Moodle Course Life Cycle

Summary

This article describes the policy related to course availability to students and the length of time courses are stored on Moodle. 

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A Moodle course availabilityhas a life cycle that is turned48 off to students starting 14 daysmonths after finalthe gradescourse areopens. posted atAt the end of the48 term.months, courses are purged from Moodle and permanently deleted. Course content can not be retrieved after this time.

Example - Fall semester:

• • December 18: Final grades available.
  • January 1: Courses no longer available.

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Courses older than 548 semestersmonths or 2.5 years isare purged from Moodle and permanently deleted.  Course content can not be retrieved.retrieved after this time.

Note: Follow these instructions to create a back up copy of course content for longer term storage.

Seek Further Assistance
For additional assistance please contact, Clarkson OIT Help Desk:
Email: helpdesk@clarkson.edu
Call: 315-268-HELP (x4357)