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Enrolling Students in Canvas Courses

Enrolling Students in Canvas Courses

Students are automatically enrolled in Canvas courses based on their PeopleSoft information and enrollments. These enrollments are uploaded through Boomi files into Canvas every 1-2 hours. Instructors are unable to change student enrollment in their Canvas courses and must wait for the system to update for the enrollment to be active.


Common question: What if a student just enrolled in a course and needs access to their course immediately?

You have two options as the instructor:

  • Submit a Help Desk ticket to request sooner enrollment access. The Learning Technology Solution Team can request a faster refresh, but it is not a certainty.

  • Let the student(s) know that they need to wait for the refresh in 1-2 hours.

In the meantime, we recommend working with the student(s) over email until they can access the Canvas course. Sending syllabi or assignment documents as needed.