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Controlling Access to the Course Content
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Defining Release Dates
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With Release dates, in **Instructor paced** courses, you can control the moment where learners will first get access to a section or subsection.

.. image:: ../_assets/course_release_date.jpg
    :width: 500px
    :align: center
    :alt: Course relase date

.. seealso::  This is documented in more detail in |open_edX_Docs_link1| of the Open edX official Documentation.

  .. |open_edX_Docs_link1| raw:: html

     <a href="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/open-release-lilac.master/developing_course/controlling_content_visibility.html#release-dates" target="_blank">This section</a>


Defining Due Dates for Graded Subsections
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For graded subsections specifically, besides the release date, you can set the due date and control the behavior of the problems and result visibility after the due date has passed.

.. image:: ../_assets/course_graded_date.jpg
    :width: 500px
    :align: center
    :alt: Course graded date

.. seealso::  This is documented in more detail in |open_edX_Docs_link2| of the Open edX official Documentation.

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     <a href="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/open-release-lilac.master/developing_course/course_subsections.html#set-the-assignment-type-and-due-date-for-a-subsection" target="_blank">This section</a>


Subsection Prerequisites
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.. seealso::  This is documented in more detail in |open_edX_Docs_link3| of the Open edX official Documentation.

  .. |open_edX_Docs_link3| raw:: html

     <a href="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/open-release-lilac.master/developing_course/controlling_content_visibility.html#prerequisite-course-subsections" target="_blank">This section</a>

Course Prerequisites
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.. seealso::  This is documented in more detail in |open_edX_Docs_link4| of the Open edX official Documentation.

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     <a href="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/open-release-lilac.master/set_up_course/studio_add_course_information/studio_prerequisites.html#prerequisite-courses" target="_blank">This section</a>


Entrance Exams
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.. seealso::  This is documented in more detail in |open_edX_Docs_link5| of the Open edX official Documentation.

  .. |open_edX_Docs_link5| raw:: html

     <a href="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/open-release-lilac.master/set_up_course/studio_add_course_information/studio_prerequisites.html#require-an-entrance-exam" target="_blank">This section</a>


Cohort Specific Course Content
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.. seealso::  This is documented in more detail in |open_edX_Docs_link6| of the Open edX official Documentation.

  .. |open_edX_Docs_link6| raw:: html

     <a href="https://edx.readthedocs.io/projects/open-edx-building-and-running-a-course/en/open-release-lilac.master/course_features/cohorts/cohorted_courseware.html" target="_blank">This section</a>