1. Click Assignments in the Course Navigation Menu.
2. Click + Assignment in the top right corner.
3. Enter a title in the Topic Title field, and enter instructions in the Rich Content Editor.
4. Enter Points, Assignment Group, Display and allowable Submission Type information. Then, select how many attempts you will allow students to submit their assignments.
- Use No Submission when you do not want students to submit an assignment in Canvas. This assignment type can be used to create extra columns in the Gradebook, or when you want to create an assignment that involves multiple scores. Submission Type does not apply to Not Graded assignments.
- Use Online when you want students to submit their assignments using Canvas.
- Use On Paper when you want students to submit an assignment to you but not through Canvas. This assignment type applies to traditional face-to-face courses or hybrid courses when you want the assignment turned in on paper during class, but you still want to create a column in the Canvas Gradebook for grading purposes.
- Use External Tool when you want students to submit their assignments using an external app (LTI) enabled for your course.
The unlimited submission feature allows students to submit a file more than once due to error or revisions without faculty manually resetting the assignment. The feature does not extend due dates.
5. To set due dates, click Manage Due Dates and Assign To. In the new window, set the date and time for the the due date. Click Apply to save your date range.
6. In the new side panel, select who will complete the assignment. Click the Assign to field. Assignments may be assigned to the whole class, specific sections, or individual students. Select who should complete the assignment by click on sections or names.
7. Select Due Date and Time and Availability range. Then, click Apply.
Canvas allows instructors to set different due dates for individual students. For information on how to use the multiple due date/user feature, see
8. Click the Save or Save & Publish button.
