diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/BaseImpl.java b/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/BaseImpl.java
index 2d8a21c2..fb6e31d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/BaseImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/BaseImpl.java
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ protected String encode(String value) {
         return UrlEscapers.urlPathSegmentEscaper().escape(value);
     }
 
+    protected String buildCanvasUrl(String canvasMethod) {
+        return buildCanvasUrl(canvasMethod, Collections.emptyMap());
+    }
+
     protected String buildCanvasUrl(String canvasMethod, Map<String, List<String>> parameters) {
         Map<String, List<String>> allParameters = new HashMap<>();
         allParameters.putAll(parameters);
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/SubmissionImpl.java b/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/SubmissionImpl.java
index d38d36de..8f1d8f8a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/SubmissionImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/impl/SubmissionImpl.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import edu.ksu.canvas.requestOptions.SubmissionOptions;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -141,4 +142,11 @@ protected Class<Submission> objectType() {
         return Submission.class;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Response submitAssignment(SubmissionOptions options) throws IOException {
+        String url = buildCanvasUrl("courses/" + options.getCourseId() + "/assignments/" + options.getAssignmentId() + "/submissions");
+
+        LOG.debug(String.format("Submitting assignment: POST %s", url));
+        return canvasMessenger.sendToCanvas(oauthToken, url, options.getOptionsMap());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/interfaces/SubmissionWriter.java b/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/interfaces/SubmissionWriter.java
index c661e1fa..2e44c1f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/interfaces/SubmissionWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/interfaces/SubmissionWriter.java
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 import edu.ksu.canvas.model.Progress;
 import edu.ksu.canvas.model.assignment.Submission;
+import edu.ksu.canvas.net.Response;
 import edu.ksu.canvas.requestOptions.MultipleSubmissionsOptions;
+import edu.ksu.canvas.requestOptions.SubmissionOptions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -29,4 +31,13 @@ public interface SubmissionWriter extends CanvasWriter<Submission, SubmissionWri
      * @throws             IOException If there is an error talking to Canvas
      */
     public Optional<Progress> gradeMultipleSubmissionsByCourse(MultipleSubmissionsOptions options) throws IOException;
+
+    /**
+     * Submit an assignment
+     *
+     * @param options      Parameters object containing parameters such as: userId, submissionType, url, textComment.
+     * @return             The response from Canvas
+     * @throws             IOException If there is an error talking to Canvas
+     */
+    Response submitAssignment(SubmissionOptions options) throws IOException;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/requestOptions/SubmissionOptions.java b/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/requestOptions/SubmissionOptions.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e42ff4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/ksu/canvas/requestOptions/SubmissionOptions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package edu.ksu.canvas.requestOptions;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+
+/**
+ * Submission options to submit an assignment
+ * <p>
+ * See <a href="https://canvas.instructure.com/doc/api/submissions.html#method.submissions.create">Submit an Assignment</a>
+ * for more details.
+ */
+public class SubmissionOptions extends BaseOptions {
+    private final String courseId;
+    private final String assignmentId;
+
+    public SubmissionOptions(String courseId, String assignmentId) {
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(courseId)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("courseId must not be null or blank");
+        }
+        if (StringUtils.isBlank(assignmentId)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("assignmentId must not be null or blank");
+        }
+        this.courseId = courseId;
+        this.assignmentId = assignmentId;
+    }
+
+    public SubmissionOptions userId(String parameter) {
+        addSingleItem("submission[user_id]", parameter);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public SubmissionOptions url(String parameter) {
+        addSingleItem("submission[url]", parameter);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public SubmissionOptions textComment(String parameter) {
+        addSingleItem("comment[text_comment]", parameter);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public SubmissionOptions submissionType(String parameter) {
+        addSingleItem("submission[submission_type]", parameter);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public String getCourseId() { return courseId; }
+    public String getAssignmentId() { return assignmentId; }
+}
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