# Instructors Requests
**The instructor requests** option allows the admin to manage users' requests to become an instructor.
## Authorization Settings
First of all, you have to check the Users and Instructors Authorization settings on your website. To do it, follow **MS LMS > Settings > Profiles > Authorization**:
* **Turn off registration for all new users** - this option disables all new user registration on your website
* **Instructor registration** - when this option is turned on the checkbox “Register as an instructor” is shown in the registration form
* **Instructor pre-moderation** - when this option is enabled the user role “instructor” is set automatically, otherwise, you need to do it manually by changing the user
* **Show instructor registration form on separate page** - directs new instructors to a dedicated sign-up page
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## How to Submit Instructor Request?
There are two ways to submit a request to become an instructor:
* [**as a non-registered user in the registration form**](#as-non-registered-user)
* [**as an existing user**](#as-an-existing-user)
### As Non-Registered User
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Click on the **Sign-Up** button on the login page:
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Fill in the registration form: enter email, username and password:
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Check the box '**I want to sign up as Instructor**' and fill out the **Become Instructor Form:**
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**Become Instructor Form** can be constructed/modified using the [**LMS Form Editor**](https://docs.stylemixthemes.com/masterstudy-lms/lms-pro-addons/lms-form-editor)**.**
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The status of the request can be checked in the profile settings
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After that, the user will be registered as a subscriber (student) on your system and remain in this role until the admin [**approves the request.**](#instructor-requests-management)
### As an Existing User
In this case, the user should have a student (subscriber) status. The **New** **User Default Role** should be set to **Subscriber** on your WordPress to give every newly registered user this status. To configure it:
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Follow **WP Dashboard > Settings > General** and find the **New** **User Default Role**. Make sure it has been set to **Subscriber:**
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Click on the **Save Changes**:
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Now, let's see how to submit a request to become an instructor **as a student** :white\_check\_mark:
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Go to the **User (student) dashboard** and click on the **Settings**. It will bring you to the profile settings:
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There will be a special button to submit a request to become an instructor:
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**Request Form** will be opened as a popup modal. Fill in the form and submit the request:
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That's it, you have successfully submitted a request:
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After that, the admin will [**confirm or decline**](#instructor-requests-management) the request.
## Instructor Requests Management
Admin will be notified [**via email**](https://docs.stylemixthemes.com/masterstudy-lms/lms-pro-addons/email-manager/email-templates#become-an-instructor-email-to-admin) after each request submission:
To manage the requests follow **WP Dashboard > MS LMS > Instructor Requets** tab:
Here you can see all the details about the requests. Review them and write your message about approval or denial of the request:
Breakdown of the list by columns:
* **User ID** - the unique ID of the user on your system.
* **Username** - unique username of the user on your platform.
* **User Email** - email of the request sender.
* **User Info** - here will be displayed the answers of the user for the **Become Instructor form**. For the uploaded files, the links to them on your website will be provided.
* **Submission Date** - date that the request has been submitted.
* **Actions** - here you can leave a message to the user about the request and approve or decline the request.
* **History** - if you click on the link, there will be displayed the request history on the opened pop-up modal. Users can submit requests again if they do not receive approval for the first time. However, as an admin, you can BAN the user so he will not be able to submit the request anymore.
* **Ban** - restricts the user from submitting the **Become Instructor form**. You can recheck the checkbox to remove the ban.
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After the approval or denial, instructors will be notified about the request results. You can modify the emails by [**Email Manager**](https://docs.stylemixthemes.com/masterstudy-lms/lms-pro-addons/email-manager) addon and do not forget to set up **SMPT settings** on your website.
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Declined requests will be notified in the user dashboard with the **message** from admin:
