Collin College Canvas Student Guide
Collin College utilizes Canvas as its Learning Management System (LMS). This guide provides Collin College students with essential information for navigating and utilizing Canvas effectively.
Accessing Canvas
After logging into Canvas, students can view their current courses on the All Courses page. Each course is associated with a specific access date. Courses must be published by your institution before you can access them.
Troubleshooting Access Issues
If you are self-enrolling in a course using a join code or URL, you may not have completed the registration process. If your institution enrolled you in a course, your enrollment may not have been set up properly. If you are an observer creating a Canvas account and linking your account using a pairing code, you may not have completed the registration process. Note that some institutions may restrict the option to view or access future enrollment courses before the participation dates and/or restrict the option to access concluded courses after the course has ended.
The "All Courses" Page
The All Courses page provides a comprehensive view of your courses within Canvas.
Course Status and Availability
Active courses that are available to you are listed in blue text. These courses have been published and include a link to the course. Courses that are within the current term dates but are not yet available are listed in black text.
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Course Roles
Each course includes your role in the course.
Sorting and Customizing Your Course List
In the All Courses section, you can customize the courses list and mark courses as favorites. Courses can be sorted by Favorite status, Name, Nickname, Term, enrollment status, and Published status by selecting the Sort icon in the header. You can change the order courses are listed by clicking the Sort icon in the header.
Past Enrollments
Courses under the Past Enrollments heading are courses that have concluded but are still available as a read-only archived course.
Future Enrollments
Future Enrollments are courses that will be made available as part of an upcoming term or specific course start date. Future courses may be published or unpublished. If a future course includes a link, you can view course content but cannot fully participate in the course until the start date.
Important Resources and Services at Collin College
Collin College is committed to student success and provides various resources and services to support students throughout their academic journey.
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ACCESS Office (Disability Services)
Disability Services for Collin College are operated through their ACCESS Office.
Tutoring Assistance
Collin College offers free in-person and online tutoring assistance for Collin College students.
CougarWeb Portal
Don't know your CougarWeb portal information? Please check for Holds in your Collin College CougarWeb portal as these can prevent registration, payment, and transcript requests.
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) protects students' privacy of educational records. Students can sign a FERPA waiver in their CougarWeb home tab to allow parents certain privileges for their dual credit courses.
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