UW-Milwaukee Canvas Login for UW-Madison Students

This guide provides detailed instructions for University of Wisconsin-Madison students to access Canvas through the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Canvas page. Follow the steps below based on whether you are accessing Canvas from a desktop or a mobile device.

Access Canvas through a Browser

  1. Visit the UWM Canvas website.
  2. Under Log Into Canvas, expand the Other Universities of Wisconsin section
    UWM Canvas website shows collapsed section titled Other Universities of Wisconsin under log in to Canvas for UW-Milwaukee section of webpage
  3. Select Log in to Canvas for UW-Madison
    Expanded section titled Other Universities of Wisconsin includes subsections Canvas for Other Universities of Wisconsin and Canvas for UW-Madison. Under Canvas for UW-Madison subsection, a button labeled, log in to Canvas for UW-Madison button is called out.
  4. When prompted, enter your UW-Madison NetID and Password.
    University of Wisconsin Madison Canvas Login screen

Access Canvas via the Canvas Student Mobile Application

  1. Download the Canvas Student application on your Android or iOS mobile device.
  2. Launch the Canvas Student app and tap Find my school.

     Canvas Launch

  3. When prompted with, "What's your school's name?" type https://uws.instructure.com in the Find your school or district field and select Next.

    Enter School Link
  4. Select UW-Madison from the Select Organization drop-down.
    Select UW-Madison

  5. Log in using your UW-Madison NetID and Password.
    Enter NetID and Password


Keywords:
UW-Madison 
Doc ID:
150170
Owned by:
Lynn M. in CETL
Created:
2025-04-28
Updated:
2025-11-06
Sites:
UW-Milwaukee Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning