.. _Edit Basic Course Details:

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Edit Basic Course Details
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.. tags:: educator, how-to

After you create a course, the course opens in Studio automatically and you can
begin editing. Your next steps might include adding other :ref:`course team
members<Add Course Team Members>`, setting the course :ref:`start and end
dates<Set Course Schedule>`, or developing the :ref:`course
outline<Manage Course Outline>`.

When you return to Studio later, your **My Courses** dashboard page lists
the courses that you created as well as any courses for which you have course team privileges.

.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/open_course.png
  :width: 600
  :alt: Image of the course on the Studio dashboard.

.. note::
  After the end date for a course has passed, the course moves to the
  **Archived Courses** tab on the Studio dashboard. If the course that you want
  to edit is not visible on the **Courses** tab, look for the course on the
  **Archived Courses** tab.

To edit a course, select the course name. The Studio **Course Outline** page
appears.

.. _Change the Course Title or Number:

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Change the Course Title or Number
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The course title and number that you specify when you create your course become
part of the course URL. The course URL cannot be changed. However, you can
change the way that your course title and number appear in Studio and the LMS.

.. _Change the Course Title:

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Change the Course Title
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To change the way that your course title appears in Studio and the LMS, follow these steps.

.. note::
 It is not recommended that you do this if your course is live.

#. Open the course in Studio.
#. On the **Settings** menu, select **Advanced Settings**.
#. In the **Course Display Name** field, enter the title that you want.
#. Select **Save**.

In Studio and the LMS, your course title changes to the value that you specify
in the **Course Display Name** field. The URL for your course does not change.

.. _Change the Course Number:

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Change the Course Number
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To change the way that your course number appears in Studio and the LMS, follow
these steps.

.. note::
 It is not recommended that you do this if your course is live.

#. Open the course in Studio.
#. On the **Settings** menu, select **Advanced Settings**.
#. In the **Course Number Display String** field, enter the number that you
   want.
#. Select **Save**.

In Studio and the LMS, your course number changes to the value that you specify
in the **Course Number Display String** field. The URL for your course does not
change.


.. seealso::

  :ref:`Guide to Basic Course Details` (reference)

  :ref:`Guide to Course About Page` (reference)

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

  :ref:`Set Course Pacing` (how-to)

  :ref:`Set Course Schedule` (how-to)



**Maintenance chart**

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