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url: /getting-started/first-course.md
description: >-
  Build a complete course in RootWright LMS in about 10 minutes: add details,
  build modules and lessons, add a quiz, then publish it for students.
---

# Create your first course in RootWright LMS

This walkthrough builds a complete beginner course: a title, two modules, lessons, a quiz and a published course page. It takes about 10 minutes. The example course is **Intro to Watercolor Painting**.

## 1. Add the course

Go to **RootWright LMS → Courses**, then click **Add a course**. The course editor opens on the Details section.

Enter a **Course Title** and a **Course Description**, then click **Save & continue**. The other sections unlock once the course is saved.

![The course editor on the Details section](/images/courses/add-a-course-02-details.jpg)

*The Details section. Set the level, duration and format under Classification.*

## 2. Build the curriculum

Open **Curriculum**. Click **Add module**, give it a title, and click **Create module**. Then type a lesson title in the module's field and press **Enter**. The lesson opens in the lesson builder.

![The curriculum with two modules and lessons](/images/courses/course-builder-04-curriculum.jpg)

*Two modules with lessons. Lessons not inside a module appear under "Not in a module".*

## 3. Add a quiz

In the module, set the lesson type to **Quiz**, name it and press **Enter**. In the quiz block, click **Add a question**, type the question, add the answers and tick the correct one. Then open the quiz block's **Settings** to set the pass percentage. See [Create a quiz](/quizzes/create-a-quiz).

## 4. Set the price and access

Open **Pricing & Access**. A course with no price is free: students enroll at no cost. To sell it, add a price. See [Course settings and access](/courses/course-settings).

## 5. Publish

Click **Publish** in the top bar. The button changes to **Update** and the course status shows **Published**. Visitors can now find the course in the catalog.

![The public course page](/images/courses/course-page-01-public.jpg)

*The public course page at /course-catalogue/. It shows the level, lesson count and duration.*

## 6. Enroll a student

Go to **People → Students → Add students**, choose **New account** or an existing user, pick the course under **Enroll in courses**, and click **Create account**. See [Enroll students](/students/enroll-students).

## Next steps

* [The Courses screen](/courses/courses-screen) to manage every course.
* [Course builder](/courses/course-builder) for modules, lessons and the lesson types.