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Courses created in Blackboard are available by default to Instructors,

TA's

TAs, and Course Builders to allow time to work on course updates before students have access to it.

Students cannot access a course set to

Unavailabletitle

CLOSED, but they will see it listed on their Courses page.

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Requesting Change to Course Availability Dates

NOTE: Course duration start dates are set by default to 3 weeks prior to the start of the term. A course will not be open to students until the actual date it is set to open. 

Both Original and Ultra courses

Course duration must be manually updated by Instructional Technology. If you would like to make a course available prior to the default start date for the term, please Open an RT ticket to request a course availability override.

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=QErkHV7G8tgOpen indicator on Course landing pageImage AddedOpen indicator on Course Settings pageImage Added

ALTERNATE PATH TO COURSE SETTINGS - From the Courses Page

  1. Go to the Courses page.

  2. Enable the Course Card view by clicking on the grid icon.

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  1. Find your course.

  2. Click on the overflow menu (...) to select Course Settings.

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Related FAQs

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There are 2 ways to access the Course Settings to make your course available:

OPTION #1 - Within an Ultra Course

1. Open
  1. Open your Ultra course.

2.
  1. Select Course Settings in the top right corner.

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OPTION #2 - From the Courses Page

1. Go to the Courses page.

2. Enable the Course Card view by clicking on the grid icon.

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3. Find your course.

4. Click on the overflow menu (...) to select Course Settings.

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MAKING YOUR COURSE AVAILABLE

Click on Course Settings in the top right corner of the Course pageImage Added
  1. Once you open the Course Settings page,

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  1. toggle the setting for Close Course so it changes from green to gray.

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After the course is opened, you will see a blue OPEN indicator on this page as well as on the main course page.

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Example: Open indicator on Course Settings page

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Example: Open indicator on Course landing page

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