Incomplete Course Access
Overview
When Faculty give a student an Incomplete, IDTS will set up another section of your course. This is similar to a cross-listed class, where two classes or sections use the same content but have different enrollments. Additionally, the new section lets us extend the course availability for your student. The only course setup you have to do is to assign the outstanding work to the new course section.
The section for incompletes is NOT a separate course shell — anything you delete here, you delete from the course.
Steps
- Faculty must submit the Incomplete Grade Request form to the Office of the University Registrar.
- Faculty then Request a section for Incompletes. Here's the information you'll need to provide:
- The course URL - copy and paste the URL for your Canvas course
- Student ID number
- Date by which the work is to be completed
- Once the new section is set up, the Faculty member will need to assign outstanding items (assignments, quizzes, discussions) to the new section. For example:
- Open an assignment.
- Click the Edit button.
- Scroll to the Assign section at the bottom.
- Click + Add.
- In the Assign to drop-down that pops up, select the section for the incomplete (not the student name).
- Set due date and availability as desired.
- Click Save.
Canvas documentation: How do I assign an assignment to a course section?
Additional Notes
If a student attempts to initiate the request to access their previous course to complete work, please direct them to speak with their Instructor. IDTS cannot act until this is requested by the student's Faculty member, Program Department Chair, or School Dean.