How do I set course availability for a Blackboard Ultra course?

How do I set course availability for a Blackboard Ultra course?

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Blackboard Ultra courses have several options for setting your course’s availability to students. This guide will show instructors how to make their course available or unavailable based on Course Settings.


Instructions

Make your course available

  1. Navigate to your Blackboard Ultra course.

  2. Select the Course Settings button in the top right of the course.

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  3. In the Course Access section, select Open for the Course Status.

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This makes your course available to your students immediately.

More availability options

There are more options based on Course Duration.

  1. Select the pencil icon to edit Course Duration options.

  2. Use the “Type” dropdown menu to choose the best option.

  3. Click Save after you choose the Cours Duration settings.

Example: Make course available on a certain date

Choose Open for the Course Status. Then select the pencil icon next to Course Duration. In the Type dropdown menu choose Dates and then select a start date and/or an end date for your course. The start date sets the date to be available to students, and the end date is when the course will be unavailable to students.

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