This documentation will walk you through adding user(s) to a course using the Canvas Request System. If you would like to add a test student account to your course site using an Alternative Login please follow these instructions.
Note: The Canvas Request System (CRS) cannot be used by graduate students even if they have a teaching appointment. Contact Academic Technology for assistance with CRS tasks.
For Registrar courses:
- All roles except Student and Guest require a passing FERPA score.
- All roles except Student, Course Coordinator, Observer, Guest, and Grader can add Zoom meetings to a Canvas course site.
- Users must be added to PeopleSoft via your course scheduler or Registrar's Office.
For Organization, Development and Non-credit courses:
- All roles may be added using the Canvas Request System.
Adding Users to a Canvas Course using the CRS
- Go to the Canvas Request System and log in.
- Select the Course User Assignment tab (See Fig. 1).
![Canvas Request System navigation bar, with "Course User Assignment" highlighted](https://tdx.umsystem.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=8b164492-0004-4e18-858d-dc4b1dbc7b49.png&beidInt=2)
Figure 1: Select the Course User Assignment tab
- Type information in the box to locate the course that you want to assign. Enter one of the following in the search box:
- Course number
- Partial or Full Course ID
- Instructor SSO ID
- Select Search.
- When the results appear, choose Select on the line of the course you want to assign a user (See Fig. 2).
![Course User Assignment Course Search interface, with the filter field highlighted](https://tdx.umsystem.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=b9084eeb-6278-4412-9e1c-f031650fbc63.png&beidInt=2)
Figure 2: Choose Select on the line of the course you want to assign a user.
- The course details will appear. Select the Add Course User button (See Fig. 3).
![Course User Management page in the Canvas Request System, with the Add Course User button highlighted](https://tdx.umsystem.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=1a62c075-f38a-4bef-b0fc-cf2be6765096.png&beidInt=2)
Figure 3: Select the Add Course User button
- Type the user’s SSO or last name in the search box and select Search (See Fig. 4).
![User search menu](https://tdx.umsystem.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=3b5d0a60-0f74-4556-b422-0af795580688.png&beidInt=2)
Figure 4: Select Search to search for the user
- Select Add User for the user you want to add from the list (See Fig. 5).
![Active user search in the Canvas Request System, with the Add User button highlighted](https://tdx.umsystem.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=254e48ed-9e7d-453a-a7be-18160ba1df4b.png&beidInt=2)
Figure 5: Select Add User for the user you want to add from the list
- Select the Role. Adding information in the Note box is optional for any role except Student.
- To add more users, repeat Steps 8 and 9.
- To finalize, select Submit User Assignments (See, Fig. 6).
![user search, with red box around the submit user assignments button](https://tdx.umsystem.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=f077d8ce-5c47-46cb-837d-3cab4ca1bf82.png&beidInt=2)
Figure 6: Select the Role and select Submit User Assignments
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