How to Sign Up for an Account

To register for classes, whether in-person or online, you'll need an account for learn.chq.org, Chautauqua's learning management system. You can do this during the sign-up process, and to save time, we recommend creating an account ahead of time to make registration easier.

Note: if you have previously registered for an online class or participated in any virtual porch programming, you may already have an account and do not need to re-register. If you have trouble logging in, please call our office at 716-357-6348 for assistance.

Step One: Navigate to learn.chq.org in your browser window and click "Sign In" at the upper right-hand corner.

You can access catalog content and account sign-up from any mobile device, tablet or desktop computer.

Step Two: Click "Sign up now" under the orange "Sign in" button to start creating your account.

SSO is short for "single sign-on," meaning that you'll be able to access multiple services across the Chautauqua Institution network with the same username and password.

Step 3: Enter email address and click "Send Verification Code"

Make sure your email address is spelled correctly. Each student must use a unique, active email address for account creation.

Do not enter additional account info until proceeding to step 4.

Step 4: Go to your email account and find the verification code.

The verification email will be from Microsoft on behalf of Chautauqua Institution Single Sign-On (msonlineservicesteam@microsoftonline.com).

The subject line will be "Chautauqua Institution Single Sign-On account email verification code."

Open the email to retrieve the code.

Either copy and paste the code to the relevant field on the sign up form, or type it in manually. Make sure it matches exactly to what you received in your email.

Click "Verify code" and then you'll be ready to finish completing the sign-up form.

Step 5: Complete your additional account information and click "Create"

Enter your password (and store it somewhere safe), first name, last name, date of birth and country.

Click Create.

Your account has been created and you have entered your Learner Dashboard.

This is where you'll see links to upcoming courses and the full catalog, along with a list of any upcoming classes for which you are registered.

Click "Home" or the Chautauqua logo to go back to the home page at learn.chq.org.