The Canvas course visibility setting for all inactive and active courses is locked to “course” permitting only currently enrolled students to view the course. Should it be necessary for a course to have a different visibility setting, faculty can appeal to their Associate Dean who has Canvas permission to change the default setting.
This setting as applied to Sandbox/Training courses does not change an owner’s ability to add new members. However, should there be a request to change a Sandbox/Training course visibility setting, faculty can contact their Associate Dean.
Students are restricted from accessing a course after one year from the official end of the term when the course was taught. Should there be a need for students to have access to a course after this date faculty can appeal to their Associate Dean who has Canvas permission to change the default setting.
How does this affect students?
Students are not able to see inactive courses that have been restricted. These courses are not viewable in their Previous Courses list, and students are not able to see their course gradebook. However, students can still see submitted documents and other files that were submitted through assignments on their Profile page, in the “Files” area.