Adding users to a Canvas course using the CRS

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

1. Go to the Canvas Request System and log in.
2. Select the Course User Assignment tab (See Fig. 1).
   
   Figure 1: Course User Assignment tab in the main navigation menu
    
3. 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
4. Select Search.
5. When the results appear, choose Select on the line of the course you want to assign a user (See Fig. 2).
   
   Figure 2: Selecting the course
    
6. The course details will appear. Select the Add Course User button (See Fig. 3).
   
   Figure 3: Adding the course user
    
7. Type the user’s SSO or last name in the search box and select Search (See Fig. 4).
   
   Figure 4: Searching for the user
    
8. Select Add User for the user you want to add from the list (See Fig. 5).
   
   Figure 5: Adding the user
    
9. Select the Role. Adding information in the Note box is optional for any role except Student.
10. To add more users, repeat Steps 8 and 9.
11. To finalize, select Submit User Assignments (See Fig. 6).
    
    Figure 6: Submitting the user assignments
     
12. Once submitted, the user(s) will be added to the course within 10 hours.

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