Can a student resubmit Canvas assignments?

Depending on your assignment settings, students may have unlimited or limited assignment submission attempts. As an instructor, you can decide how to handle assignment resubmissions.

You do have the option to set availability dates for each assignment. Availability dates can restrict the dates that an assignment can be submitted.

All assignment submissions can be viewed in SpeedGrader. Students will not be able to view their previous submissions after resubmitting unless you reupload the assignments to Canvas.

Note: The option to resubmit an assignment may not be available for external tool assignments.

00:07: Can a student resubmit canvas assignments. 00:10: You can select the number of submission attempts allowed for all students. 00:15: In the allowed attempts drop-down menu. You can select if students receive unlimited 00:20: submissions or limited submissions 00:23: If you select the limited attempts, you can select the number of attempts allowed. 00:41: Set the assignment availability date, and time by selecting a date and 00:45: time. 00:46: Click the save button. 00:49: If a student can resubmit an assignment, the new attempt button displays in 00:53: the assignment page. 00:55: If a student has used all their submission attempts, the new attempt button will 00:59: display is disabled 01:02: Open the students assignment in speed grader. 01:04: When a student has submitted multiple submissions, you can view them by 01:08: clicking the submission to view drop-down menu. 01:12: Select the submission you'd like to view. 01:15: If you view an older submission canvas, will warn you that the submission you are 01:19: viewing is not the most recent version. 01:23: If you have already graded, an assignment that a student has resubmitted, you have the option 01:27: of using the same grade for the resubmission without doing any additional work. 01:31: To apply the same grade to the new assignment. 01:34: Click, the use the same grade for the resubmission link. 01:38: This guide covered allowing students to resubmit canvas assignments.

Select Submission Attempts

Select Submission Attempts

You can select the number of submission attempts allowed for all students. In the Allowed Attempts drop-down menu [1], you can select if students receive unlimited submissions [2] or limited submissions [3].

If you select the Limited attempts, you can select the Number of Attempts allowed [4].

Set Assignment Availability Dates

Set Assignment Availability Dates

If you want to keep students from resubmitting assignments after a certain date, you can change the Assignment availability dates. Next to the date you want to change, click the Calendar icon.

Set Availability Date and Time

Set Date

Set the assignment availability date and time by selecting a date [1] and time [2].

Save Assignment

Save Assignment

Click the Save button.

Student View of Assignment Resubmission

View Student View of Assignment Resubmission

If a student can resubmit an assignment, the New Attempt button displays in the assignment page [1].

If a student has used all their submission attempts, the New Attempt button will display as disabled [2].

View Assignments in SpeedGrader

View Assignments in SpeedGrader

Open the student's Assignment in SpeedGrader. When a student has submitted multiple submissions, you can view them by clicking the Submission to view drop-down menu.

Select Submission

Select Submission

Select the submission you'd like to view.

View Older Submissions

Viewing Older Submissions

If you view an older submission, Canvas will warn you that the submission you are viewing is not the most recent version.

Regrade Assignments

Regrading Assignments

If you have already graded an assignment that a student has resubmitted, you have the option of using the same grade for the resubmission without doing any additional work. To apply the same grade to the new assignment, click the Use this same grade for the resubmission link.