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# Copy Course
Learn how to copy an existing course in SIMnet, including assignments and dates.
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Copying courses can save you time from term to term.
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1\. If you already have a course set up that you would like to make a copy of, you can do that from within that course.
2\. When you are in a course, you can always access the actions menu (three dots) in the upper right corner.
3\. Select **Copy Course** from the dropdown list.
4\. This brings you to the Copy Course form.
Course settings are inherited from the original course, but you can change them later in your course.
5\. Enter a unique combination of **Course Name** and **Section Name**.
It's important to have a naming convention that you're following for your institution.
If you have multiple sections of the same course, be sure the course name is exactly the same if you want to be able to see reports across the course. You will then just use a different section name for each.
6\. If you only have one **Campus**, it will be Default. If you have multiple campuses, you can click the dropdown to select a different campus.
7\. **Start Date** and **End Date** are pre-populated but you will want to change them.
Click the calendar icon to select the start date and time, then click **Apply**.
We recommend adding an end date as well. Typically, that's the end of your term, but you can choose any date you like. After that date, students will no longer see the course.
This will not prevent them from later accessing their library of SIMbooks for extended access.
9\. **Restrictions** allow you to control access to enrollment and viewing of course assignments.
* **Restrict enrollment before start date** prevents students from being able to enroll in the course before the course start date.
* **Restrict enrollment after end date** prevents students from inadvertently enrolling in a course that has ended.
* **Restrict viewing of course assignments before the start date** prevents students from accessing assignments before the course start date.
* **Restrict viewing of course assignments after the end date** prevents students from re-accessing their course materials after the course has ended. Restricting the viewing of course materials will not keep students from being able to review their SIMbooks in their library after the course is complete.
10\. There are three options for **Assignment Scheduling** in the new course.
**Copy dates from original course:** Choose this option if you have created a course already and need another section with the same assignment due dates.
**Remove all dates:** Choose this option if you create courses for other instructors and want them to populate all of the dates later, or if you are going to populate the dates at another time.
**Shift schedule:** Choose this option if you simply need to move the dates to the next term and everything falls on the same day of the week.
You can either shift by a specific number of days if you know that number, or simply choose the correct start date for the new course.
If you know that your course is going to occur on the same days of the week and your course always starts on the same day of the week, this makes it easy to move the dates.
14\. Choose the **Start Date** of the new course and click **Apply**. Let it default to the time already there so the system can work properly.
The system will automatically calculate and update the number of days to shift by.
16\. Click **Next** in the bottom lower-right to finish creating the course.
17\. You will receive a confirmation that the course has been copied and land on the **Course Snapshot**.
Click on the **Assignments** tab to double check that the dates are correct in the new course and look for breaks or holidays that you need to account for.
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**Learn more:** [Course Assignments](/instructor-experience/creating-and-managing-courses/course-assignments.md)
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