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Copying a Course into a New Semester

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For Spring 2025 to preserve the new menu structure with eSyllabus and Honorlock follow these steps.  

It is always a good idea to modify the import to avoid duplicating the two default modules included in the base template.

Step 1: Go to the Home Page of the Target Course

Start a course copy by going into the course you want to copy INTO.

Course Details: Target Course - Google Chrome

Step 2: Click on Import Existing Course

Test Course - Google Chrome

Note: Depending on your screen width these options will present on the right side (wider screens) or at the bottom of the screen (narrower screens) when on the Home page of a course

Step 3: Select Copy a Canvas Course from the Content Type dropdown

Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome

Step 4: Search for your course by Course Code or CRN

Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome

Step 5: Click Select specific content and import

Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome

Step 6: Click Select Content

Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome

Step 7: Select Content to Copy

  1. Select all items as shown below (or as desired) omitting Course Setting and Syllabus Body
  2. Click the arrow next to Modules and deselect Canvas: Student Overview and Resources and General Resources and if present Taskstream.
Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome

Step 8: Click Select Content

Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome

Step 9: Wait for import to finish

  • Run time varies considerably based on amount of content in course and how busy the server is.  
  • In some cases it can take up to 30 minutes to complete a course copy.
  • The import will cycle from Queued to Running to Completed.
Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome
Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome
Import Content: Target Course - Google Chrome

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