Request Access to Create Courses in Studio#
On many Open edX sites, the ability to create courses is not granted to every user automatically. Instead, new authors request course creation access, and a site administrator reviews and grants that access. If you sign in to Studio and do not see an option to create a new course, you most likely need to request course creation access first.
This how-to describes how to request that access as an author. The steps that a site administrator takes to grant your request are described in Grant Course Creation Access in Studio.
Note
These steps apply to sites that have the course creator group enabled (the
ENABLE_CREATOR_GROUP setting). If your site does not use this feature, any
signed-in user can create courses and you do not need to request access. If
you are not sure how your site is configured, contact your administrator.
Request Course Creation Access#
Sign in to Studio at the URL provided by your administrator.
Open the Studio home page (your Courses dashboard).
If you already have course creation access, you will see the option to create a new course, and no request is necessary.
If you do not yet have access, Studio displays a message explaining that you do not have permission to create courses, along with an option to request it.
Select the option to request course creation rights.
Simply visiting the Studio home page registers your account with the site. To submit a request for review, you must select the request option so that your status changes to pending and your site administrator is notified.
After You Request Access#
After you submit your request, a site administrator with staff or superuser permissions reviews it and either grants or denies course creation access. When your administrator changes your status, the platform sends you an email notification.
If your request is granted, return to the Studio home page. You will now see the option to create a new course. See Create a New Course in Studio to get started.
If your request is denied, or if you do not receive a response, contact your site administrator directly. They can explain the decision or, for example, tell you which organizations you are allowed to create courses under.
Note
A site administrator can grant course creation access for all organizations on the site, or for one or more specific organizations. If you are granted access to specific organizations only, you will be able to create courses under those organizations but not others.
See also
Grant Course Creation Access in Studio (how-to, for administrators)
Create a New Course in Studio (how-to)
Re-Run a Course (how-to)
Maintenance chart
Review Date |
Working Group Reviewer |
Release |
Test situation |
2026-08-14 |
Ty Hob |
Verawood |
Pass |