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Canvas Course Availability for Students

Are you a student looking for your course in Canvas, but don’t see it on your dashboard? Canvas courses become available to you automatically when your professor creates and publishes them. Your professor may not have created and/or published the course yet.

If you have just registered, activated your NetID, or paid for the course, the course will automatically appear on your Canvas dashboard within 24 hours of any of these actions.

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the IT Assistance Center.

About TXST Canvas

Visit the TXST Canvas page for more information about this service.

Get Started

Faculty, Staff, Students, and those with applicable NetIDs can access Canvas to create and maintain Academic Course and Project Course sites. The TXST community can also invite people outside of the university to collaborate using Guest Accounts.

Get up and running in Canvas by following these quick start steps:

TXST Login

  1. Go to the TXST Login site.
  2. Enter your NetID and password, and click Login.
  3. If prompted, complete Duo login.
    See step-by-step instructions.

Canvas Guest Login

  1. Go to the Guest Login site.
  2. Enter your personal email address and password, and click Log In.
    NOTE: Guests must first be invited to join a site before being able to use Canvas. See step-by-step instructions.

Create an Academic Course

  1. Click Account, and click Site Creation.
  2. Click Academic Course.
  3. Follow the prompts, and click Submit.
  4. If you wish to add a template to your course, do so at this point.
  5. Once your site is created, if you would like to migrate data from TRACS to this site, click Migrate TRACS Content.
  6. Follow the prompts to migrate your data.
    See step-by-step instructions.

Create a Project Course

  1. Click Account, and click Site Creation.
  2. Click New Project Course.
  3. Follow the prompts, and click Submit.
  4. If you wish to add a template to your course, do so at this point.
  5. Once your site is created, if you would like to migrate data from TRACS to this site, click Migrate TRACS Content.
  6. Follow the prompts to migrate your data.
    See step-by-step instructions.

Moving Data is Easy with the Migration Assistant

If you have content in a TRACS Course or Project Site that you would like to move to Canvas, use the Migration Assistant. Depending on the complexity of your site, you may need to do some content re-organization. This is a good opportunity to re-evaluate your site structures. Learn what to expect when you move content from TRACS to Canvas.

List of Canvas Tools, Features, and External Tools (LTI tools)

See the complete list of Canvas Tools, some of which are compatible with TRACS tools and some that are completely new. Also included is the list of External Tools (LTI tools) available. Don't see an External Tool you're looking for? Submit a TXST Canvas External App (LTI) Request.

Get the Canvas Mobile Apps

We know you're on the go! Take Canvas with you everywhere with the easy-to-use Canvas Teacher and Student apps.

Learn

Get help from ITAC or Canvas experts here. 

See the below help for step-by-step instructions and training opportunities on how to use TXST Canvas. Also see these frequently asked questions and Canvas Updates.

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