--- title: "What are the basics to create a class?" isPublished: true --- # What are the basics to create a class? > Please be aware that functionality covered in this and linked articles may not be available to you. While scheduling a class has many options available for you to revise, there are only four items you must set to create an instructor-led class using a custom virtual meeting. You must choose the course, set the meeting times, set the meeting place, and add your instructor. The basic necessities to create a class: 1. Choose the course for the content and labs presented in the class 1. Set the date(s) and times for the class to meet 1. Add your virtual delivery URL 1. Create a user account for your instructor and add your instructor to the class To create a class: From the **Site Administration** page’s **Classes** tile, click **Create** Class. This opens the Create Class page. In the **Basic Information** section, you will add a Course: 1. To add a Course, click the **Choose** button next to the **Course** field. 1. A **Choose Course** dialog opens, input part of the course **Name** and click **Search**. 1. Select the course from the search results and click **OK**. This brings you back to the Create Class page with the course added. Expand the **Session Times** section to set the dates and times for your class. 1. Click **Add Single Session Time**. 1. Select the **Start date and time** for your class. 1. Select the **End date and time** for your class 1. Click **OK**. Expand the **Delivery** section to add a physical and/or virtual classroom for your class. 1. Delivery type defaults to **Physical** which allows you to schedule a physical classroom. 2. If delivery is only virtual, select **Virtual**. 1. A Virtual Meeting Host field appears with Custom Virtual Classroom as the selection and a URL field beside it. Input your streaming service's **meeting URL** in the URL field. Expand the Instructors section to create a user account for your instructor if it is needed and add them to the class. If your instructor is already in the Skillable TMS, skip to the Add Instructor instructions below. 1. Click **Create Instructor**. This opens a Create User page in a new tab. 1. Input the user's information; required fields are: 1. **First Name** 1. **Last Name** 1. **Primary Email Address**. Note: If you receive a message that the email address is already in use, then a user account already exists for the instructor. In this case, follow the instructions for Add Instructor. 1. **Password/Confirm Password** 1. **Save** the user account. The instructor role is automatically added when the user is created from the Instructor section. 1. Return to the Create/Edit Class tab in your browser to add the instructor to the class. 1. Click **Add Instructor**. 1. Input part of the **Last Name and First Name** of the instructor and click **Search**. Select the **instructor' name** from the search results and click **OK**. Click **Save** to create the class. To opent the class ou justs created, click the **class name** at the bottom of the page.