Canvas is used in many courses at IVC. Your whole course may be managed through Canvas or your instructor may have provided additional course materials. If you are taking an Online or Hybrid course, please take a look at Online Course Orientation.
For additional questions, please see the information below.
Starting with the Basics
- Logging in
- Login by going to IVC.edu and clicking Canvas at the top of the page. If you log in another way, it can cause issues with some external tools in Canvas, including Proctorio. The URL should always start with 'canvas.ivc.edu'.
- You must be enrolled in a course to login to Canvas
- It takes a least 4-6 hours after registering for your first class for you to be able to login to Canvas
- It can take up to the first day of class for you to be able to log in. This is dependent on at least one of your enrolled courses being published by your instructor.
- Make sure to log in with your username and not your full IVC email. Your username is the part before the @ sign of student your email.
- Ensure your computer and browser will work with Canvas.
- What are the basic computer specifications for Canvas?(link is external)
- Which browsers does Canvas support?(link is external)
Helpful Links
- Canvas Student Guide(link is external)
- Mobile Guides - Canvas Student(link is external) - The Canvas Student app is the mobile version of Canvas that helps students stay current with their courses anywhere. Download the Canvas Student app on Android and iOS devices.