When will courses I registered for be accessible in Canvas? (Melbourne, Ed. Centers, Corporate Programs)

Melbourne, Education Center, Virtual Ed. Center, and Corporate Program students* can access academic courses in Canvas (fit.instructure.com) when ALL of the following conditions are met:

  • The student registered for the course via PAWS more than 3 hours ago.  (Canvas rosters update automatically every ~2.5 hrs.)
  • The instructor has published the Canvas course.  (Instructor action required.  Unpublished courses appear in Canvas but are not accessible to students.)
  • The course starts within one week.  (Default; subject to instructor override.  Prior to one week before official start date, courses appear in Canvas but are not accessible.)
  • The course ended less than one month ago.  (Default; subject to instructor override.  Courses close one month after official end date and are removed from Canvas.)

*Note: this article does not apply to ABA Online or Florida Tech Online courses.