How do I adjust due dates for individual students?

Learn to give a student or group a different due date than the rest of the class.

If you're extending a student's due date for a quiz or exam that's past due, don't forget to reset their assignment, too. Learn more below:

How do I reset a student's assignment? | Derivita Support Center

Watch the video below, or for written directions, skip to Choose your LMS below.

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Adjusting Due Dates - Canvas

You can set due dates in Canvas, and they'll automatically be updated in Derivita when the student opens the assignment.

To adjust the due date for an individual student:

  1. Go to the assignment's page in Canvas and, in the top right, click "Edit Assignment Settings"
  2. Scroll down to "Assign"
  3. Click "+ Add", then enter the student's name and the new due date
  4. At the bottom of the page, click "Save"

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Adjusting Due Dates - Google Classroom

To adjust the due date for an individual student:

  1. Find the assignment, click the three dots next to it, and choose "Edit"
  2. On the right, click "For", then select the students
  3. A bit lower down, click "Due", then pick the new due date
  4. Save by clicking the button in the top right
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Adjusting Due Dates - Schoology, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Brightspace

For these LMSs, due dates are set directly within Derivita.

To adjust the due date for an individual student:

  1. Open the assignment and, in the top right, click "Students"
  2. To the right of the student's name, click the three dots and choose "Override Due Date"Screenshot 2025-05-08 09.49.00

If "Override Due Date" is grayed out, please have the student open the assignment first.