How do I add or remove waitlisted students in my Canvas course?

Instructors and TAs can use the Manage SIS Sections tool to include waitlisted students in sections in their course site for the current academic term or a future term.

The tool can also be used to remove waitlisted students who were previously added to the site, if they have not yet been removed automatically by the Student Information System (SIS). Skip to the steps to remove waitlisted students.

Note: The waitlist features described in this article are not available for UVA Wise roster sections. The Manage Waitlisted Sections page will not display if all sections in the course are from UVA Wise or in past academic terms.

Add Waitlisted Students.

Go to Settings.

Select Settings from the Course Navigation Menu.

Select Manage SIS Sections.

Select the Manage SIS Sections button.

Note: Depending on the width of your internet browser window, this button will appear on either the right side or near the bottom of the page.

Confirm the course information.

Screenshot of an example course's information.

The waitlisted students will be added to sections in the course site in which you are currently working.

Review the name and course code displayed in the Course Information section to ensure you are adding waitlisted students in the appropriate site before proceeding.

Select Next.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select Next.

Select each section to include waitlisted students.

  1. On the Manage Waitlisted Students page, select the checkbox for each section where waitlisted students should be added. To add waitlisted students to all available sections, select the Add waitlisted students for all sections checkbox that appears at the top of the list.
  2. Select Next.

Note: The option to include waitlisted students is not available for UVA Wise roster sections. The Manage Waitlisted Sections page will not display if all sections in the course are from UVA Wise or in past academic terms.

Confirm changes.

Screenshot of an example confirmation page.

An overview of the selected changes will be displayed. Select the Save button to confirm them.

Note: It may take up to two hours after saving changes for the waitlisted students to appear in your course site. You can check either the People or Photo Roster tool to verify if they have been added.

Remove Waitlisted Students.

Go to Settings.

Select Settings from the Course Navigation Menu.

Select Manage SIS Sections.

Select the Manage SIS Sections button.

Note: Depending on the width of your internet browser window, this button will appear on either the right side or near the bottom of the page.

Confirm the course information.

Screenshot of an example course's information.

The waitlisted students will be removed from sections in the course site in which you are currently working.

Review the name and course code displayed in the Course Information section to ensure you are removing waitlisted students in the appropriate site before proceeding.

Select Next.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select Next.

Deselect each section to remove waitlisted students.

  1. On the Manage Waitlisted Students page, deselect the checkbox for each section where waitlisted students should be removed. To remove waitlisted students from all sections in the course site, select the empty Add waitlisted students for all sections checkbox that appears at the top of the list, then uncheck the box.
  2. Select Next.

Note: The option to remove waitlisted students is not available for UVA Wise roster sections. The Manage Waitlisted Sections page will not display if all sections in the course are from UVA Wise or in past academic terms.

Confirm changes.

Screenshot of an example confirmation page.

An overview of the selected changes will be displayed. Select the Save button to confirm them.

Note: It may take up to two hours after saving changes for the waitlisted students to be removed from your course site. You can check either the People or Photo Roster tool to verify if they have been removed.