Read this article to learn how to add students, teacher assistants, and co-teachers to your Canvas Sections. Select a topic below to learn more.

Will I have to manually add my students to Canvas?

You do not need to add students to Canvas. Students who are officially enrolled via the University Registrar are added automatically.

How do I add or remove students from my course site?

Enrollment data from the Registrar automatically adds and removes students from Canvas several times daily. Simply wait for the student to enroll or drop the course through the Registrar. 

Note: Do not remove students manually. If you delete a student manually on Canvas while the individual is enrolled still as a student through the Registrar, the Registrar's enrollment data feed will automatically re-add the student to the course the next time it updates.

If you want to add a user who is not enrolling through the Registrar, or if you cannot wait until the enrollment data is updated, you can add them and grant them the role of  Manually Added Student. A manually added students' course access is not affected by the Registrar's enrollment data feed.

To add a student to your course site manually:

1. Select People from the menu on the left side of your course site.
   
2. Select + People to open the Add People dialog box.
   
3. In Add People, select Login ID and enter the student's CNetID. You can add multiple students by separating their CNetIDs with commas.
   
4. For students not enrolled through the Registrar, select Role. In the drop-down menu, select Manually Added Student.
   
5. Select the correct section.
   
6. Select Next.
7. Verify the identity of the student(s) you've added.
8. Select Add Users.
   

How do I view the list of students enrolled in my course?

To view the list students in your course, simply select People from the menu on the left side of your course site.

How do I add or remove teaching assistants (TAs) and co-teachers?

TAs and co-teachers are not automatically included in Canvas data feeds. You must add these users to your course manually.

To add a TA or co-teacher:

1. Select People from the menu on the left side of your course site.
   
2. Select + People to open the Add People dialog box.
   
3. Select Role. In the dropdown, select TA or Co-Teacher.
   
4. In Add People, select Login ID and enter the CNetID of the TA or co-teacher. You can add multiple teaching assistants or co-teachers by separating their CNetIDs with commas.
   

What if the system cannot find a person who needs to be added?

If the system cannot find a person, you will receive an error message.

Check your spelling and try again. If you still receive the error message, select Cancel. Do not continue to try to add them yourself. Doing so will cause problems in their Canvas account.

Send the following information to canvas@uchicago.edu:

• The full name and number of your course
• The CNetID of the person you are trying to add
• The assigned role (teaching assistant or co-teacher) for the person you are trying to add.

How do I add manually added sections to a Registrar course?

1. Email UChicago Canvas Support to request manually added sections. Include in your request a brief description of why you need the manually added sections and what you would like the sections to be called. You may use teaching assistants names or made up names such as Gargoyle and Phoenix. Section names should be distinct from Registrar section names (e.g., not Section 1, etc.), and they should also be distinct from Canvas student groups (e.g. not Group A).
2. After the sections have been created for you, you will need to manually add students to the appropriate sections by following the instructions for adding students that appears above. Remember to select the correct section.
3. Repeat step 2 for teaching assistants, and select TA as the Role.
   

   Note: If your teaching assistant doesn't need to interact with students from the other sections, check the Can interact with users in their section only box to limit them to seeing only the students they need to grade.

What are the different roles in Canvas?

Canvas roles are a set of specific permissions assigned to an individual within a particular course. A summary of the roles and their uses can be found Canvas Roles & Permissions.