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title: "Change the Course End Date in Canvas"
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Term dates in Canvas are set globally and controlled by Banner. These dates determine how courses appear on a user’s Dashboard and in the All Courses list. Depending on the assigned term, a course will display under either **Current Enrollments** or **Past Enrollments**.

After a term ends, courses remain visible to instructors and participants but can no longer be modified.

> ℹ️ **Note:** Term dates are **not** to be used for Incompletes.

Instructors may shorten a course’s availability (less than the default 18 months after the semester’s end date) by adjusting the end date in their course settings. 

1. Access your course on Canvas.
2. Select **Settings **in your course navigation menu.                                         **   **

![Course navigation menu](media://2b6e62d2-0e0e-4af2-9760-110b14a90d99)

3. Select the **Course Details** tab.

![Course details navigation tab](media://8a4c7f44-1ea6-4dbf-9d4f-2da4853885d0)

4. In the **Participation** area change the type from Term to **Course**.
5. Select the calendar icon next to the course start or end date to choose a different date.

![Course start and end dates menu](media://adbc8d62-826c-41fd-8297-2ec6e8159b96)

6. Select **Update Course Details** to save.

![Blue button labeled Update Course Details.](media://70b71734-9179-494c-8e8b-e2821c223bbb)