Editing a Canvas Parent course name using the CRS

This documentation will walk through the steps for making changes to the Parent Course Names. Parent Course Names can be modified either when the Course Combo is initial requested or after the Course Combo has been approved.


  1. Go to the Canvas Request System.
  2. Log in with your username and password.
  3. Select the Course Combo tab from the blue bar at the top of the screen.
  4. Search for and select the Parent Course (See Fig. 1).Add a Parent Course interface in the Course combination process select buttons highlightedFigure 1: Select the Parent Course
  5. Select Edit Parent Course Names using the blue button. Certain parts of the name cannot be changed, but you can make edits to some areas and name the course after multiple sections (See Fig. 2).Create Course combo, with selected parent course information displayed. A button for edit parent course names is present and highlightedFigure 2: Edit Parent Course Names
  6. When editing the course name make sure you understand how it will show up in your course (See Fig. 3)Display showing the effects of the long name and short name editing of a course name. The long name is the main name to display on the Canvas dashboard, while the short name displays as the header within the course itselfFigure 3: Examples of Canvas long and short names
  7. Select Submit Course Combo Request.


Modified on: Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 9:41 AM

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