diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/NewItemForm.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/NewItemForm.tsx
index bf58ef7..cfb6bca 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/NewItemForm.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/course/[courseName]/modules/NewItemForm.tsx
@@ -77,11 +77,8 @@ export default function NewItemForm({
               name,
               description: "",
               dueAt,
-              submissionTypes: [
-                AssignmentSubmissionType.ONLINE_TEXT_ENTRY,
-                AssignmentSubmissionType.ONLINE_UPLOAD,
-              ],
-              allowedFileUploadExtensions: ["pdf"],
+              submissionTypes: settings.defaultAssignmentSubmissionTypes,
+              allowedFileUploadExtensions: settings.defaultFileUploadTypes,
               rubric: [],
             },
             moduleName: moduleName,
diff --git a/nextjs/src/app/newCourse/NewCourseForm.tsx b/nextjs/src/app/newCourse/NewCourseForm.tsx
index 517b27f..dfc33c8 100644
--- a/nextjs/src/app/newCourse/NewCourseForm.tsx
+++ b/nextjs/src/app/newCourse/NewCourseForm.tsx
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export default function NewCourseForm() {
                       AssignmentSubmissionType.ONLINE_TEXT_ENTRY,
                       AssignmentSubmissionType.ONLINE_UPLOAD,
                     ],
+                    defaultFileUploadTypes: ["pdf", "png", "jpg", "jpeg"],
                   },
                 })
                 .then(() => {