Accessing Previous LoudCloud Courses – GCU Technical Support

Which system am I using?

You may be using the Old LoudCloud if you see a purple/blue menu bar or if your url starts with
lc-ugrad3.gcu.edu.

You may be using the New LoudCloud (also referred to as the LMS) if your menu dropdown is on the left side or if your URL starts with lms-trad.gcu.edu, lms-ugrad.gcu.edu, or lms-grad.gcu.edu.

NOTE If you are accessing your classroom through the Student Portal, the login information is your GCU email address and password. If you choose to log into LoudCloud directly, you will use your regular GCU username. For more information to use on each website, check out Student Login Information.

Grand Canyon University’s online learning management systems are specifically intended to host classrooms for current and recently completed classes. Student access to classes will be removed five (5) weeks following the course end date. It is the responsibility of each student and faculty member to keep copies of all files uploaded to the online learning management system. The University is not responsible to make course content or files submitted to the online learning management system available to students or faculty members once the class has been removed.

If it has not yet been five weeks since your course ended, you will still be able to access it online. The steps for accessing previous courses are different depending on the specific LoudCloud environment you took the class in.

Old LoudCloud

You can access your previous courses in LoudCloud for up to 5 weeks after the course has ended by selecting the title of your course to the right of your name. A drop-down menu will appear with a list containing all of your past LoudCloud courses. Click the previous course that you would like to access to enter the course.

NOTE If you withdrew from or were dropped from a course before it was over, you will not be able to access it. Only completed courses can be accessed using the drop-down menu in LoudCloud.

Occasionally, we will archive a LoudCloud instance and start all new courses in a new website. If your previous courses do not show up in this drop-down menu, they may be in a previous instance of LoudCloud.

The most recent archive dates are listed below:

lc-grad2.gcu.edu was archived on 7/7/2017
lc-ugrad1.gcu.edu was archived on 8/17/2017
lc-trad1.gcu.edu was archived on 11/27/2018

Check out our article on Accessing Your LoudCloud Classroom for the direct links to your courses.

Please note, it is the responsibility of each student to keep copies of all files uploaded to LoudCloud. The University is not responsible to make course content or files submitted to LoudCloud available to students once the class has been removed. For more information, please see the University Policy Handbook.

NOTE If you are a counseling student and need a syllabus stamped with the GCU seal for licensure but no longer have access to your course, contact your Student Services Counselor and they will be able to provide it to you.

New LoudCloud (LMS)

NOTE Faculty and students may notice completed courses will not be moved from Current Classes drop-down menu until 3 weeks after the course end date. After 3 weeks, your courses will be moved into the Past Classes drop-down menu for 2 more weeks.

You can access your previous courses in LMS for up to 5 weeks after the course has ended by selecting the title of your course to the right of Grand Canyon University. A drop-down menu will appear with a list containing all of your past LMS courses. Click on the previous course that you would like to access to enter the course.

You may also access your previous courses in LMS through your Integrated Dashboard. Start by selecting the Edit icon in the upper right corner of the My Classes widget, then select the downward arrow under Show. Select Past Classes from the drop-down menu to display previous courses. Click on the previous course you would like to access to enter the course.

NOTE If you withdrew from or were dropped from a course before it was over, you will not be able to access it. Only completed courses can be accessed using the drop-down menu in LMS.

Occasionally, we will archive a LMS instance and start all new courses in a new website. If your previous courses do not show up in this drop-down menu, they may be in a previous instance of LoudCloud.

lc-grad3.gcu.edu will be archived by November 2018
lc-ugrad3.gcu.edu will be archived by December 2018
lc-trad1.gcu.edu (this website has not yet been archived, but previous courses taken in it will not be available to students)

Check out our article on Accessing Your LoudCloud Classroom for direct links to your courses.

Please note, it is the responsibility of each student to keep copies of all files uploaded to LMS. The University is not responsible to make course content or files submitted to LMS available to students once the class has been removed. For more information, please see University Policy Handbook.