Enroll Students Using a Roster File

Instead of letting students enroll themselves, you can enroll students by uploading your students' data to create their Cengage accounts.

Important

Do not upload a roster in WebAssign if your roster is managed in a system outside WebAssign. This includes:

K–12 courses managed through NGLSync
Courses integrated with a Learning Management System (LMS) such as Blackboard® or Canvas™

Uploading a roster in WebAssign that is managed elsewhere causes syncing problems.

Depending on your school's integration, roster uploading may be disabled in WebAssign.

Advantages	Disadvantages
You explicitly control which students have access to your course. You can assign usernames for your students. Note All usernames must be unique. You can ensure that your students' information is accurate. Students do not have an opportunity to mistakenly create multiple usernames.	If your students already have Cengage accounts, uploading roster data will create additional accounts for students whose existing Cengage accounts don't exactly match the data you provide. 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 upload a new roster to add late additions to your class before those students can begin work in WebAssign.

Advantages

Disadvantages

If your students already have Cengage accounts, uploading roster data will create additional accounts for students whose existing Cengage accounts don't exactly match the data you provide.
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 upload a new roster to add late additions to your class before those students can begin work in WebAssign.