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Activating Your Canvas Guest Account

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Overview

This article provides step-by-step instructions for activating your Canvas Guest Account for PaCE students and Sponsored Guests. Follow the guide to set up your credentials and gain access to your courses and resources.

Steps

If you’re participating in the PaCE Paralegal program, you will need to login to Canvas with your myUTSA ID and Passphrase. 

  1. Navigate to Canvas
  2. Click Forgot Password.
UTSA login page with fields for login and password, a "Forgot Password?" link, and a disclaimer.
  1. Enter the email address you provided during registration. 
Canvas LMS password reset page with an email entered in the login box.
  1. Click Request Password.
Canvas LMS password reset page with the "Request Password" button highlighted.
  1. You will receive an automated email from “Canvas @ UTSA” ([email protected]). Click the link provided in the email. 
Canvas password reset email with a link to set a new password.
  1. Enter your new password and click “Update Password.”
Canvas LMS password reset page with fields for new password, confirmation, and an update button.
  1. Login to Canvas with your new password. 

Resources

For more information, please review these additional resources:

Support 

For support, please email [email protected] or call 210-458-4520.

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