Combine Blackboard sections
The interface, shown in images below, will show for users beginning May 18, 2026.
A supersection is when two or more Blackboard courses are combined. There are a couple of ways that Blackboard shells are merged. The following guide is for instructors to combine their courses using the Manage Blackboard Courses tool in myBama.
Warning. Do not combine the following:
Lab/recitation with lecture sections. This causes issues with student enrollment and grades in the course.
Blackboard courses that currently have content. The merge process will make the individual course content unavailable.
Blackboard courses that already have student submissions. The merge process will make the student submissions unavailable.
Instructions
Once your sections are available in Blackboard Learn, they can be combined.
Navigate to the Manage Blackboard Courses tool in myBama.
Select Please Pick A Term and choose the desired term in the list.
Courses where you are listed as the instructor of record will appear. Select the Combine Into Supersections button.
On the next page, check the boxes next to the ungrouped courses you would like to combine in Blackboard.
Select Update.
To proceed with combining your sections, choose OK when asked to confirm.
Sections will show as combined in the Grouped Course List table. One column is the Supersection ID (the combined course name) and the other column is the Children Courses (lists individual sections included in the supersection).
Troubleshooting
Please contact The Center for Instructional Technology if:
You do not see the sections you would like to combine.
If you wish to combine sections with those taught by another instructor.
If you need a supersection to be separated into individual sections, or arranged in another combination.