Location: Course Management > Create, Copy, or Link to a Course > Copy a Course

Copy a Course

This procedure takes you through the steps of copying an existing course. (Make sure to first read Create, Copy, or Link to a Course.)

You can always copy one of your own active or archived courses. A public course, however, may require that you enter a password before you can copy the course. Contact the course's instructor for the password.

Tip: Click this link to view a video demo on how to Copy a Course.

When you create a copy based on another instructor's course, the copied course includes links to any files posted in the original course. However, the copied course does not have access to the original course's File Manager. In other words, if the other instructor deletes a file from the File Manager in the original course, you no longer have access to that file from the copied course.

To copy a course:

Log in to the English MyLab for which you want to create a course.
Do one of the following:
- If the Course Builder is already displaying the Step 1: Choose Your Course Type page, skip to step 3 of this procedure.
- Otherwise, click the My Courses link at the top of the English MyLab window. Then click the Create a Course button. The Course Builder opens and displays the Step 1: Choose Your Course Type page. Now continue with step 3 of this procedure.
Select one of the Copy or link to a course . . . options, depending on whether you are copying one of your own courses or a public course. Click the Continue button.
The Step 1: Choose Your Course page is now displayed.
Proceed through the Course Builder, completing the entries for each step and then clicking the Continue button.
Use the following links for details on the Step entries:
Step 1: Choose Your Course
Step 2: Name Your Course
Step 3: Set Student Access Properties
Step 4: Set Course Copy Properties
Step 5: Set Study Plan Properties
Step 6: Copy Required Work
After you complete the last step, the Course Builder displays all the course settings.
Review the settings.
If you need to change any settings, click the applicable Edit button. (You can also edit these settings after the course is created.)
Click the Continue button.
The Course Builder creates the course and displays the course settings, including the course ID at the top of the page.
A course ID starts with the instructor's name followed by a series of numbers ending with a letter; for example, Smith0418509W or Hackley657088S.
Important: Each course has a unique ID. Students must have the course ID in order to join your course; make sure to distribute the ID to your students.
You can also click the Print button to print these settings.