Enroll Students Using a Roster File

Instead of letting students enroll themselves, you can create WebAssign user accounts for your students by uploading or copying and pasting student information from a roster file.

Advantages Disadvantages
  • You explicitly control which students have access to your course.
  • You can assign usernames for your students.
  • You can ensure that your students' information is accurate.
  • Students do not have an opportunity to mistakenly create multiple usernames.
  • Depending on the size of your class and how you receive roster information from your school, preparing a roster file for use might be a considerable effort.
  • You must manually add late additions to your class before those students can begin work in WebAssign.
  1. Prepare a Roster File
    Before you upload a roster file to enroll students in your class, make sure that the roster file includes the correct information specified in a way that can be read by the WebAssign application.
  2. Upload a Roster File
    You can add students to a class roster by uploading a roster file containing information for each student.
  3. Copy and Paste From a Roster File
    You can add students to a class roster by copying and pasting from a roster file containing information for each student.
Parent topic: Enroll Students