Create New User

Question

I am looking to create a new user on our organizational account.  The new user will need to have the capability to create new courses.

Do I need to give them Administrator level access to do so?  I can only find information on how to update a user's role if they have already been assigned to a course.

Thank you in advance.

Greg · Accepted Answer

Hello @JaeTakahashi and welcome to the Instructure Community! Yes, unless your system is set up to allow instructor users to create courses (likely not), the new user will need an admin role to create new courses. It is possible to create a custom admin role that has permissions limited to the things you want the new user to be able to do. The following documents from the admin users guide can help:

* How do I add a new user role in Canvas?
* How do I set permissions for an account-level role?

My institution has some admin roles that are limited to specific sub-accounts, which helps us ensure the right people have the right permissions in the right places.