How Do I Copy a Canvas Course?

It is an easy process to copy a Canvas course from a prior semester and move it into an upcoming semester. In this video and step-by-step guide, you’ll learn how to:

Ensure that the older Canvas course is available

Before you can copy a course, you need to ensure that the shell you want to copy is on Canvas and assigned to you.

Access the new course and import the content

Copying a course starts with you accessing the course you want to have the other course copied in to… You then choose to import content over, as shown in the video and step-by-step tutorial.

Adjust events and due dates

If you want to have Canvas automatically adjust the dates of assignments over to the new semester’s dates, you can choose to do that during the course copy.