Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Planned retirement of courses.ucsd.edu

What is happening?

Courses.ucsd.edu will be retired at the conclusion of Academic Year 2025-26, September 7, 2026, as UC San Diego continues aligning academic management systems with the Triton Student System (TSS) modernization initiative. This change ensures course information and syllabi are maintained in supported, secure platforms with accurate, real-time data.

Why is this change occurring?

In the decade-plus since courses.ucsd.edu was offered, there are now several modern systems that provide this service.

• Canvas is the official home for instructor-posted syllabi and course materials
• The Schedule of Classes is the authoritative source for course details and section information
• Duplication across legacy tools creates security, accuracy, and maintenance risks.

What should departments do with historical syllabi currently stored on Courses.ucsd.edu?

Departments may request an export of their existing syllabi for local retention. All export requests must be submitted by August 1. Please email: servicedesk@ucsd.edu with your request.

How should affected departments post current syllabi and store historical syllabi?

As the official and centrally supported learning platform for all UC San Diego courses, Canvas is the official and centrally supported learning platform for all UC San Diego courses. All courses are provided with a Canvas course site, and instructors can post current-quarter syllabi and other course content directly, where students now expect to find this information.

Departments that wish to maintain historical syllabi repositories may use campus-supported platforms such as Google Drive or Microsoft One Drive, which provide improved security, data retention, and sharability controls.