Some students may require extended deadlines due to Disability Advisory and Support Service (DASS) support plans or approved mitigating circumstances. Canvas makes it easy to manage these adjustments within assignments and quizzes.

By default, assignments and quizzes in your course are set for everyone. You can use Assign To to set different dates for individual students or sets of students. This method maintains privacy and avoids the need to duplicate assignments.

To set custom dates for a quiz or assignment using Assign To, follow these steps:

1. Select the assignment or quiz you wish to edit.
2. Click Edit in the top right corner to access the settings.
3. Scroll to the Assign Access area. You’ll see a field labelled Assign To, usually set to Everyone by default.
4. Click the + Assign to buttom to add custom dates for specific students with DASS requirements or mitigating circumstances.
5. In the Assign To field, select the relevant student(s) or set(s) of students .
6. Set the due, available from, and until dates as needed.
7. Click Save to apply the changes.

Each student will only see the deadline that applies to them.

Students with DASS support plans or approved mitigating circumstances may require extra time or additional attempts on quizzes. Canvas allows you to adjust these settings on a student-by-student basis. Here’s how:

1. In the course menu, click Quizzes to access existing quizzes.
2. Find the quiz you wish to edit. Click the three-dot icon next to its title, then choose Build to open the quiz settings.
3. Select Moderate in the top navigation menu.
4. Find the student who needs extra time or attempts in the list.
5. Click the pencil icon next to the student’s name to edit their settings.
6. To allow additional attempts, update the Additional Attempts setting with the desired number.
7. To grant extra time, go to Time adjustments, select Give additional time, and enter the number of extra hours/minutes the student should receive.
8. Click Apply to save the changes.