Extended Section Access Request (formerly Incomplete Request)

What are Extended Section Access Requests?

Incomplete requests are submitted to extend the grading process at the end of a term or grant students more time to complete work. Instructors typically submit these requests for one of two reasons:

• Needs to finish final grades

• Grade appeals

Procedure for Managing Extended Section Access Requests

1. Check

   • Term

   • Deadline

   • Course

   • Student

   • Instructor

   • Notes

2. Go to the term and course in Canvas

3. Click on "Settings" in Course Navigation Menu (Sidebar)

4. Click on "Sections" (Which can be found at the top between Course Details and Navigation)

5. Under "Add a New Section," type in a name for the section (Course name and section followed by "-01" (ex. ANIM101-04-01)) and click "+ Section" to add the new section

6. Click the name of your new section

7. Click "Edit Section"

8. Edit the start date to a day before the current day at 12:00am and the end date to the deadline date at 11:59pm

9. Check the box that says "Students can only participate in the course between these dates."

1. Click "Update Section"

2. Click "People" in the Courses Navigation Menu

3. Find the User(s) in the People list that correspond with Student and/or Instructor names provided in the Extended Section spreadsheet, click on the kebab menu (the three vertical dots) at the end of their row, and click "Edit Sections"

4. Click "Enter a section name" and the new section you created, then click update