Canvas / Cross-list courses

Objective

• To provide instruction on cross-listing Canvas courses when:
  • You want to combine multiple sections of one course in Canvas
  • You need to combine two Canvas courses
  • You have multiple sections and want all sections in one Canvas course shell

CAUTION: DO NOT CROSS-LIST COURSES AFTER THE TERM HAS BEGUN OR STUDENT WORK WILL BE LOST

User

• Canvas Instructor

Environment

• 10185: Canvas

Resolution

1. Determine your primary course
   • For example, if you have a section A and a section B, select one to be the primary course
   • If either course has content created, always select that course to be the primary course, or content will be lost
2. Open your selected primary course
3. Select Settings
4. Click on the Course Details tab
5. Look for the SIS ID number
6. Copy this number
7. Close the primary course
8. Open the course you wish to cross-list with your primary course
9. Select Settings
10. Click on the Sections tab
11. Find the hyperlink (underlined course number) and click it
12. On the right side of the screen, you will see Cross-List this Section
13. Select this button
14. Paste the SIS ID into the second text field and press Enter
15. After the course you are cross-listing appears in the bottom-left corner of the message box, select Cross-List this Section
    • If the course information does not appear, ensure that there are no additional spaces, tabs, or characters before or after the SIS ID code
16. Repeat steps 11 though 15 with all needed sections, using the same SIS ID number to cross sections between courses

Note: It may take 24 hours for the course title to reflect the change

Notes

• eLearning Miami (ELM) offers Canvas training and guides
• For all pedagogical issues, contact eLearning Miami | ELM at 513-529-6068
   
• Visit the Canvas Status Dashboard to check performance information for Canvas services
• Instructure provides up-to-date instructor documentation and instructions for Canvas
  • Browse all Canvas Guides by product or see the Canvas Instructor Guide