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

  1. Go to the听Modules听section of your Canvas course by selecting听Modules听in the left menu.
  2. Select听+Module听to create a new module. Click +Module button to the right of View Progress
  3. In the听Module Name听box, enter the name you would like to give your certificate. This will appear on the certificate. The Add Module pop-up
  4. Add prerequisites just as you would for any other module. Read the听听for more information on prerequisites.
  5. You can also choose to lock the certificate until a certain date, by selecting the听Lock until听checkbox and then entering a date.
  6. Select听Add Module听when you have finished entering the听Module Name听and any prerequisites.
  7. Select听+听to add the certificate. Select the + button to the right of your module/certificate name
  8. Choose听External Tool听instead of Assignment as the type of item you are adding. Choose External Tool in the Add Item pop-up
  9. Scroll down until you find听CSUN Module Certificate. Click on this option.
  10. You should now see information in the听URL听box. The URL box contains a website address, click Add Items button at bottom right (IT)
  11. Select听Add Item.
  12. CSUN Module Certificate听should now appear in your module. New module shows CSUN Module Certificate
  13. Please note that the module and the attached certificate are not published.
  14. Select the crossed out O symbol when you are ready to make the certificate available.
  15. Students can get access to their certificate by selecting听CSUN Module Certificate听once they have met the prerequisites and the module is not locked.
  16. The certificate will contain the student鈥檚 name, the date when they generated the certificate, and the title of the module. In the example below, the module was named听Sample Certificate. Sample Canvas Certificate
  17. Students can print the certificate by selecting听Print Certificate.