Hi @cooperldc
Are you talking about a course in a school-based Canvas account, or the Free-for-Teachers (FFT) version?
If this is a school account, publishing your courses so that students can access them has nothing to do with your "registration" as a canvas user in that account. If you were not already registered as a user with a teacher role, you would not be able to develop or publish your new course. If this is the case, you need to contact the Canvas Admin at your school.
If it is an FFT account, you will need to contact Canvas Support and report a problem. Click on the Help link, and chose "Report a problem".
Good luck,
Kelley
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