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At a Glance
This guide for teaching teams and students shows you how to access a past course in Canvas after the term ends. Canvas automatically removes these courses from your Dashboard at that time.
Need access or want to share a past Canvas site? Teaching teams can add MIT faculty, course admins, and TAs to a past course using the Faculty Observer role—no support ticket needed. This role allows them to view all course content, but not student grades or submissions—ensuring FERPA compliance.
Access a Past Course
Your courses for the current term appear on your Dashboard, along with your Favorited courses. After a term ends, courses from that term (unless previously favorited) are automatically removed from your Dashboard. To find past courses:
- In the Global Navigation Menu, click Courses [1] and then click All Courses [2].
- Scroll to Past Enrollments.
Learn More
See How do I view all my Canvas courses as an instructor? for in-depth information from Canvas.
