Course Access Dates for Students

Canvas courses are created for all academic-graded sections, but using a Canvas course is an instructor’s choice.
If your Canvas course is not published after the first day of classes, check with your instructor to see what resources they will use.

  • Courses usually open the Friday before each semester starts
  • Courses close a few weeks after each semester ends
  • Summer is treated as one big semester

Most Canvas courses open and close for students on these dates:

SemesterOpen (12:00 am)Close (12:00 am)
Spring 2025January 17, 2025June 1, 2025
Summer 2025May 16, 2025August 22, 2025
Fall 2025August 22, 2025January 16, 2026
Spring 2026January 16, 2026June 1, 2026
Summer 2026May 15, 2026August 21, 2026
Fall 2026August 21, 2026January 15, 2027