Last edited March 2026
Purpose: This article explains how professors can add another attempt on a quiz or exam in Canvas. You may want to add an extra attempt if the student is given a make-up quiz or if they experienced technical difficulties. LMS Support is able to assist, however they will not add attempts without explicit professor approval
Note: Canvas has two quiz engines: Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes.
This guide applies to New Quizzes.
For Classic Quizzes instructions (with screenshots), see:
https://tmufacstaff.helpdocsite.com/quizzes/how-do-i-add-another-quiz-attempt
Steps
1. Navigate to the appropriate quiz through the Quizzes menu:
2. On the top of the page, click Moderate:
3. Locate the correct student and select the edit (pencil) icon next to their name:
4. Add the proper number of additional attempts by entering a number of using the arrows:
5. Click Apply:
6. If the due date for the quiz has already passed, please update the availability for the student under the quiz settings:
If you would like to perform other quiz edits, please see our helpdoc: How do I edit quiz settings within Canvas?
Please reach out to lmssupport@masters.edu if you have any questions.
