Canvas Dates
The list of notification dates below will help you anticipate when your course(s) will be available and when you can anticipate emails from the Distance Education department. As notifications are sent via email and Canvas global announcements, they will also be
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Winter 2023 Semester Start Date: January 3
- November 2: Winter ‘23 Canvas course shells made available &
“Winter ‘23 Canvas Course Shells Available!” email sent
- November 8: Winter ‘23 Request integration of new publisher curriculum in Canvas
- November 16: Winter ‘23 Submit self-enroll lab course requests
- December 6: Winter ‘23 Merge course requests due
- Email sent on December 13: “Welcome to Winter ‘23!” email
- January 3: Winter ‘23 Canvas courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am
Spring 2023 Semester Start Date: February 13
- December 5: Spring ‘23 Canvas course shells made available &
“Spring '23 Canvas Course Shells Available!” email sent
- December 12: Spring ‘23 Request integration of new publisher curriculum in Canvas
- December 19: Spring ‘23 Submit self-enroll lab course requests
- January 16: Spring ‘23 Merge course requests due
- Email sent on January 30: “Welcome to Spring ‘23!” email
- February 13: Spring ‘23 First Day of Term -- Canvas courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am
- Email sent on April 10: “Welcome to the Second Half of Spring ‘23!” email
- April 17: First Day of Second-Half of Spring ‘23 -- Canvas courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am
Summer 2023 Semester- April 24, 2023: Request integration of new publisher curriculum in Canvas for Summer 2023 courses.
- May 9, 2023: Summer 2023 Canvas course shells made available & “Summer 2023 Canvas Course Shells Available!” email sent.
- May 15, 2023: Submit self-enroll lab course requests for Summer 2023 courses.
- May 22, 2023: Submit merge course requests for Summer 2023 courses.
- Email sent on May 31, 2023: “Welcome to Summer 2023!”
- June 20, 2023: Summer 2023 Canvas courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am.
Fall 2023 Semester
- June 26, 2023: Request integration of new publisher curriculum in Canvas for Fall 2023.
- June 5, 2023: Fall 2023 Canvas course shells made available & “Fall 2023 Canvas Course Shells Available!” email sent.
- June 19, 2023: Submit self-enroll lab course requests for Fall 2023.
- July 24, 2023: Submit merge course requests for Fall 2023.
- Email sent on July 31, 2023: “Welcome to Fall 2023!”
- August 21, 2023: Fall 2023 First Day of Term -- Canvas Courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am.
- Email sent on October 9, 2023: “Welcome to the Second-Half of Fall 2023!”
- October 16, 2023: First Day of Second-Half of Fall 2023 -- Canvas courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am.
Winter 2024 Semester- November 5, 2023: Request integration of new publisher curriculum in Canvas for Winter 2024.
- October 25, 2023: Winter 2024 Canvas course shells made available & “Winter 2024 Canvas Course Shells Available!” email sent
- November 13, 2023: Submit self-enroll lab course requests for Winter 2024.
- December 4, 2023: Submit merge course requests for Winter 2024.
- Email sent on December 18, 2023: “Welcome to Winter 2024!”
- January 2, 2024: Winter 2024 Canvas courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am.
Spring 2024 Semester- December 18, 2023: Request integration of new publisher curriculum in Canvas for Spring 2024.
- November 27, 2023: Spring 2024 Canvas course shells made available & “Spring 2024 Canvas Course Shells Available!” email sent
- December 11, 2023: Submit self-enroll lab course requests for Spring 2024.
- January 15, 2024: Submit merge course requests for Spring 2024.
- Email sent on January 22, 2024: “Welcome to Spring 2024!”
- February 12, 2024: Spring 2024 First Day of Term -- Canvas courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am.
- Email sent on April 8, 2024: “Welcome to the Second-Half of Spring 2024!”
- April 15, 2024: First Day of Second-Half of Spring 2024 -- Canvas courses administratively published and made available to students sometime after 3:00 am.