Supporting Students Past Term End Dates in Canvas

In order for students to access a canvas course past the end of term, teachers will need to manually create a section in their course with extended dates. Follow the instructions in the three sections below:

Creating an Extended Section for an Ended Course Card

Identify students who need to be included in this "extended" section. (i.e. those who received an "I" on their report card)
Click to open your ended course card (Courses → All Courses in the left navigation area)
Click Settings
Click Sections tab
To create a new "extended" section, enter "<course name> - Extended " for new section name. Click "+ Section"
Click on the link for your new section
Click "Edit Section"
Change the "Ends:" date to the last day for incomplete assignments. (Leave "Starts:" date empty.)
Check the "Students can only participate in the course between these dates" box.
Click "Update Section"

section settings with section name, student availability dates and an "update section" button

Add Students to Extended Section

1. Click People from side menu of the Canvas course.

2. Locate student/s who will be enrolled in this Extended Quarter 1 section.

3. Click the three vertical dots at the far right in the student's row and select "Edit Sections"

edit sections menu item

4. Browse for your new section (Step #5, above)

5. Select new section and click "Update"

6. Repeat steps above for each student needing to be added to the extended section.

Remove "Available Until" Dates

Note: If you don't use available until dates, you can skip this section.

1. Open the "Assignments" screen from course navigation.

2. Click the three vertical dots and select "edit assignment dates" to view dates for all assignments.

button with three vertical dots. Menu below button has "edit assignment dates" selected.

3. Remove any dates in the "Available Until" column and save your changes. Note: since no students can access this course except those in the extended section, it is safe to remove these dates after the term has ended.

Column labeled "available until." All dat efields below this column are blank.

Update Grades in Synergy

1. SYNC TO SIS from the Gradebook Sync menu to update Synergy

2. Provide overall final score to data coordinator when student(s) complete the course.