Question
What is the standard timeline for a Canvas course?
Answer
Below is a standard timeline for a Canvas course. Some instructors will choose to make adjustments to a course that may remove it from this timeline early, but in general, this information depiction of when a course should normally be open to an instructor and a student.
| Status/Age Of Course |
When does this happen? |
Student Access |
Instructor Access |
| Course creation by Registration and Records |
6-8 Weeks before term starts |
Visible, no access. |
Full access to course. |
| Course Start Date Passes |
As soon as the start added by the instructor date passes. |
Visible, no access. |
Full access to course. |
| Course is published. |
Option selected by instructor in settings. |
All published content |
Full access to course. |
| Course End Date Passes |
Set by instructor, date has passed. |
View access, unable to make changes unless the instructor check the restrict student after check box |
View access and course copy access. |
| Restrict students from viewing course after term date checked in course Settings |
Manually pressed by instructor |
None |
View access and course copy access. |
| Course is Concluded |
Manually pressed by Instructor |
None |
None |
| Term is Closed |
1 year of the end of course term |
None |
View access and course copy access. |
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