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.