Info is kinda sketchy, but this comes to mind: if you're closing the first form, don't. Make it invisible instead and get the values you need from it by referencing the controls in unbound controls on the next form. Something like =Forms!frmCourse.CourseID. When you close the second form, in the close event, either close the first form or make it visible so that you can create a new course without having to open it again.
The more we hear silence, the more we begin to think about our value in this universe.
Paraphrase of Professor Brian Cox.