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of 6— Create your ChatGPT Plus account
What you'll accomplish
By the end of this guide, you'll have a ChatGPT Plus account set up with a dedicated conversation workflow for course prep — cutting lecture design, rubric creation, assignment writing, and syllabus drafting from hours to under 30 minutes each. You'll use file uploads to work with your course materials directly rather than pasting everything manually.
What you'll need
- A ChatGPT Plus account at chat.openai.com ($20/month)
- Your most recent syllabus or course materials (PDF or Word doc)
- Time needed: 20 minutes to get started; ongoing 10–30 min per task
- Cost: $20/month (free tier works for single tasks but lacks file uploads and memory)
How-To Guide: Use ChatGPT Plus to Accelerate Course Prep
Step 1: Create your ChatGPT Plus account
Go to chat.openai.com. Click Sign Up to create a free account, then click Upgrade to Plus under your account settings. Enter payment info. You now have access to GPT-4o, file uploads, and longer context.
What you should see: "ChatGPT Plus" badge in the sidebar and model selector showing "GPT-4o."