TopHat Additional Help/6-Digit Code
To get started on the TopHat website, we suggest you follow these step-by-step instructions:
https://support.tophat.com/s/article/Student-Top-Hat-Overview-and-Getting-Started-Guide
Once you find your course, join your class and then complete steps for account set-up, you will be given the opportunity to enter your Textbook (Access Key) Code - see below.
- On the Signup page, click Student.
- You will be prompted to input the 6-digit code associated with your instructor's Top Hat course.
- If you do not know the 6-digit join code for your course or your instructor has not shared it with you yet:
- Click Search by school
- Search for your school by name and select it from the drop-down menu
- Click Next - find your course
- Input your instructor's name or the title of the course you are looking for and select it from the drop-down menu
- Click Join this Course
- On the next screen, input your email address.
- You must input your school email address in the email address field. If you attempt to create a Top Hat account with anything other than your school email address (for example, a personal email address such as Gmail), it will not be accepted and you will be prompted to input an email address with a suffix that matches your institution.
- On the next screen, you will be prompted to input your verification code that was sent to your email.
- Enter in your first name, last name and create a password for your account.
- Enter requested information and click Next or click Skip to proceed.