Import Content from Another Canvas Course

Teachers can copy content from one course to another, such as from last semester to the next.

Go to Course without content > Import Existing Content (sidebar) > Choose existing course > Choose “Select Specific Content” (Recommended) > IMPORT > Hit SELECT CONTENT and do not choose “Course Settings”

Go to the current Canvas course – the one that needs the new content.
On the right, choose the IMPORT EXISTING CONTENT button.
Choose “Copy a Canvas Course” as the content type.
Type in the name of your old course in “Search for a course.” TIP! – You can also enter the beginning of a course code in the search field, such as “bio101”, and then choose the course name that appears.
Under Content choose “Select specific content“*
*This is the recommended option. Selecting Specific Content in Step #7 below let’s you choose to skip categories of information rather than specific items. For example, you can choose to skip Assignments, but you can’t choose to skip a specific assignment. It is recommended that you do not copy “Course Settings” from a prior semester.
Skip date adjustments – If students are enrolled before course content is imported with due dates, students may not be able to submit work to those imported assignments.
Click the IMPORT button.
If you chose to Select Specific Content in Step 4…
(a) Click the SELECT CONTENT button that appears under Current Jobs

(b) Select the types of materials you wish to import and then click the SELECT CONTENT button.

Full instructions are available from Canvas at https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12935-415257077