In the Courses page, locate the course you want to delete. You can use the search field or the Sort & Filter menu. Delete Course Click the More Actions icon and then click the Delete link.
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We do not recommend deleting courses, especially if the course contains content and student data because you may need to access that information a later date. If you only want to remove the course from Courses & Groups in the Global Navigation, you can change the course end date, or if you have permission, conclude your course instead.
If you only want to remove the course from Courses & Groups in the Global Navigation, you can change the course end date, or if you have permission, conclude your course instead. Before you delete your course, make sure you have a record of your Course ID number. Administrators can restore deleted courses if they know the Course ID number.
Administrators can restore deleted courses if they know the Course ID number. You can locate your Course ID number at the end of your course URL (i.e. canvas.instructure.com/courses/XXXXXX). Deleting a course is a course permission for manually created courses only.
In the Global Navigation menu, click the Author menu option; then select Courses.
In the Courses page, locate the course you want to delete. You can use the search field [1] or the Sort & Filter menu [2].
Once you delete a course, the course will be completely removed from your institution's account and will not be viewable by you, prior students, or the account administrator.
If you only want to remove the course from Courses & Groups in the Global Navigation, you can change the course end date, or if you have permission, conclude your course instead. Before you delete your course, make sure you have a record of your Course ID number.