In Short

Princeton Connect course sites differ from credit-based sites as participants do not "officially" enroll through the Registrar (i.e., PeopleSoft) and must be invited or added manually.

Step-by-step

There are two options for enrollment: one that includes email invitations (Do It Yourself) and one that does not (Let Us Do It for You).

Option 1: Do It Yourself
Option 2: Let Us Do It for You

Option 1: Do It Yourself

As the Instructor/Leader of a Princeton Connect site, you can add individuals with Princeton University credentials and invite people from other universities or institutions. With this option, participants will receive an email invitation that they need to accept before participating in the site.

Please Note: You must be an Instructor or Leader to invite users to a Canvas Connect site.

Inviting Princeton University Participants

Participants affiliated with Princeton University will not need to create a separate account to access Princeton Connect. Princeton University participants will use their NetID credentials to log in to Canvas.

Navigate to the Canvas site.
From the People page, click the +People button.
Enter the participant's Princeton email address and select their role from the dropdown menu. You can enter multiple email addresses (1 per line).
Click Next button.
Confirm the correct user has been located and click the Add Users button.

Inviting External Participants

Participants affiliated with another university or institution must have a Princeton Connect Canvas account. Accounts are created during the invitation process. External participants will receive an email inviting them to set up an account and join the site.

Navigate to the Canvas course site.
From the People page, click the +People button.
Enter the participant's email address and select their role from the dropdown menu. You can enter multiple email addresses (1 per line).
Click the Next button.
Place your cursor in the Name field and enter the participant's First and Last Name.
Click the Next button.
You will then see a message confirming the user is ready to be added to the course.
Click the Add Users button.

Setting Up an Account (External Participants)

Once the external participant receives an email invitation to a site, they need to create a password.

Click the Get Started button in the email invitation.
In the Password field, enter your desired password and click the Register button.
Navigate to the site by clicking the course card on the Canvas Dashboard.

Option 2: Let Us Do It for You

Send an email to canvas@princeton.edu identifying the course for which enrollment help is needed. Course site invitations will not be sent, and participants will have immediate access to the site.

Use this sample file to add the participant's information and attach it to your email: BatchEnrollUsers-Sample.xlsx