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GitHub Campus Program

GitHub Campus Program

Getting Started

GitHub is available to all active 51³Ô¹ÏÍøfaculty, staff, and students.

Signing In

  1. Click the Sign In button above.
  2. At SMU's Single sign-on, click Continue.
    screenshot of the SSO window for GitHub
  3. Enter your NetID (e.g. user@smu.edu) and click Next.
  4. Sign in to the Microsoft Entra ID page with your NetID and your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøPassword and then click Login.
  5. Complete the Duo Security authentication, if needed. 
  6. You will then be directed to SMU's online space in GitHub.
    Screenshot of the GitHub sign-in window with the account information highlighted.
    • If you have a personal GitHub account, you can sign in using those credentials and connect to your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøGitHub account. 
    • If you are new to GitHub, click the Create an account hyperlink and create an account to associate with your 51³Ô¹ÏÍøGitHub account. 

Accessing Your Content

You can upload content easily to GitHub using your web browser. Share your content with your colleagues or outside of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøusing GitHub and collaborate on projects.

Benefits of Using GitHub Campus Program

Faculty

Teach your students with the industry-standard tools, so they can shine on technical teams. Available to academic faculty for teaching or non-profit research.

  •   Free for your own use
  •   Free for courses, coding clubs, and nonprofit research
  •   for managing assignments
  •   to master Git and GitHub
  •   A GitHub Education Swag Bag for your students every semester

Students

Learn using real-world development tools

  •   Free while you are a student
  •   Valuable partner offers
  •   for qualified applicants
  •   $1000 first-time hackathon grant for members