Find the course ID to give to colleagues or students

Updated 19 Feb 2024

A course ID is a unique identifier created for every Mastering course. It contains the course creator's last name and five digits. You cannot edit the auto-generated course ID.

You may need to share the course identifier with:

  • Instructors who copy the course
  • Instructors who will become section instructors in the course
  • Students who enroll in a Mastering student course not paired with an LMS.
    The Student Registration Handout contains the course ID, as explained in Get your students started. Don't give the course ID from any instructor course to students. Students can only enroll in student type courses.

Mastering courses paired with an LMS — The course ID is not used by students.

You can find and copy the course ID from the email you received when you created the course.

  1. Open the Mastering course.
  2. Select Learn more about Mastering from the Getting Started area (top).
    The course ID appears at the top right, below the course title.
  3. Select the course ID and then copy it.

    To copy: Right-click and select Copy.
    Or, enter the Copy keyboard command (Ctrl+C Windows or Command-C (MacOS).

  4. Paste the ID into an email or document.

    To paste: Right-click and select Paste.
    Or, enter the Paste keyboard command (Ctrl+V Windows or Command-V (MacOS).

  1. Go to the My Courses page to view the course ID.
    • From an open Mastering course: Select My Courses (top left).
    • Sign in to Mastering: Sign in at mlm.pearson.com.
  2. Select the course ID for the student course, whether shown in grid or in a list view. You can also copy the course ID by opening "" Details for the course.

    To copy: Right-click, then select Copy.
    Or enter the Copy keyboard command, Ctrl+C Windows or Command-C (MacOS).

  3. Paste the ID into an email or document.

    To paste: Right-click at the insertion point and select Paste.
    Or enter the Paste keyboard command, Ctrl+V Windows or Command-V (MacOS).