.. _Create a New Course:

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Create a New Course in Studio
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.. tags:: educator, how-to

This topic describes how to use Studio to create and set up a course.

To create and run a course, you can either create an entirely new course in
Studio, or you can re-run an existing course. For more information about re-
running a course, see :ref:`Re-Run a Course <Re Run a Course>`.

You can also :ref:`export<Export a Course>` and :ref:`import<Import a Course>`
courses as XML files. You can do this when you need to back up a course or edit
the course in XML.

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Create a Course
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.. START CREATE A NEW COURSE

.. thumbnail:: /_images/Educators_create_course.png

.. Note::
 

  The Organization, Course Number, and Course run values you enter when creating a course are part of the learner-visible course URL and cannot be changed. The base URL for the new course is in the format:

  ``https://your-domain/courses/course-v1:ORGANIZATION+COURSE_NUMBER+COURSE_RUN/``

  So take care when entering values for the new course.

#. Open Studio at the URL provided by your administrator.

#. Click :guilabel:`New Course`. The Create a New Course screen opens.

#. Enter information for the new course:

   * **Course Name**: The public display name of the course. You can override the name later in the Advanced Settings.

   * **Organization**: Your school or organization. This value becomes part of the course URL and cannot be changed. You can override how the organization is displayed to learners in Advanced Settings.

   * **Course Number**: The unique number that identifies your course. Note: This value becomes part of the course URL and cannot be changed. No spaces or special characters are allowed.

   * **Course Run**: The term or unique run of the course. This value part of your course URL, so no spaces or special characters are allowed and it cannot be changed.

#. Click :guilabel:`Create`.

.. END CREATE A NEW COURSE

.. seealso::
 
  :ref:`Edit the Course About Page` (how-to)

  :ref:`Guide to Course Content Development` (reference)

  :ref:`About the Course Outline` (concept)

  :ref:`Create a New Course` (how-to)

  :ref:`Manage Course Outline` (how-to)

  :ref:`Modify Settings for Objects in the Course Outline` (how-to)

  :ref:`Publish Content from the Course Outline` (how-to)

  :ref:`About Course Sections` (concept)

  :ref:`About Course Subsections` (concept)

  :ref:`About Course Units` (concept)

  :ref:`Manage Course Sections` (how-to)

  :ref:`Manage Course Subsections` (how-to)

  :ref:`Manage Course Units` (how-to)

  :ref:`View as Learner` (how-to)
 


**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
|   03/05/2025 | Leira (Curricu.me)            | Sumac          |  Pass                          |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+