# How do I switch groups as a student?

If you are a member of a group that is part of a group set, you can leave your current group and join another group within the set.

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<button class="embed-button">Embed this Video</button></div>## Open People

<div data-step-uuid="68636852-104b-44f1-bda0-1cb97fb23881" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="68636852-104b-44f1-bda0-1cb97fb23881"><div>![Open People](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/218/956/original/591d7049-ba5b-4f39-82ac-580e7a20ff80.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **People** link.

**Note:** If your instructor has disabled the People link in Course Navigation, you cannot switch groups.

## Open Groups

<div data-step-uuid="6592b80d-a2ed-4755-a3ce-c273587a4f04" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="6592b80d-a2ed-4755-a3ce-c273587a4f04"><div>![Open Groups](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/234/609/original/dcd161ef-9ee3-4dac-9385-19dfef62b69d.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Groups** tab \[1\].

Or, to open your groups from the Options menu, click the **Options** icon \[2\] and then click the **View User Groups** link \[3\].

## Switch Groups

<div data-step-uuid="c2a7de1f-173a-4e5c-9569-ede0c36f02ae" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="c2a7de1f-173a-4e5c-9569-ede0c36f02ae"><div>![Switch Groups](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/218/961/original/270b0b65-2c6e-4120-96b7-cef2a70785e5.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>When multiple groups are within the same group set \[1\], you can switch groups to simultaneously leave your current group \[2\] and join another group in the set \[3\].

To switch to another group in the set, click the group **Switch To** button \[4\].

## Verify Group Removal

<div data-step-uuid="17fe5994-6862-488a-8555-854cc2d349e7" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="17fe5994-6862-488a-8555-854cc2d349e7"><div>![Verify Group Removal](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/218/963/original/386fcfa3-35a8-4424-8002-8f06b5293b21.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>A message appears at the top of your browser verifying you joined the other group.

<div data-step-uuid="17fe5994-6862-488a-8555-854cc2d349e7" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="17fe5994-6862-488a-8555-854cc2d349e7"><div><div></div></div><div>[![View New Group](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/218/965/medium/8ef212fe-a009-4531-98da-f229a4ed3cfb.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/008/218/965/original/8ef212fe-a009-4531-98da-f229a4ed3cfb.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>You are now a member of the group you switched to and you have left the other group.

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