Require Approval for Student Registration

Requiring registration approval deters cheating from students with duplicate accounts. If your course uses self-registration and does not require registration approval, some students may try to cheat by enrolling a fake account in your course to access assignments before taking them under their real name.

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Requiring registration approval deters cheating from students with duplicate accounts. If your course uses self-registration and does not require registration approval, some students may try to cheat by enrolling a fake account in your course to access assignments before taking them under their real name.

  1. Find the course you want to edit.

    If you are a teacher in the course:

    1. In the upper-left corner, click Menu My Courses.

    2. Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course Toggle Dropdown menu and click Edit Details.

    To search courses in your district:

    1. In the upper-left corner, click Menu Courses.

    2. Enter your search criteria and click Search.

    3. Click a course name in your search results.

    4. Click Edit.

  2. Set a student registration policy.

    If a student tries to join the course after your chosen date, the teacher will receive an email notification and can approve or deny their request.

  3. Click Next.

    A confirmation page opens and shows your new course settings.

  4. Click Save to save your changes.

    Your course information is updated.