Whether you have designed a new course, imported content from another course, or are preparing for a new semester, you may need to adjust your course content's due dates and availability dates.
Due dates and availability dates serve different purposes in Canvas. Due dates identify when work is expected. Availability dates control when students can access an item.
To learn more, review The Instructure Community article, What is the difference between assignment due dates and availability dates?
Tip: You can bulk adjust due dates and availability dates in Canvas Courses!
How to Adjust Due Date for Canvas Assignment, Quizzes, or Discussions
- In Course Navigation, click on Assignments, Quizzes, or Discussions.
- For Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes, click on the title of the item you wish to edit.
- Click the Edit button in the upper-right corner.
Please Note: For Discussions, select the three-dot menu, then click Edit.
- On the Edit page, scroll to the Assign To section.
Select the calendar icon next to the date field you want to update.
Use the calendar icons to update the Due Date, Available from, and Until dates as needed.
- Select the new date. Enter a time, if needed.
- After updating the due date and availability dates, select Save at the bottom-right of the page.
Please Note: If you change an item during the semester, select Notify users that this content has changed before saving to notify enrolled students of the update.
