End of Semester Checklist

As you work your way through the checklist, please be aware of the Canvas training and support options available to you. Visit the Canvas Training and Support page to find information about upcoming Canvas trainings and additional resources. Always feel free to contact your Instructional Design Liaison for individual support.

1. Verify Your Canvas Gradebook

The Canvas Gradebook automatically calculates final grades, but it is important to ensure the proper settings are in place for accuracy.

• Setup/Cleanup Assignment Groups

• Put in Zeros for Missing Assignments

• Define Late and Missing Policies

2. Submit Final Grades to Banner

Grades do not transfer automatically from Canvas to Banner. Faculty manually submit grades to Banner.

3. Update Canvas Course Access

Canvas allows you to control what students can and cannot access after your course is over. Use the course settings to put your course into read-only mode, or to prevent students from viewing course and quiz content after the set end date.

4. Clean Up Course Content

Remove unused or duplicate pages, files, and assignments to ensure accurate course imports in future semesters.

5. Export Content and/or Records

If you’d like to keep your own records outside of Canvas, use the export and download features to save grades, files, and course export packages to your computer.

• Export Course Content

• Export Grades

6. Prepare for the Next Semester

• Organize your Canvas dashboard by removing old courses and favoriting new ones.

• Review the Start of Semester Checklist to get an early start.

• Submit a ticket to merge course sections.

  • If you are teaching a cross-listed course, you might consider merging sections into one Canvas course. Do not publish your courses before combining the sections.

• Copy the content from previous semesters’ courses to your next semester course, or build the courses from scratch.