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title: "End-of-Semester Canvas Checklist"
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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](https://www.shu.edu/technology/canvas-training-and-support.html) to find information about upcoming [Canvas trainings](https://events.shu.edu/technology/all/search/Canvas) and additional resources. Always feel free to contact your [Instructional Design Liaison](https://www.shu.edu/technology/instructional-design-liaisons.html) for individual support.

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### 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](https://servicedesk.shu.edu/space/PUBLICKBA/2341044240/Creating+Weighted+Assignments+Groups+in+Canvas)
- [Put in Zeros for Missing Assignments](https://servicedesk.shu.edu/space/PUBLICKBA/2689269781/Canvas+Gradebook#Enter-Grades)
- [Define Late and Missing Policies](https://servicedesk.shu.edu/space/PUBLICKBA/2689269781/Canvas+Gradebook#Gradebook-Settings)

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### 2. Submit Final Grades to Banner

Grades do not transfer automatically from Canvas to Banner. Faculty [manually submit grades to Banner](https://servicedesk.shu.edu/space/PUBLICKBA/2326921234/Final+Exam+Grades).

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### 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](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-restrict-student-access-to-a-course-before-or-after-the/ta-p/1269) to put your course into read-only mode, or to prevent students from viewing course and quiz content after the set end date.

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### 4. Clean Up Course Content

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

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### 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](https://setonhall.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUBLICKBA/pages/2699853841)
- [Export Grades](https://setonhall.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUBLICKBA/pages/2699198469)

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### 6. Prepare for the Next Semester

- [Organize your Canvas dashboard](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Higher-Ed-Canvas-Users/Organizing-your-Canvas-Dashboard/ba-p/274100) by removing old courses and favoriting new ones.
- Review the [Start of Semester Checklist ](https://setonhall.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUBLICKBA/pages/2388983809)to get an early start.
- [Submit a ticket](https://setonhall.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/4/create/206) 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](https://servicedesk.shu.edu/space/PUBLICKBA/2377744406/Copy+and+Import+Course+Content) from previous semesters’ courses to your next semester course, or [build the courses from scratch](https://setonhall.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PUBLICKBA/pages/2336686085).