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

1. Navigate to Courses > your course name. 
2. Select Due Dates / Valid Periods. 
3. In Due Dates enter a number in days after enrollment or enter a date in specify a fixed date.
4. Select Save. 

Set due dates on a user’s enrollment

1. Navigate to Users > user name. 
2. From secondary navigation, select Enrollments. 
3. On a specific enrollment, select More (aka 3-dot menu) > Set Due Date.
4. 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

1. Navigate to Courses > your course name. 
2. Select Due Dates / Valid Periods. 
3. In Valid Periods enter a number in days after enrollment or enter a date in specify a fixed date.
4. Select Save. 

Set expiry date for a user’s enrollment

1. Navigate to Users > user name. 
2. From secondary navigation, select Enrollments.
3. On a specific enrollment, select More (aka 3-dot menu) > Set Expiry Date.
4. 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

1. Navigate to Reports.
2. Select Course Status.
3. Select the Courses and Statuses to run the report. 
4. Select the checkbox next to Name and then three options will appear on the right hand side.
5. Select the calendar option to set the expiry date. 

Set due date via the course status report

1. Navigate to Reports.
2. Select Course Status.
3. Select the Courses and Statuses to run the report. 
4. Select the checkbox next to Name and then three options will appear on the right hand side.
5. Select the clock option to set the due date.