses become available to participants when published by instructors.
This article contains two sections:
- First, use the URL to Mount Holyoke College’s (MHC) Canvas instance: https://mtholyoke.instructure.com/.
- Select the MHC logo in the bottom right-hand corner:

- Sign in using your MHC username and password:

- Authenticate your identity using Duo when prompted:

Upon successful authentication, you will arrive at your Canvas Dashboard.
- To log in, navigate to the Mount Holyoke College Canvas instance: https://mtholyoke.instructure.com/.
- Select your home institution’s logo from the sign in portal pictured below:

- Enter your username (your username is the text before the @ sign in your institution’s email address) and password (the same one you use for email). An example screen from UMass Amherst is featured below:

- You should now be logged in! Upon successful authentication, you will arrive at your Canvas Dashboard.