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PSU non-credit students are not issued standard Odin accounts. Instead, they create a Provisional Account using a personal email address. The steps for this are:
- The student visits https://oam.pdx.edu/provisional/register/
- They enter a personal email account that does not end in pdx.edu.
- A confirmation email is sent requesting a password.
- Once the password is accepted, the student can login to Canvas. No courses will appear on the Dashboard yet.
- Lastly, the student must send their account email address to each non-credit instructor. Instructors can then manually enroll the student.
For instructors, adding non-credit students is similar to adding a matriculated student, with one important difference. These students’ email addresses are stored in Canvas as a Login ID. To enroll a non-credit student:
- From your Canvas course, select the People option in course navigation.
- Select the +People button in the upper right corner.
- In the Add People window, select Login ID (this will deselect the Email Address option).
- Enter the personal email address supplied by the student. You can enter multiple addresses separated by commas.
- Select the Next button.
- If the Canvas account is found, select Add Users to invite the student. You may also want to send a separate message to each student letting them know they’ve been enrolled and should see an invitation on their Canvas Dashboard.
- If the Canvas account is not found, alert the student.
This article was last updated on Mar 15, 2022 @ 4:44 pm.
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