Self Enrollment in Canvas

Owned by Liz Christopher
Jun 05, 2023
2 min read

Self-enrollment courses are courses that create a special URL you can use to invite potential students into your course. You don't necessarily have to have a NetID to participate in a self-enrollment course. Some uses of a self-enrollment course might be; professional resource and content sharing, clubs and student organizations and continuing education courses. These custom courses live in our TD,SP and CE environments. You can make a request to the UW Oshkosh help desk to have one created.

Courses NOT Eligible for Self-Enrollment

  • Official SIS (Student Information System) courses.

Courses Eligible for Self-Enrollment

  • Courses that live in the TD ( Training and Development environment ) environment ( NetID access ONLY )

  • Courses that live in the SP ( Instructional Supplemental ) environment ( NetID access ONLY) 

  • Courses that live in the CE ( Continuing Educational ) environment ( Off campus access & NetID access)

Requesting a Self Enrollment Course

Request a self enrollment course through the IT Service Portal using the link at the bottom of this page. Please provide the name you would like for the course and who should be the "Teacher" in the course.

Turn on Self-Enrollment

After you receive your course you can turn on self-enrollment by

  1. Select "Settings > General (tab)"

  2. Scrolling to the bottom of the page and select "More Options"

  3. Check the checkbox for "Let students self-enroll by sharing with them a secret URL". 

  4. Choose "Update Course Details" button

  5. Refresh the browser window you will then see your custom self-enrollment link at the bottom of the page.