# Copying an Existing Gradebook

Before you start, ensure that the curriculum period (e.g., Sept. 1, 2021 – Dec. 31, 2021) you want to create a new gradebook for exists and has an audience (e.g., a cohort). Navigate to Admin > Manage Course > Setup to review and adjust this as needed.

* Navigate to Admin > Manage Courses.
* Search for a course as needed.
* Click the cog icon to the right of the course name and select Gradebook.
* Ensure you are in the correct curriculum period and adjust using the period selector in the top right if needed. (The current curriculum period will display by default.)
* Select the assessments you want to copy by ticking the small box beside the assessment title.
  * Note that you can select all by ticking off the box beside the Assessment column title.
  * If you want to copy a collection .\*\*
* Click 'Copy Selected'.
* In the window that opens, select the new target course and enrolment/audience (you will see the audience and relevant cperiod in the selector).
* Click 'Copy Assessments'.
* To view your newly copied course gradebook either use the cperiod switcher in the top right (if you copied to the same course), or navigate to a different course and view the gradebook for the appropriate curriculum period.

### Important notes about what does and does NOT get copied:

* What **is** copied:
  * Assessment and collection titles and weights including previous assessment details (assuming you checked off a collection)
    * You must update any applicable due dates, Show Start dates, etc. for the newly copied gradebook assessments.
  * A drop box will be copied in the **same course** when you copy to a new curriculum period, but you'll need to update the dates
    * **Drop box assignments will not copy across courses!**
  * A form attached to a gradebook assessment will be copied so it can be used again if appropriate.
  * Curriculum tags assigned to assessments will be copied.
* What is **NOT** copied:
  * Specific assessment audiences will not be copied - you will need to specify the audience for any assessment you don't want to apply to the entire cohort.
  * Course Gradebook Grading Scale (assessments' grading scales will copy)
  * Assessment Events
  * Assessment Graders
  * Attached Assessment Portfolios
