The information on this page was used for Fall 2024. Updated guidance for Spring 2025 and later can be found here: Simple Syllabus for Merged (Cross-Listed) Courses starting Spring 2025.

If you merge (or cross-list) courses within Canvas, you will need to take additional steps to officially submit the syllabi for all of the merged "child" course sections.

When using the Simple Syllabus link in the Canvas course, by default, you (and your students) will only be able to see the syllabus for the "parent" course section - not the merged child course sections. To edit and submit the syllabi for the cross-listed child sections, please use these steps:

In Canvas, use the left menu Simple Syllabus link in your parent course to access, edit and submit the syllabus for this parent course section.
Open a new browser tab and login at https://ku.simplesyllabus.com/ to access your Simple Syllabus Dashboard.
On your Simple Syllabus Dashboard, find the child section in the To Do list and choose the Edit option.
Select either 'Use the Publisher to create or edit a Syllabus' -or- 'Upload a Syllabus'. If you upload a syllabus, skip to step 7. Steps 5-6 are for using the Publisher.
Depending on the subject and number of the child course, when you start editing this syllabus, it may automatically populate with the syllabus you created and submitted for the parent course section. If it doesn't automatically populate with the correct information, use the Replace with a different syllabus option at the top of the editing window to import the content from the correct syllabus.
Scroll down to the Course Assignments and Requirements component. The parent course assignments do not appear automatically. Instead it is recommended that instructors create one placeholder assignment:
Click Add new item. Click in the Name field and enter "Assignments for this course are found in the main lecture syllabus" or a customized message.
Choose the Submit/Publish button to finalize the syllabus for the child course section.
Repeat steps 3-7 for any additional child course sections that were merged with a parent course within Canvas.