{"id":121,"date":"2022-07-22T19:47:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T19:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T14:16:27","slug":"merge-course-sections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lai.colgate.domains\/moodle\/moodle-at-colgate\/for-faculty\/merge-course-sections\/","title":{"rendered":"Merge course sections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you teaching multiple sections of the same course this semester? <\/em>

Two or more course sections can be combined into a single merged course, so that you can avoid having to build a separate Moodle course for each section.
All students enrolled will have access to the merged Moodle course site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The merge process will automatically put students in Groups identified with the original course section. These Groups can be used when managing Grades (e.g., filtering views) and monitoring course participation when this feature is enabled. Restrictions and open and close deadlines can be set by Group for many course activities (e.g., Assignments, Discussions).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guidance on merging courses: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To merge multiple Moodle courses, you can choose to do it yourself or request that ITS perform the merge for you. Use the How to merge courses<\/a> instructions below or submit a request to ITSHelp@Colgate.edu<\/a> for assistance.

Ideally, you should merge your courses before creating content in any of the original courses. <\/em><\/strong>
The merge process combines only enrollments, it does not bring in course activities or resources from the original child courses. However, content can be copied into the new merged course using the Course Reuse function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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