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title: "Copying Courses in Perusall"
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Instructors can copy content from another course in Perusall if they are listed as an instructor in both courses or have a Copy Code for the other course.

This assumes you already have created a Perusall Course through HuskyCT and want to copy the content from a previous semester's Perusall Course or from another instructor's course. 

> ⚠️ When copying courses from Perusall, instructors will still need to create a new link on HuskyCT.

## Method 1: Listed as Instructor in Both Courses

1. Navigate to the Perusall class that you want to copy content into through HuskyCT.
2. Click **Course Home**, and then click **Library.**
  
3. Click **Add Content**, and then select **Materials from another Course.**
  
4. Select **Copy materials from one of my courses,** then select the course from** Copy from** drop-down menu.
  
5. Check the content and/or assignments you want to be copied over, and set any desired options.
  1. Select which Content should be copied to the new course.
  2. Determine which assignments to include in the copying.
  3. **Select any additional settings and items to be copied over. Instructors can copy over course settings, comments, rubrics, and scoring templates. Additionally, deadlines can be adjusted **
6. Click **Save Changes.**

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## Method 2: Using a Copy Code

> ℹ️ This method requires the instructor to have a copy code. For information on generating a copy code, see [Creating a Course Copy Code](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26026639886/Copying+Courses+in+Perusall#Creating-a-Course-Copy-Code).

1. Navigate to the Perusall course which you want to copy content into through HuskyCT.
2. Click **Course Home**, and then click **Library.**
3. Click **Add Content**, and then click **Materials from another course.**
4. Select **Another instructor’s course, using a copy code** next to **Copy from**, and then enter the copy code in the box below.
  
5. A new section will appear showing the content, and assignments that are located in the other instructor's course. Select the desired content, assignments, and settings to be copied.
6. Click **Copy course. **

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## Creating a Course Copy Code

> ℹ️ For information on using a course copy code, see [Method 2: Using a Copy Code](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TL/pages/26026639886/Copying+Courses+in+Perusall#Method-2%3A-Using-a-Copy-Code) above.

A course copy code allows another instructor to copy your course's content, assignments, and settings into their course.

1. Navigate to your Perusall Course through HuskyCT.
2. Click **Settings**.
3. Under ‘Access’, select **Instructors or** **Teaching assistants **
4. Copy the **Copy code **located at the top.
5. Next to **Copy Code**, copy the code shown, and send it to the other instructor.
6. The other instructor can follow the steps in Method 2 to copy content.

> ℹ️ For more information or assistance with copying content in Perusall contact Educational Technologies at [edtech@uconn.edu](mailto:edtech@uconn.edu) or by phone at (860) 486-5052.

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