Manage course due dates and expiry dates
Set due dates and expiry dates on courses and individual enrollments.
Topics covered in this article:
- The difference between due dates and expiry dates
- Set due date on a course
- Set due date on a user's enrollment
- Set expiry date on a course
- Set expiry date on a user's enrollment
- Set expiry date via the course status report
The difference between due dates and expiry dates
A due date sets an advisory date for when a user should complete a course. After the due date passes, users still have access to the course.
An expiry date sets a definite date for when a user must complete a course. After the expiry date passes, users cannot access to the course.
Set due date on a course
- Navigate to Courses > your course name.
- Select Due Dates / Valid Periods.
- In Due Dates enter a number in days after enrollment or enter a date in specify a fixed date.
- Select Save.
Set due dates on a user’s enrollment
- Navigate to Users > user name.
- From secondary navigation, select Enrollments.
- On a specific enrollment, select More (aka 3-dot menu) > Set Due Date.
- Enter a date and select Save.
Note: This date overrides any due date set on the course for this user.
Set expiry date on a course
- Navigate to Courses > your course name.
- Select Due Dates / Valid Periods.
- In Valid Periods enter a number in days after enrollment or enter a date in specify a fixed date.
- Select Save.
Set expiry date for a user’s enrollment
- Navigate to Users > user name.
- From secondary navigation, select Enrollments.
- On a specific enrollment, select More (aka 3-dot menu) > Set Expiry Date.
- Enter a date and select Save.
Note: This date now overrides any expiry date set on the course for this user.
Set expiry date via the course status report
- Navigate to Reports.
- Select Course Status.
- Select the Courses and Statuses to run the report.
- Select the checkbox next to Name and then three options will appear on the right hand side.
- Select the calendar option to set the expiry date.
Set due date via the course status report
- Navigate to Reports.
- Select Course Status.
- Select the Courses and Statuses to run the report.
- Select the checkbox next to Name and then three options will appear on the right hand side.
- Select the clock option to set the due date.