Learn how to do a Canvas course copy.
1. Enter your new course.
This is the course into which you want to import the content.
2. Click on Import Existing Content.
3. Select Copy a Canvas Course from the dropdown menu.
4. Type in the title of the original course until it shows up.
As you type, courses that you have access to will appear in a list.
5. Select the name of the desired course from the list.
6. Tick All content.
7. Tick Adjust events and due dates.
Note: Due dates can be rather tricky if you have the automatic Late policies enabled (default setting for the gradebook). If you don’t adjust the due dates for assignments/quizzes/discussions by the course start date, the Late Policies procedure may automatically grade those assignments with a 0.
8. Select Shift dates.
Or, choose to remove dates. Your choice.
9. Enter dates to adjust the due dates.
10. Click on Import.
11. Click on Home to view your course.
Verify that the content has copied correctly. Adjust your assignment dates as needed.
Note: If you have any group assignments or discussions, then you will need to adjust those assignment settings regarding the Group Set (group names and group membership) before you expect your students to participate in said assignment. If you do not fix the group settings, you may experience some very unexpected grading errors.
Note: Announcements from your original course will get copied to the new course using this method. However, your name is no longer associated with those old announcements, and it may be confusing for students to see a bunch of non-relevant announcements in their new course, so it is suggested to delete those old announcements before the start date of the course.