Can’t find your course in Canvas? Your courses are listed in the Courses link on the far left menu and on the Dashboard.
By default, Canvas automatically adds published courses for the current semester to the Dashboard. You can control which classes appear in Courses and Dashboard by favoriting a course. However, Courses may not be available to be added to the Dashboard if:
- It hasn't been published by the instructor.
- The current date is before the start or after the end date set by the instructor.
If you can't favorite a course, please check with your instructor to see when, or if, they'll start using Canvas for the course.
This article covers:
Students can see but not access:
- Courses that haven't been published by the instructor
- Courses with start dates that haven't been reached
- Courses with end dates that have been reached.
- Note: Students cannot submit assignments after the course end date has been reached, but they can view all content.
By default, all courses have a start date one week before the first class meeting time and an end date three weeks after the last class meeting time. Only instructors can publish or change course start and end dates.
By default, all courses (published and unpublished) in the current term are displayed on the Dashboard. If you don't see a course in the current term or you’re searching for a course from an upcoming or previous term, you’ll find it under the Courses menu in Canvas. Here, you’ll find an alphabetical list of all published courses, followed by unpublished ones. To view all courses, click the “All Courses” link at the bottom of the list.
You can customize the course list and manually select your favorite courses to display in the Dashboard. When you favor at least one course, the Dashboard only displays favorited courses. Canvas will also continue to automatically favorite new published course enrollments.
- Log in to Canvas.
- Click "Courses" in the left menu.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the list of courses and select "Courses."
- Courses in semesters that have not started will appear in "Future Enrollments" in the Courses list.
- Click the star icon to the left of every course you want to see in your Course List or your Dashboard. Courses may not be favored if:
- It hasn't been published by the instructor.
- The current date is before the start or after the end date set by the instructor.
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If you can't favorite a course, please check with your instructor to see when, or if, they'll start using Canvas for the course.
The instructions above relate to displaying courses on the web-based version of Canvas. If you change your favorite courses online, the changes will be mirrored on your mobile app. Instructions for changing favorites from the mobile app are available for iOS and Android devices.
You can rearrange courses on the dashboard by dragging and dropping them to the desired location. For more information on using the Canvas Dashboard, check out How do I use the Dashboard as a student?
For more information on using Canvas, visit the Canvas Community for comprehensive resources beyond St. Edward's.