Copy a Course

You can copy an existing course or section to create a new course. After you create the course, you can change the assignment schedule and add more sections if needed.

If you manage your K–12 course through NGLSync, see Copy Course in NGLSync.

This creates a new single section course with all of the scheduled assignments and many of the settings copied from the original section.

Click Classes > Create Class.
When prompted, select Copy assignments and settings from an existing course and click the name of the section you want to copy.
Enter a Course Number and Course Title.
If you are creating a multisection course, enter a number or title for your first section in Section.
Select the primary Instructor.
Select how to manage the course roster.

For more information, see Rostering Options.
Set the Term, Start Date, and End Date.
Specify when the Class Meets.
Whether or not class meetings times are set must match the original section.
Optional: If displayed next to your textbook, click Edition Update Available > Update Edition to use the newer edition.

Note Students with multi-term access for the previous edition will need to purchase access to the new edition.
When your new course is created:
- Questions from the previous version of the textbook are replaced with corresponding questions from the newer version.
- Questions from other sources and questions with no corresponding version in the new edition are unchanged.
- Assignment settings are copied from your original assignments.

Optional: Override the default copy settings.

Setting	Description
Copy restrictions (security, time, conditional release)	By default, the following assignment restrictions are copied: Password Protected IP Address (Location) Restricted LockDown Browser® Required Timed Assignment Conditional Release Group assignment settings and conditional release waivers for students cannot be copied because those settings are unique to each roster of students.
Create a new copy of each assignment	By default, the original assignments are copied and the copies are scheduled to the new section. Keep this setting enabled if you are copying another instructor's course and want to edit assignments. You cannot override this copy setting when updating your textbook to the newest edition.
Copy additional instructor access	By default, any other instructors or TAs who have access to the section you are copying will have access to the new section.
Copy gradebook settings	If a gradebook was configured for the section you are copying, it will be configured the same way for the new section.

Click Create Course.

If you selected I want to look at ready-to-use assignments as a starting point, the available Course Pack assignments for your textbook are displayed. See Add Course Pack Assignments.

Always review the section schedule after copying. Usually, some changes are required for the new course. See Reschedule Assignments.

If your school should be billed for WebAssign access — common for high schools — set the student fee payment method for your new section to Bill Institution.