Canvas Certificates
Canvas Certificates is a tool that enables you to provide certificates for your students in order to recognize the completion of their work. This may be used, for example, to provide proof of meeting certain course prerequisites such as completing lab work.
Canvas Certificates is added as part of a module, allowing you to set up prerequisites and automate when the certificate is made available to a student. The prerequisites work exactly the same as regular Canvas module prerequisites.
How to add a Canvas Certificate to your Canvas course
- Go to theÌýModulesÌýsection of your Canvas course by selectingÌýModulesÌýin the left menu.
- SelectÌý+ModuleÌýto create a new module.
- In theÌýModule NameÌýbox, enter the name you would like to give your certificate. This will appear on the certificate.
- Add prerequisites just as you would for any other module. Read theÌýÌýfor more information on prerequisites.
- You can also choose to lock the certificate until a certain date, by selecting theÌýLock untilÌýcheckbox and then entering a date.
- SelectÌýAdd ModuleÌýwhen you have finished entering theÌýModule NameÌýand any prerequisites.
- SelectÌý+Ìýto add the certificate.
- ChooseÌýExternal ToolÌýinstead of Assignment as the type of item you are adding.
- Scroll down until you findÌýÂé¶¹AV Module Certificate. Click on this option.
- You should now see information in theÌýURLÌýbox.
- SelectÌýAdd Item.
- Âé¶¹AV Module CertificateÌýshould now appear in your module.
- Please note that the module and the attached certificate are not published.
- Select the crossed out O symbol when you are ready to make the certificate available.
- Students can get access to their certificate by selectingÌýÂé¶¹AV Module CertificateÌýonce they have met the prerequisites and the module is not locked.
- The certificate will contain the student’s name, the date when they generated the certificate, and the title of the module. In the example below, the module was namedÌýSample Certificate.
- Students can print the certificate by selectingÌýPrint Certificate.