Catalog courses and programs are easily searchable. You can use the Search field on the home page, or just browse the catalog listings.
Notes:
- The steps for searching and viewing a course or program listing are the same regardless of catalog design. Your catalog view may be customized for your institution.
- You may need to log in to Canvas before you can view your institution's Catalog listings.
Open Catalog
In a browser window, type your institution's Catalog URL in the address bar.
View Catalog Listings Page
View your institution's catalog listings page. The listings page displays your institution's catalog icon [1].
You can access the student dashboard and the Canvas dashboard, and you can log out of your account from the User Menu link [2].
The listings page also displays all courses and programs offered by and available for enrollment at your institution [3].
Notes:
- The catalog icon is static and displays throughout the catalog. To return to the listings page at any time, click the icon.
- If you have not logged in, the User Menu link is replaced by a Login link. Learn about logging into Catalog.
- If you are visiting the catalog for the first time, you may need to register for a catalog account.
Search and Filter Listings
You can easily locate a specific catalog listing using the catalog search and filter options.
To search for a specific listing, add text in the Search field [1].
To filter the listings by category, click the Category drop-down menu [2]. Then select a category from the list.
View Refine Listings Options
To refine the displayed listings, click the Refine drop-down menu [1].
To filter the displayed listings, select from the following filters:
- Free [2]: View only listings without an enrollment fee.
- Paid [3]: View only listings that require payment to enroll.
- Open Enrollment [4]: View only listings with currently open enrollment options.
- Certificate [5]: View only listings that offer a certificate upon completion.
To sort the displayed listings, select from the following sort options:
- ABC [6]: Sort the displayed listings in alphabetical order.
- Start Date [7]: Sort the displayed listings by start date beginning with most recent.
- $-$$$ [8]: Sort the displayed listings by lowest to highest price.
- $$$-$ [9]: Sort the displayed listings by highest to lowest price.
View Listing Types
Catalogs can display two listing types.
Individual course listings display the Course icon [1].
Multiple courses bundled into one listing display a Program icon [2].
View Listing Card
Each listing card displays an image [1], the listing name [2], and a short description [3]. Listings may also display an institution, department, organization, or team logo [4].
You can also view the listing duration [5]. Some listings may begin on a certain date, some may only be offered during a specific date range or include a time limit, and some listings may be self-paced without start or end dates.
You can also view the cost to enroll in the listing [6] and the number of credits offered upon completion [7].
Note: For programs, any credits shown are the cumulative of all courses included in the program.
Open Listing Details
To view details of a listing, click the listing card.
View Listing Details
The listing details page displays the listing image [1] with the the listing type icon [2]. You can also view the listing title [3], duration [4], the number of credits offered upon completion [5], and the number of spots remaining [6] if a student cap is set.
You can enroll in the individual listing from the details page [7], you can add the listing to your shopping cart [8], or you can purchase bulk enrollments [9].
You can also view the listing's detailed description [10].
Note: If the listing includes an enrollment fee, the fee displays on the Enroll button [11].
View Related Listings
If you view a course that is part of a program, the program name displays on the listing's details page [1].
If you view a program, the program's included courses display on the listing's details page [2]. Course listings that also display as individual courses in the catalog's listings page, the course name displays as a link to the course [3].