Course and project sites are organized in an hierarchical structure within bCourses/Canvas. There is a top-level account, and below are accounts for each department or academic discipline that contain their respective course sites, with the potential for more sub accounts to be added within each one.
These departmental-level accounts have administrative roles and permissions that allow local/departmental IT and instructional support specialists to manage and configure the courses within their domain. These roles present opportunities to customize the course environments and provide enriched support to users within a department.
To become a bCourses Administrator for your department, please follow the process outlined below.
Step 1: Obtain Authorization
Have your department or program head (e.g, departmental chair) submit the bCourses Administrator Authorization to sign off on your level of administrative access and responsibilities. Note: you will need to tell them which admin role you are requesting. Please see bCourses Administrator Roles and Permissions to determine which role is the best fit.
Step 2: Complete Training
Below is the required training for admin access to bCourses. Both FERPA and UC Cyber Security Awareness training are already mandatory for most UC Berkeley staff. If you were granted a bCourses Administrator role after June 2015, then you will have already met these requirements. In “Step 3: Sign the Admin Agreement,” you will confirm that you have completed all required training.
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FERPA
- Available from the UC Learning Center, under “Privacy of Student Records: Are You Revealing Too Much? (FERPA)”
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UC Cyber Security Awareness Training
- Available from the UC Learning Center, under the same title.
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Growing with Canvas
- Available online at https://bcourses.berkeley.edu/enroll/R3Y8PJ
Step 3: Sign Admin Agreement
Confirm that you have completed all required training (your assertion is sufficient -- screenshots are no longer necessary) and agree to terms of service and responsibilities as outlined in bCourses Administrator Agreement.
Step 4: Contact us
Please send an email to bcourseshelp@berkeley.edu to let us know about your request and that the forms have been submitted. We will add you to the subaccount you requested, as well as add you to our mailing list, and then follow-up with you via email.
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