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Courses created in Blackboard are available by default to Instructors, TA'sTAs, and Course Builders to allow time to work on course updates before students have access to it.

Students cannot access a course set to 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. 

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

OPTION #1 - Within an Ultra Course

1. Open your

  1. Open your Ultra course.

2.

  1. Select Course Settings in the top right corner.

Click on Course Settings in the top right corner of the Course page

OPTION #2 - From the Courses Page

1. Go to the Courses page.

2. Enable the Course Card view by clicking on the grid icon.
    Select the grid view to access the Course CardsImage Removed

    3. Find your course.

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

    Select Course Settings from the (...) menuImage Removed

    MAKING YOUR COURSE AVAILABLE

    1. Once you open the Course Settings page, toggle the setting for Close Course so it changes from green to gray.

    Toggle the closed setting from green to gray to OPEN the course.Image RemovedToggle the close course settings to change from green to gray - this opens the course.Image Added

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

    Open indicator on Course landing pageOpen indicator on Course Settings page

    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.

    Select the grid view to access the Course CardsImage Added

    1. Find your course.

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

    Select Course Settings from the (...) menuImage Added

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