As a Canvas Catalog admin, you can automatically send personalized reminder emails to students based on course end dates and progress. These nudges are configured through a dedicated automation menu and use customizable templates with dynamic variables.

Where the deadline comes from:

Deadline nudges are based on the enrollment end date. This date can be set in Canvas through a course end date, a section end date, or manually configured. If Days to Complete is used in Catalog, it will generate an enrollment end date, which will be used. If no end date exists (for example, if the course is fully self-paced), no nudge will be sent.

Who gets nudged:

All students with active enrollments created through Catalog receive deadline nudges. This includes students who are manually enrolled (admin-enrolled) into Canvas.

How progress is tracked:

Progress is based on modules in the Canvas course. Your course should use modules with defined completion requirements.

Notes:

• Deadline nudge emails only apply to courses, not programs.
• Deadline nudge emails apply to catalogs and subcatalogs.
• Nudges also apply to students who are already enrolled in the course when the automation is set up.