Student Resources

Everything you need to succeed in your courses is available here. Access study tools, academic documents, and support options.

Available Resources

Academic Calendar and Term Deadlines
Reading Lists for All Courses (provided by professors)
Writing & Research Guides (provided by professors)
Accessing Canvas

We recommend bookmarking this page and checking for updates regularly, especially at the start of each term.

Accessing Canvas LMS

Canvas is our Learning Management System (LMS). You will need to access your courses through this system. This section will tell you how to do that, please follow the instructions carefully.

If you have never accessed Canvas before go to the Register section below for instructions.

If you have accessed and registered your name and email, please DO NOT go to register again, rather follow the Enroll section. Sign in using the registration info and the code you received to go to the course.

DO NOT GIVE THE COURSE CODE TO ANYONE. IT IS GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL.

Canvas Registering for the First Time

Please read carefully:

IMPORTANT: If you have already registered (set up your user name and email) please go to the next section. DO NOT re-register as you will lock yourself out of the system. If you are not sure, or have questions, please contact admin@covenantreformedinst.org or your professor before proceding.

If you need to register, go to:

(Where xxxxxx is the code provided to you by the professor). NOTE: Once you register for one course, you NEVER have to register again. If you register a second time, you will not be able to log in.

If you have registered once for any course already then go to the next section for the course you registered for and ALL subsequent courses.

DO NOT GIVE THE COURSE CODE TO ANYONE. IT IS GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL.

Canvas: Enrolling and Accessing a Course

If you have never registered (set up your name and email), please go to the register section above first.

If you are registered and re-entering a course, or signing up for another course, please go here:

(Where XXXXXX is the code for the course provided by your professor.

If it is your first time enrolling for a course, it will ask you to sign in with user name and password. Then you will see an Enroll button. Hit the button and it will change to :Enter the Course. Once you click that button you will have entered the course.

If you have already enrolled in the course the button will be the Enter the Course button only.

DO NOT GIVE THE COURSE CODE TO ANYONE. IT IS GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL.

Covenant Reformed Institute Academic Calendar (2025–2026)

Faithful and Accessible Theological Training for Every Walk of Life.

Semester	Start Date	End Date	Breaks & Holidays Observed
Orientation 2025	TBD	TBD	• Student Orientation
Fall 2025	October 6, 2025	December 12, 2025	• Veterans Day: Nov 11 (Tues) • Thanksgiving Break: Nov 26–28 (Wed–Fri) • Labor Day: Sept 1 (Observed before semester begins)
Christmas/New Year Break 2025	December 15, 2025	January 2, 2026	• Christmas/New Year
Winter 2026	January 5, 2026	March 13, 2026	• Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan 19 (Mon) • Presidents’ Day: Feb 16 (Mon)
Spring 2026	March 23, 2026	May 29, 2026	• Good Friday: Apr 3 (Fri) • Memorial Day: May 25 (Mon)
Summer 2026	June 2026	August 2026	• Workshops and Seminars for those Interested. • Course Intensive's (One Week 40 hour courses: offered from time to time or credit).