eClass and Canvas Support
Student Access to Your Course (Course Visibility)
Last modified on 15 August 2025 11:32 AM
NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

This article describes how to control student access and visibility to your course.

Student access dates in Course Creation:

Instructors never need to manually give students access to their credit courses on eClass - students are automatically enrolled and gain access to the course based on the Start and End dates specified by the requester during the course creation process. Courses open and close at 12:01AM on the dates specified.

Requested Dates

These dates default to a start date of the first day of scheduled classes for the term and 3 weeks past the end of the exam period for a closing date. Note: If you have forgotten the dates you set and/or want to change them, please consult the following article: Switching Your Course Start and End Dates. Changing the dates in the block will automatically open/close your course by adjusting the setting below.

Alternatively, any instructor in a course can manually control access to their course, either to open it when they desire or to close it if necessary. Note that changes made here will override the dates specified in your Course Management block.

To manually change the visibility of your eClass course:

  1. From the main page of your course, click on Settings.



  2. On the Edit course settings page, in the General category, adjust the value to either Visible to make the class available or to Hide to hide the class.



  3. Once you are done click on Save Changes button at the bottom of the page.
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