Blackboard Course Access and Availability

Archive Restoration Request
Course Extension Request
Development Section Request

Course Creation Dates

Fall

  • Academic courses are available to instructors by the first week of July
  • Advising sections are available to instructors by the last week of September

Spring

  • Academic courses are available to instructors by the first week of November
  • Advising sections are available to instructors by the first week of March

Summer

  • Academic courses are available to instructors by the first week of April

 

Student Access Dates

Open

Students may access and view Blackboard course content beginning on the first day of the semester. 

Close

Students are unable to access Blackboard course sections 14 calendar days after the last day of the semester. 

Faculty may request a change to the dates when a Blackboard course section is accessible to students by filling out our request form.

 

Archive Schedule

After 2 years, academic course sections - as well as grade and submission data contained within them - are archived and removed from Blackboard each Fall semester during Advising. To request access to a course that has been archived, fill out our Archive Restoration Request Form. Archived sections are retained for 7 years by the University; to retain and restore course section archives beyond that time frame, you must follow our Course Archive tutorial before 7 years have elapsed.