Copy Course Content and Publish Course

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You can copy content from one Canvas course to another and publish a course when it is ready for students.

Copy Course Content

  1. Go to the Home page of the empty course.
  2. Click Import Existing Content on the upper right side of the screen.
  3. Click the Content Type drop-down arrow and select Copy a Canvas Course. 
  4. Select or enter the course name or number in the Search for a course box.
    NOTE: Depending on the number of courses for which you are an instructor, you may be able to select from a list of courses.
  5. Select the All Content radio button.
  6. IMPORTANT: Select the Adjust events and due dates checkbox and add applicable dates to roll dates to the next semester. This is the only time you can use this option.
  7. Click Import.
    HINT: After the copy is finished, look for the message. Canvas will notify you of any errors (broken links, etc.), and you can click the link to locate them. If you do not see a link to issues, there aren’t any.
  8. Go to the Home page, click the Course Status drop-down arrow, and select Publish when you are ready for students to access the course.