Setting Written Assignment Deadlines
Please note, some course assignments may be in quiz format. In this case, please follow instructions on setting quiz deadlines. Cut-off dates do not apply to quizzes.
Written assignment deadlines can be set using due dates and cut-off dates. Serving as soft deadlines, due dates indicate when assignments are due, but do not prevent late submissions. Students can continue to submit assignments after an assignment’s due date has passed; these submissions will simply be marked late. Conversely, cut-off dates are hard deadlines which prevent students from submitting late work. If a cut-off date is enabled, students will not be able to submit work after the cut-off date has passed.
To set due-dates and cut-off dates from your course homepage:
- From your course home page, click on the assignment you wish to set a deadline for.
- From the right side of the screen, click the cogwheel icon and then click 'Edit settings.'
- Expand the 'Availability' pane and check 'Enable' next to the following settings:
- Allow submissions from
- Due date
- Cut-off date, if a hard deadline is desired
- Modify the dates and times as necessary for these settings.
- Once your changes are complete, click 'Save and return to course.'
To set bulk deadlines from your course page:
- Access any of the Connect For Education LTI links from your Canvas course shell.
- From the main course page, select the ‘Edit Date’ button.
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Use the filter to select the different types of activities to view and modify. Applying the filter will change the form display but will not save any existing changes. Ensure you change the ‘Activity Type’ to ‘Assignment.’ Please note: allow some time for the page to load when you first access the 'Edit Date' page.
- Expand the module pane and then adjust the due-dates and cut-off dates as necessary.
- Once you’ve made your adjustments, please be sure to save by selecting the ‘Save Changes’ button.