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Overview of Deleting a Course

You can delete an archived course. (The MyLab archives a course at 11:59 p.m. on the course's end date in the course's time zone.) Because a deleted course cannot be recovered, it is important to understand what happens to a deleted course's Gradebook, student access, and linked courses.

When a course is deleted, its Gradebook is also deleted. If you want to retain a record of the Gradebook reports, you can export or print them before you delete the course.
For students who still have a valid access code (subscription) to the course, the following will occur:
- During the grace period (see Course Deletion Timeline), these students can continue to work in the course but without your involvement.
- When the course is permanently removed, the MyLab moves these students into a default version of the course (one that has not been customized) where they can work on their own. These students' Gradebook scores move with them.
Any course linked to the deleted course is unlinked, and you can customize the course's Study Plan.

Note: Any files that you uploaded using the File Manager for the deleted course are not lost. They are still in your account space, and you can post them in other courses.

Course Deletion Timeline

When you delete a course, it enters a grace period of 30 days. During the grace period:

You cannot see or access the course.
Student that have a valid access code (subscription) for the course can continue to work in the course but without your involvement.
When students enter the course, it displays a message explaining that the course is in the process of being deleted and that they can export their Gradebook reports.

At the end of the grace period:

The MyLab moves any students who still have valid subscriptions into a default version of course, as explained above.
The course is permanently removed.