How to Login

All Cal Poly faculty, staff, and students have access to Canvas as long as they are enrolled in or acting as a Teacher in a Cal Poly Canvas shell. 

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1. Go to the Cal Poly Portal - https://my.calpoly.edu. 
2. Type your Cal Poly Username and Password in the top left sign-in box. Username is your Cal Poly email address (dsmith@calpoly.edu), and your Central UNIX password.
   NOTE: Everyone MUST us DUO - multi-factor authentication. If you need help logging into the Portal - please contact the servicedesk@calpoly.edu.
3. Click on the Cal Poly Canvas link under My Apps (left) or the Canvas button under the My Classes channel (right).
   
   NOTE: if your faculty has cross-listed (merge) sections, then it is best to use the LEFT Cal Poly Canvas button under My Apps to access the course via the Canvas Dashboard. 
   
   
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   NOTE: Students, if you see Not Yet Available your instructor has not published the course for students. Please ask your instructors to publish.  
   
   
   
   
   Students, if you get an Access Denied page the quarter has not started or you are not enrolled.
   
   
4. From the Canvas - Dashboard, click on the course card.
   
   NOTE: If you don't see the course on the Dashboard, click on Courses > All Courses. 
   
   

Wail List Enrollments

Enrollments will be uploaded into Canvas twice a day. 8am and between 3-4pm daily. If you need access to Canvas before those times, instructors can manually add students to Canvas courses for immediate access.