Each assignment displays the assignment name [1], any availability dates for the assignment [2], due date (if any) [3], and the number of points the assignment is worth [4].

The first dates you may see are called availability dates. Sometimes an instructor only wants students to submit an assignment during a specified date range, so the available dates are the range of time that the assignment is accessible to students.

• If the assignment does not have a date listed, the assignment is open; students can submit the assignment at any time during the course [1]
• If the assignment says Available until [date], students can submit the assignment until the specified date [2]
• If the assignment says Not Available Until [date], the assignment is locked until the specified date [3]
• If the assignment says Closed, the assignment cannot accept submissions [4]

Note: If the listed date is set to 12 am the last day for the assignment to be submitted is the full day before the listed date. For instance, if an assignment is Available until December 15, you can access the assignment until December 14 at 11:59 pm.

An assignment may also display a second set of dates. These are assignment Due dates [1]. Assignments submitted after the due date are marked as late; some instructors may deduct points for late submissions. Again, not all assignments may include a Due date.

Students can still submit late assignments before the Available until date.

Please be aware that the Due date may be before or on the Available date.

Due dates also include a time [2]. If your student's instructor does not set a due time, the listed date displays the course's default due time.

You can view the due date, points, and accepted submission type(s) for the assignment [1]. Not all assignments may have a due date.

You can also view additional details:

• Instructions [2]: any instructions from the instructor about the assignment. Please note that you cannot download assignment instructions unless your instructor has included a link to download them. You can also print the screen or copy and paste the directions into a word processing program, or you can also view the assignment in the Canvas mobile app.
• Rubric [3]: any grading criteria that the instructor has provided for the assignment. An assignment may or may not include a rubric. Before submitting your assignment, you may want to review the assignment rubric.

For example, an assignment may have a due date but may not list any other dates. If your student misses an assignment due date, they may still submit the assignment for late credit before the last day of the course. If the assignment does not have a due date, you can submit the assignment at any time before the last day of the course.

The assignment details may include availability dates. Availability dates may include a first available date (open date) [1], last available date (locked or closed) [2], or both dates to create an overall date range. If the assignment has a due date [3], it may be before or on the last available date (if one is set).

Once the last date passes, students can no longer submit the assignment.

The course instructor may limit the number of submission attempts students are allotted for an assignment. If an assignment has a limited number of submissions, you can view the number of submission attempts your student has made [1] and the number of submission allowed for the assignment [2].

An assignment can be locked before an instructor wants it open. When an assignment is locked, you can view date when the assignment unlocks [1] and the assignment the rubric (if any) [2].

Assignments close when they are only available until a specific date. When an assignment is closed, you can still view assignment submission details [1], the date the assignment was locked to submissions [2], and the rubric [3].