When you hover your mouse pointer over the Courses menu at the top of the screen in Canvas, your My Courses list appears. Note that there are a couple options here. At the bottom of the list in the lower right is a "View all courses" link. If you click on that link, you'll see a list of all the courses you have access to in Canvas, including course sites from previous semesters and any future courses that are in the system. They will be grouped with section headings - My Courses for current courses, Past Enrollments for past courses, and Future Enrollments for upcoming (unpublished) courses. This link gives you access to see any of the courses you have had access to at any time since we started using Canvas.
Because you can go back and view all your courses through the "View all courses" area, it's a good idea to customize your My Courses list under the Courses menu so you only see the courses you need to access during a particular session or semester. When viewing your My Courses list, click on "Customize" in the upper right and you'll see a list appear on the right (shown below). You can check or uncheck them to select what appears in your My Courses list. If you have access to a Canvas course that has been created for other purposes, such as a search committee or other group, you can uncheck those when they are no longer needed. This gives you full control over what appears in your Courses menu, so you can set it up however you'd like and still be able to access any other courses through the "View all courses" link when you need them.
