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Edit a Course

If needed, change your Spark course information, dates, and instructors.

  1. Click Course Management in the top navigation bar.
    The list of courses at your institution will display.
  2. Hover over to the course you want and click edit course.
  3. Edit the course information you want to change.
    Course Name
    How the course is listed in Spark.

    Recommended naming format: Semester, Year, Course, Book (Example: Fall 2026 - ESL 030 - Reflect LS 3).

    Start Date
    The first day students can access the course.
    Start dates are required for all courses. If your course did not previously have a start date, you must add one to save your changes.
    End Date
    The last day students can access the course.
    End dates are required for all courses. If your course did not previously have an end date, you must add one to save your changes.
    Which online practice activities do you want students to see?
    Select whether students can see all the course content and activities or only the content you have assigned.

    For the best Spark experience, select Assignments only.

    Additional Information
    Optional: Description or notes.

    This might include the course section or term.

  4. Optional: Select additional co-instructors for your course.
    1. Click Add Instructors and select an instructor.
    2. Repeat for each co-instructor.
  5. Note You cannot change publisher material after creating the course.
  6. Click Save.