You can add nicknames for courses on your Canvas Dashboard. These nicknames are only visible to you and will not change the name of the course for anyone else.
Faculty: If you would like to change the official name of your course, please see the information here.
To add a nickname:
- Select the three vertical dots (1) on the card of the course you want to give a nickname.
- Enter the nickname you want to add to the course in the Nickname field (2), and optionally select a color to apply to the course card.
- If the course is on-ground, consider adding the date/time/location the course meets.
- Example: T Th | 5 - 6:15p | CCE 140
- If the course is online, consider adding the course title and section number.
- Example: Is AI Taking Over? | 01
- If you are a faculty member coordinating multiple sections of a course, consider adding the course and section number, and faculty name.
- Example: MSS240 | 01 | Vanner
- Select the blue “Apply” button (3).
- Refresh the page and the nickname should appear.
To remove a nickname:
Follow the steps above, deleting the text from the Nickname field in step 2.