Canvas (Instructors): When are Canvas courses populated from eSIS?

Courses are populated in Canvas from eSIS 45 days prior to the start of the course. 

To work on a course earlier than 45 days prior to the course start date, a recommended process is to develop the course content in a blank Canvas sandbox template course and copy the sandbox template course into the eSIS course when it is available.

The following articles may be helpful for this process:

• Create a blank Canvas sandbox template course
• Copy content from a Canvas sandbox course or from a previous term's Canvas eSIS course into the current term's Canvas eSIS course
• Canvas (Instructors): Customize the Courses List and Dashboard