It is generally recommended that students and faculty access their courses through the GCU Portal, as the portal will always direct to the appropriate link for your specific course. However, there may be times in which the GCU Portal is temporarily inaccessible due to scheduled maintenance or service interruption. During this time, your LMS classroom can still be accessed by logging in directly.
NOTE If you are accessing your classroom through the GCU Portal, the login information is your GCU email address and password. If you choose to log into LoudCloud or Halo | Learn directly, use your regular GCU username, without @my.gcu.edu and the same GCU password. For more information about what login information to use on each website, check out Student Login Information.
Depending on the course level and degree program you are seeking, your class will be located in one of the following links:
- Courses Starting in Halo | Learn
This link is intended for use when trying to access Halo | Learn. Halo | Learn is a new learning management system being rolled out by the university. Only some degree programs are using this system at this time, but more will be added in the future. If your degree program is using Halo | Learn, you should have been notified ahead of time. For more information, see Accessing your Halo | Learn Classroom. If you are not taking classes in Halo | Learn, see the applicable link from the list below.
https://halo.gcu.edu - Online Undergraduate Courses (LoudCloud)
This link is intended for use when trying to access online undergraduate courses (course level up to 499):
https://lms-ugrad.gcu.edu - Online Graduate / Doctoral Courses (LoudCloud)
This link is intended for use when trying to access online graduate or doctoral courses (course level between 500-999):
https://lms-grad.gcu.edu - Traditional / Campus Courses (LoudCloud)
This link is intended for use when trying to access undergraduate courses that take place on GCU's physical campus (traditional classes with course level up to 499):
https://lms-trad.gcu.edu - High School Cohort Courses (LoudCloud)
This link is intended for use when trying to access high school courses from schools that are partnered with GCU. If you aren't sure whether you fall into this category, see the following article: Classes Hosted in LMS for Non-GCU Students and Faculty.
https://lms-hs.gcu.edu
NOTE For information about accessing courses that you have already completed, check out the article: Accessing Previous LoudCloud Courses.
When logging into the LMS directly, you will be taken to a homepage instead of a specific class. For more information on the LMS homepage in LoudCloud and how to navigate it, see (LMS) Modifying Your Homepage. If you utilize the Halo | Learn LMS, there are no settings that can be modified on the homepage.
When logging into the LMS directly, you will be taken to a homepage instead of a specific class. For more information on the LMS homepage in LoudCloud and how to navigate it, see (LMS) Modifying Your Homepage. If you utilize the Halo | Learn LMS, there are no settings that can be modified on the homepage.