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How to Access Lumen Courses or Lumen Programs
Download these instructions as a PDF
Go to MyUW (available from wisc.edu)
Search for the Lumen widget
Click on Lumen. You may wish to add the Lumen widget to your MyUW home page (see highlight)
Click anywhere in the Course Proposals (or Program Proposals) box.
If you receive an error message it is because you need to be added to the list of users. Use this form to request access.
This will open the course or program proposal system (program proposal is shown here).
If this appears simply click on the and you may be asked to enter your NetID.
Uploading files requires Adobe Flash Player version 9+. The course proposal system does not use Java or any other 3rd party plugins.
You will not be able to upload the (required) attachments without Adobe Flash.
If this error message appears:
First scroll to the bottom of the form and click the Adobe Flash 10 link.
If Flash is already installed (and your browser just needs permission to use the plug in on this page) the issue can be easily corrected.
Otherwise you will be taken to the Adobe Flash website where you can download the plug in.
https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Browser Compatibility
The course proposal system has the following minimum browser requirements:
Internet Explorer (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/download-ie) (10 and 11). Internet Explorer must not be in compatibility mode.
Microsoft Edge (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge)
Mozilla Firefox (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new) (versions 10+)
Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) (versions 20+)
Apple Safari (https://www.apple.com/safari) (versions 5+)