How do I enroll in a Catalog course or program listing?
In Canvas Catalog, you can enroll in programs and courses from your institution's home page. Selected listings display in your shopping cart where they remain until you check out.
When you begin check out, Catalog preserves your enrollment spot(s) for ten minutes while you complete the enrollment process. Paid courses and programs require payment as part of the enrollment process. You can also add promotion codes at checkout.
The first time you enroll in a catalog listing with your institution, you must complete your registration before you can begin your courses or programs.
Notes:
- Before you can view your institution's Catalog listings, you may need to log in to Canvas.
- You can purchase multiple enrollments in one transaction.
- Depending on how your institution has configured the Catalog course enrollment process, you may be required to complete enrollment fields that are not shown here.
Because payment options vary from institution to institution, the payment process is not documented here. For assistance paying for listings through your institution's payment gateway, please contact your institution's help desk.
Open Catalog
In a browser window, enter your institution's Catalog URL in the address field.
Locate Course Listing
Locate a course you want to enroll in by scrolling through the list.
To search for a specific course or program, enter text in the Search field [1]. To refine the search, click the Filter button [2].
To view a listing's details page and enrollment options, click the More icon [3].
View Enrollment Options
To enroll in the listing and proceed directly to the checkout, click the Enroll Now button [1].
To add the listing to your cart and continue viewing and adding listings to your cart, click the Add to Cart button [2].
To claim or purchase a block of seats, click the Bulk Enrollment button [3].
Add to Wait List
If you want to enroll in a course with closed enrollment, you may be able to add your name to a wait list. When a spot opens, your Catalog account will automatically enroll you in the course. Spots become available if a student drops the course or if an administrator increases the enrollment limit. Learn more about adding yourself to a wait list.
Sign In or Register for Account
If you were not prompted to log in when you navigated to the home page, and you already have a Canvas account at your institution, click the Already have an account? Sign in here button [1].
If you do not have a Canvas account at your institution, register for a new account by completing the new account registration information [2]. Click the Acceptable Use and Privacy Policy and reCAPTCHA confirmation checkboxes [3]. Then, click the Register New Account button [4].
Verify New User Account
If you registered for a new account, you must verify your account to complete your registration and begin the course. Check your registration email address and follow the instructions in the confirmation email to confirm your account.
Manage Cart
When the course has been successfully added to your cart, a notification displays [1].
To view items in the cart, click the Shopping Cart icon [2].
To remove a listing from the cart, click the Delete icon [3].
To register for the listing, click the Checkout button [4].
Checkout
On the checkout page, a ten-minute timer starts automatically [1]. To guarantee successful enrollment, you must complete the payment and enrollment process within the ten minute time limit.
Selected listings display. To remove a listing from your cart and cancel enrollment, click the Remove icon [2].
For paid listings, the subtotal cost for all listings, the total of applied promotional discounts, and the total amount due display [3].
If you have a promotion code, enter it in the Promotion Code field [4], then click the Apply button [5]. If you have more than one promotion code, repeat to enter each code individually.
To end checkout, but leave the listings in the cart, click the Cancel button [6].
To complete the payment and enroll in the listing, click the Pay and Enroll button [7].
Notes:
- If all of your selected listings are free, Cancel and Enroll buttons display.
- Because payment options vary from institution to institution, the payment process is not documented here. For assistance paying for listings through your institution's payment gateway, please contact your institution's help desk.
Manage Expired Checkout
If the reservation time expires before you complete the enrollment process, Catalog displays a Time to check out is up notification [1]. Your seats in the selected listings are no longer reserved, but the listings will remain in your cart.
To return to your institution's catalog listings page, click the Return to Catalog button [2].
To return to the checkout page, click the Shopping Cart button [3], then click the Checkout button [4].
View Enrollment Confirmation
When enrollment is complete, Catalog displays a Ready to Begin message.
To go to the Canvas course page, click the Go to Course button [1].
To return to your institution's catalog listings page, click the Return to Catalog button [2].
Notes:
- If your enrollment failed, the confirmation page displays a Failed (retry) message.
- If your enrollment is pending, the confirmation page displays a Pending message.
