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Create a Multisection Course

Create a course with multiple sections. First create and set up a single-section course, then copy your initial section to create your multisection course. Use this process in place of the previous course master workflow.

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If you manage your K–12 course through NGLSync, see Create Course (NGLSync).

Your new course will display in your Instructor Center as the course title with your sections underneath.

  1. Sign in at login.cengage.com.

  2. If you have not already done so, add the textbook or product you want to use to your library.

    1. Enter a title, author, ISBN, or keyword in the search bar.

    2. Sort and filter your search results.

    3. Click a title.

    4. Click + My Library.

  3. Click My Library and locate your textbook.

  4. Click Create Course.

  5. Set the course name, start and end dates, and time zone.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Edit the section name, dates, and time zone.

  8. Set instructors.

    To add or change instructors:

    To do this

    Do this

    Add an instructor

    1. Click Add Instructor.
    2. Enter the instructor's email address.
    3. Click Add instructor.

    The instructor must already have an account with the specified email address.

    Set the primary instructor

    Click Make Primary.

    Remove an instructor

    Click delete.

    You can't remove the primary instructor.

    To do this

    Do this

    Add an instructor

    1. Click Add Additional Instructor or TA.
    2. Enter the instructor's email address.
    3. Click Add.

    The instructor must already have an account with the specified email address.

    Set the primary instructor

    Click Make Primary.

    Remove an instructor

    Click delete.

    You can't remove the primary instructor.

  9. Click Finish.

  11. Click My Courses.

  12. Locate your course and click expand course.

  13. Click Copy Section.

  14. Set the number of copies you want to create and click Copy.

    Your copied sections are named Copy 1, Copy 2, etc.

  15. Click Edit Section.

  16. Edit the section name, start and end dates, and time zone.

  17. Set instructors.

  18. Click Save.