Date

April 25, 2025

Type

Owner

Alex D'Adamo

Joel Vanner

Step 1: Import Existing Content

Start in the blank course shell for the upcoming semester (this is usually created automatically 3-6 weeks before the semester starts). On the course shell’s home page, select Import Existing Content in the right-hand side area.

Import Existing Content button underneath Course Status

Choose “Copy a Canvas Course” under “Select Content Type.”

Select Content Type dropdown menu, Copy a Canvas Course selected

Type the name of your previous course, or the name of your sandbox course, in the “Search for a course” field, and select it.

Only courses you are enrolled in as a teacher (or teacher-similar role) will appear in the list. If you are trying to copy someone else’s course, you must first be added to that course.

Instructors can add three roles into their courses without contacting QILT, IT, or Canvas Support. Those roles are: Designer, Designer - Peers, Designer - Read Only. Instructors cannot add students into their courses, or other instructors as the teacher role.

Learn more about Canvas course roles →

With any questions, send Teaching and Classroom Technology (TCT, part of IT) an e-mail - teachingclassroomtech@quinnipiac.edu.

Search for a Course box, with partially typed name of course visible and the full course name shown below

Check the “Select specific content” box.
Under “Options,” select “Adjust events and due dates.”

Once that option is checked, you can set the beginning and end dates for the new semester. Canvas will try to shift all due dates in the copied content accordingly. Alternatively, you can select “Remove Dates” and then set them up later. See Fine-Tune Your Dates below.

Click the blue “+ Add to Import Queue” button.

Select specific content radio button, Adjust events and due dates checkbox, Date Adjustments section, and Add to Import Queue button at bottom

Select the blue “Select Content” button in the Progress area.

Course import progress table, with Select Content button under Progress column heading

Select the content you would like to copy. Many instructors will select everything except announcements. Then, select the blue “Select Content” button to confirm, and copy your course for the new semester.

Select Content for Import window, with various options checked and unchecked

Optional: Fine-Tune Your Dates

Canvas will shift dates, but you should still review them:

Go to Assignments area of your course, select the three vertical dots in the top right, and select “Edit Assignment Dates.”

Assignments area of course, three dots in top right selected, Edit Assignment Dates highlighted

You’ll see a table with all assignments, quizzes, discussions, etc., and their due dates. You can easily edit all dates here.

Edit Assignment Dates table, with various course and due dates visible. Batch Edit and Save buttons in top right.

You can select multiple assignments and click Batch Edit to shift or remove due dates.

Batch Edit Dates window, with Shift dates selected

Make sure to click the blue “Save” button when you’re done batch editing and editing assignment dates.
Optional: You can also navigate to the Calendar in the global navigation menu to drag and drop assignments to different dates.

Canvas calendar, with various assignments visible on a Sunday.

Use the View as Student button (top right of the Home page in your course) to preview your updated course and make sure all due dates and modules appear as expected.

View as Student button in top right of Home Page

QILT is here to help you and answer any questions you may have. Schedule a consultation with the team!

Faculty, staff, and students have access to 24/7/365 phone and chat support through the Help menu in Canvas.

Visit the Faculty Advancement in Teaching Excellence Canvas site for teaching resources, opportunities for engagement, and spaces to connect with colleagues about teaching!

Additional Resources

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Canvas Announcements

Page	Date
Enabling E-mail Notifications for Announcements and Messages You Send in Canvas	May 22, 2025

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Canvas Course Content

Page	Date
Using Text Headers to Organize a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Adding Content to a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Creating a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025

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Canvas Course Management

Page	Date
Copying a Canvas Course for a New Semester	April 25, 2025

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Canvas Inbox

Page	Date
Enabling E-mail Notifications for Announcements and Messages You Send in Canvas	May 22, 2025

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Canvas Item Banks

Page	Date
Migrating Tests and Pools from Blackboard Original to Canvas	April 25, 2025

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Canvas Modules

Page	Date
Using Text Headers to Organize a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Adding Content to a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Creating a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Publishing Your Canvas Module (Make Visible to Students)	May 21, 2025
Assigning Canvas Modules to Specific Student(s) or Section(s)	May 21, 2025
Requiring Canvas Modules to Be Completed in a Set Order	May 21, 2025
Locking Canvas Modules Until a Specific Date	May 21, 2025
Duplicating/Copying a Module in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Moving Modules and Content in Canvas	May 21, 2025

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Canvas Notifications

Page	Date
Enabling E-mail Notifications for Announcements and Messages You Send in Canvas	May 22, 2025

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Canvas Quizzes

Page	Date
Migrating Tests and Pools from Blackboard Original to Canvas	April 25, 2025
Troubleshooting Missing Images in Tests Imported from Blackboard to Canvas	May 21, 2025
Using LockDown Browser in Canvas	April 28, 2025

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Canvas Sandboxes

Page	Date
Deleting a Sandbox Course in Canvas	May 21, 2025
Creating a Canvas Sandbox Course	March 21, 2025

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Canvas SpeedGrader

Page	Date
Annotating in Canvas SpeedGrader (Grading)	April 25, 2025

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Communication in Canvas

Page	Date
Enabling E-mail Notifications for Announcements and Messages You Send in Canvas	May 22, 2025

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Elsevier Evolve

Page	Date
Adding Elsevier Evolve Content to Canvas	April 28, 2025

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Khanmigo

Page	Date
Access Khanmigo in Canvas	December 9, 2024

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LockDown Browser

Page	Date
Using LockDown Browser in Canvas	April 28, 2025

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Lucid

Page	Date
Lucid in Canvas	February 12, 2025

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Navigating Canvas

Page	Date
Accessing Canvas (Faculty and Staff)	March 31, 2025

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Perusall

Page	Date
Setting up and Integrating Perusall with Canvas	April 28, 2025

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YuJa

Page	Date
Adding a YuJa Quiz to a Canvas Assignment	March 28, 2025

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Canvas Training

Page	Date
Canvas Consultant May 2025 Onsite Session Recordings	June 4, 2025
Canvas Training Calendar (Faculty and Staff)	June 4, 2025
Training Services Portal (Faculty and Staff) (self-paced modules, recorded and live webinars)	March 25, 2025
Canvas Help and Training (Faculty and Staff)	June 4, 2025

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Canvas Help

Page	Date
Canvas Help and Training (Faculty and Staff)	June 4, 2025
Join the Canvas Community	June 4, 2025
Canvas Basics Guide from Instructure	June 4, 2025
Faculty Guides from Instructure	June 4, 2025
Canvas Request Form (Faculty and Staff)	June 4, 2025

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Canvas People

Page	Date
Differentiation Tags in Canvas	June 18, 2025

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Canvas Gradebook

Page	Date
Hiding Unpublished Assignments from the Canvas Gradebook	June 30, 2025

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Differentiation Tags in Canvas

Page	Date
Differentiation Tags in Canvas	June 18, 2025

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McGraw Hill Connect

Page	Date
Setting Up Your McGraw Hill Connect Course in Canvas For the First Time	June 20, 2025
Reusing your McGraw Hill Connect Course for a New Term	June 20, 2025

Copying a Canvas Course for a New Semester

Step 1: Import Existing Content

Optional: Fine-Tune Your Dates

Additional Resources