Canvas

Changing Course Start and End Dates

Starting from 2024W, by default the Canvas course start date is set to match the course section start date shown in Workday. This date is the first day of instruction, so each Canvas course may have different start dates. Some instructors may want to give access to their students prior to those dates.

In you course menu (at the left) click on Settings.
Click on the Course Details tab.
Scroll down to find your course Participation section. By default, the course participation dates are set to the default Course access dates.
Input the desired access dates for your course into the start and end boxes, click on the calendar icon to select your desired start and end dates.
NOTE: both start and end dates must be entered. Enter an End date and time that is eight weeks after the last day of class, to align with UBC copyright requirements.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Update Course Details”.

Students will now have access to your course on the start date selected, if the course has been published.

UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning Canvas Directory

Updated January 2021