Courses that are cross-listed in Banner will integrate to Canvas automatically. Course sections may be cross-listed in Banner if the same instructor is teaching multiple sections and the sections meet one of the following criterion:
- the course sections have the same meeting days/times in the same classroom for the same course.
- the course sections have the same meeting days/times with the Instructional Method of Online Live Lecture (synchronous delivery).
- the course sections have the same meeting days/times with one section in-person and the second section with the Instructional Method of Online Live Lecture (synchronous delivery).
- the course sections have the same meeting days/times in the same classroom for ‘combined’ undergraduate and graduate courses.
- the course sections will meet fully online, either synchronous or asynchronous, for ‘combined’ undergraduate and graduate courses.
- the course sections are designated as Fully Online or Online Live lecture with a specified operational rationale*.
Cross-Listing of Course Sections In Canvas:
If not cross-listed in Banner, the Canvas team can only extend cross-listing for multiple Lab or Discussion sections that are specifically linked to one Lecture section.
Rationale:
Courses that do not meet the university’s cross-listing definition cannot be cross-listed in Canvas as students in one section of the course would be able to view and communicate with students in another section of the course, thus violating the student’s privacy. The university must adhere to the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) to protect the privacy of students’ educational records. The university has defined specific student record data elements as ‘Directory Information’ (see FAU Regulation 4.008 – Access to Student Records). A student’s class enrollment, however, is not considered directory information. Students cannot remain anonymous in the classroom even if they opt out of directory information disclosure. Students enrolled in courses that meet the university cross-listing definition (or exception to) fall under this same requirement.
*Requests for cross-listing due to an operational rationale would be reviewed and approved by the University Registrar.
For additional information on FERPA, please visit: http://www.fau.edu/registrar/records/ferpa.php
https://www.fau.edu/canvas/policies-procedures.php#Cross_listing