If you are teaching a summer course this year, hear are a few things to check.
- Check that the Start Date Starts at the appropriate time
- All summer courses, regardless if they start in session one or session two, open up at the end of May
- First 6-week, 10-week, and 12-week sessions begin on May 20th
- First 5-week session begins on May 28th
- Summer session two (second 5-week and 6-week courses) starts on July 1st
- Check that the End Date does not end before your course is supposed to end.
- June 29th is when the first 5-Week and 6-Week courses end
- July 29th is when the 10-Week session ends
- August 3rd is when the second 5-week session ends
- August 9th is when the second 6-week and 12-week sessions end
- Keep in mind important holidays over the summer
- May 27th, Memorial Day, No Classes
- June 19th, Juneteenth, No In-Person or Synchronous Online Classes
- July 4th, Independence Day, No In-Person or Synchronous Online Classes
- July 5th, President’s Holiday, No In-Person Classes
Follow this tutorial to change Course Start and End Dates. Other tutorials about D2L are available on the D2L Self-Paced Training for Faculty and Staff Wiki page.
For additional important dates, such as when session grades are due, please see the Canisius Academic Calendar.