Moodle: Cross-List & Split

Crosslist & Split allows an instructor to manage their course sections effectively by either combining multiple courses into a single course shell or separating them into different course shells. This tool is designed to streamline the process of course management, ensuring that instructors can handle various teaching scenarios efficiently.

Students from different courses combined by cross-listing will be enrolled as different groups in a new Moodle course shell. Post grades in the new Moodle shell will submit correctly to each course (and section) without extra steps.

NOTE: It is recommended that you crosslist or split your course(s) before importing materials or making any changes in the course(s). When the new course gets created, it is an empty course, and your original courses will be removed from Moodle. Once your new course(s) is created, you can then import or add any content.

This process has multiple steps, so if you need assistance, contact the Faculty Technology Center (225-578-3375, option 2 or ftc@lsu.edu).

Not What You Are Looking For?

If you are looking to combine across terms (A&M and Online), see Moodle Cross-enrollment (GROK #20544).
If you are looking to combine courses with another instructor, see Moodle: Team Teach Request (GROK #20174).

Initiating a Crosslist & Split:

1. Log on to Moodle.
    
2. Click on Crosslist & Split in the Workday Preferences block in the blocks drawer in the right side bar menu of the front page of Moodle.

   • If you do not see the Workday Preferences block, you can add it via the following article: Moodle: Course Tools: Adding a Block
     
     
      

   • Select a term/period to use. This will only show current and near-future terms.
     
     
      

3. Click the boxes to the right of the course(s) that you want to crosslist or split, then enter the number of new Moodle course shells.
   • To crosslist multiple courses together, select the courses to combine and enter the number of course shells that should be created. Often this will be one (1) new course shell.
   • To split a course with multiple sections, select the course(s) to split and enter the number of course shells that should be created.
     
     
      
4. Then click Continue.  
    
5. In Step 2, the sections of the previously selected course(s) will be listed. Select a destination course shell container on the right. If you selected more than one course shell to be created, you will see each course shell as a different destination box. Next select any of the original sections from the left and click Add to Shell to move that section to the new Moodle course shell. Repeat until all sections are correctly arranged.
   
   
   
    
6. Click Submit to create the new Moodle shell courses.
   
   Note: The course shell will be created immediately. The students will be enrolled during the next scheduled enrollment process.