Your course's start and end date are posted in several places, both before and after you've enrolled.

• The course catalog About page (before you enroll)
• Your dashboard (after you've enrolled)
• The course homepage (after you've enrolled)
• The courses Dates tab (after you've enrolled)

For information about how to start a course, see How do I start my course? 

The Course About Page

If you search for a course in the course catalog then click the course thumbnail, you will view the course introduction page. 

The start and end date will show above the Enroll button:

If the course is self-paced, the start date will show today's date.

If more than one session is available, you may choose from any available session:

If the end date may not show if the course is not ending any time soon.

Before you enroll in a course, the Estimated course length is the first detail below the course title. If you enroll in the free audit track, you will have access to the course for that length in weeks. You can read more about the verified vs audit enrollment tracks here.

Your Dashboard

After you enroll in a course, the course start date is visible on your dashboard under the course name. If the course has not started yet, the View Course button will not be available.

Depending on your time zone, the course may start a little later than you expect. If your course is not available the first time you try to access the course, try again later on that day. 

The Course Homepage

When you select View Course or Resume Course from the dashboard, you will find your course homepage. You can view upcoming deadlines and the final course end date on the right hand side details under Important Dates. When the end date is approaching soon, it will be posted there. The course end date will be labelled Course ends.

The Dates tab

The start and end date (in addition to any due dates on assignments) will show on the Dates tab. You can read more about due dates in this article.

To navigate to the Dates tab, from any page within the course, click the Dates tab in the course's navigation menu.