.. _Set the Grace Period:

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Set the Grace Period
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.. tags:: educator, how-to

You can set a grace period that extends homework due dates for your learners.
The grace period applies to the whole course; you cannot set different grace
periods for individual assignments.

.. note::
  The grace period setting does not apply to the following assignments and exams.

  * Timed exams. For more information, see :ref:`Grant Learners More Time for a
    Timed Exam`.
  * Proctored exams.
  * Open response assessments (unless the date configuration on the problem is set to
    use subsection due dates). For information about setting the response date
    for an ORA assignment, see :ref:`ORA Assignment Schedule <PA ORA Assignment Schedule>`.

On the **Grading** page, under **Grading Rules & Policies**, enter a value in
the **Grace Period on Deadline** field. Enter the value in ``HH:MM`` format.

.. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/course_grades_page_graderange.png
  :alt: An image of the top part of the Grading page in which you can see the
   range for grades and set the grace period.
  :width: 600

.. seealso::
 

 :ref:`About Graded Subsections` (concept)

 :ref:`Gradebook Assignment Types` (reference)

 :ref:`The Learner View of Grades` (reference)

 :ref:`Set the Grade Range` (how-to)

**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| 03/07/2025   | Leira (Curricu.me)            | Suumac         | Pass                           |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+