Sections on CodeHS are optimized for a single school year. The best way to keep your Teacher Page organized is to:
Archive sections after the current school year ends, and
Create new Sections using your own course or a CodeHS course from the Course Catalog for the upcoming school year.
Sections vs. Courses
What's the difference between a Course and a Section?
Within CodeHS, a Course is a sequence of curriculum that your students will work through. Courses are made up of Assignments.
Each Course can have multiple Sections.
Within CodeHS, a Section is a group of students working on a Course.
An Assignment is any module, lesson or activity that students (within their Sections) work on as part of their Course.
In other words, a Section is a group of students (like a class), while the Course and Assignments are the curriculum content that they are working on.
End of the School Year: Concluded Sections
After the designated school year end date, your sections will:
Be marked as Concluded
Be closed to enrollment (so no new students can join or drop)
Automatically archive after 30 days
Concluded vs. Archived Sections
When a section is Concluded, no students can be added or dropped from that section. If the section is not archived, students can still access their work.
When a section is Archived, it is hidden from the Student Dashboard and students cannot access their work unless you un-archive the section.
Concluded sections are visible on your Teacher Page and are listed as Concluded:
Find more information about the lifecycle of a section here: Guide to Section Lifestyles
Reusing a Course for the New School Year
Our team updates our courses over the summer, so to make sure you're using the most up-to-date version of the course, we recommend creating new sections rather than dropping and adding students for the new year.
To reuse your course with a new section:
Navigate to your Courses page
Click Create Section
Enter a name for your section and click Create. Your new section will be ready to use for the new school year!
To reuse your course from a concluded section:
You can also create a new section from a section that has already concluded.
Navigate to your Sections page
Click on the concluded section
Click the blue Teach this Course Again button
Enter a name for your section and click Create. Your new section will be ready to use for the new school year!
Copying a Course
If you've made a lot of changes to a Course or its settings, you may wish to copy it for the new school year before adding sections. To copy a Course, click the three dots and choose Copy Course:
Still have questions? Contact our team at hello@codehs.com to learn more!