Adding Participants to a Canvas Course

Adding participants

Manage and add course participants by entering your course and selecting the People page from the Course Navigation Menu.

MHC Tip: Students are automatically enrolled via the Registrar’s Office. If you have students who need access before their official registration has processed, you should grant them the "Registration in Progress" role. It has identical permissions to the Student role, and will serve as a reminder to you and the student that they need confirmation from the registrar about their official enrollment.  When you enroll participants in this way, Canvas will generate an email invitation. The participant’s status will display as Pending until they accept the invitation.

  1. To add a participant to a course, navigate to the People page and select the “+ People” button.

    An image of the People page as selected from the Course in the Global Navigation Menu.→An image of the “+ People” button highlighted in the People page.
     
  2. Add the participant's email address, select the desired role and section, and click "Next":

“Add People” popup window.

Pending recognition of the participant, a second pop-up window will appear to confirm the enrollment. If the information is correct, click the “Add Users” button.

What role should I use?

Role Description
Registration in Progress This role is designed for a student who needs temporary access prior to their registration becoming official. This role grants the same permissions as the Student role.
Auditor An individual who is participating in a course, but is not officially registered to receive a grade. This role grants the same permissions as the Student role.
Student Mentor Students who are embedded in a course to support student learning, but are not expected to assist with course design or make changes. Example: SAW mentors, tutors
TA Individuals who are employed to assist Teachers with their course design and to support student learning. Does not have access to any student grades.
Grading TA Individuals who, in addition to TA responsibilities, have roles that require their access to view student grades and use grading tools.
Non-editing Teacher Instructors or faculty who are invited by the Teacher of a course to observe or copy teaching materials.
Teacher Adding another Teacher will give them the same abilities in the course that you have, as a Teacher. They will be able to make many changes, and also view and change student submissions and grades.
Observer We do not make use of this role. Please choose one of the other options listed above.
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