# Expiry date in certificates

You might want a course certificate to be valid for just a specific amount of days. You can configure that in the course settings.

## How do I set it?

* Open the course editor and the specific course for which the certificate's expiry date is being configured.
* Scroll down to **course settings** and click on the "**Enable certificate expiration**" toggle.
* Fill in the box with the **number of days** after which the certificate will expire. 

i.e. If you set it to 1 day, the certificate will expire the following day.

## What happens when the certificate expires?

1. **Students**: 
   1. will receive a **push notification** on the platform that their certificate has expired. The first time they log into the platform after expiry, they will be prompted to retake and complete the course to get a new valid certificate. 
   2. Their "Download certificate" button will change to **"Retake course" button**. Clicking on it, they will be able to start the course right away.
2. **Admins**:

   1. Expired courses and certificates will be tagged as "**Expired**". 
   2. The retaken course will be tagged as an "**In progress**" separated course. 

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   In other words, the moment the student starts retaking the course, all its new metrics will show up in a new course row separated from the original expired course . Admins will be able to:

   1. Access the expired course metrics and certificate, but not its deliverables and test results.
   2. Access the "new" (retake) course metrics, with its deliverables, test results and certificate. 


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