Why can't I see my Blackboard course as a student?
Not a student? Please check this article: Why can’t I see my Blackboard course as an instructor?
When you register for a class, you are automatically added to the Blackboard course. However, there are several reasons why you may not see the course in Blackboard.
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I can’t see my course at the beginning or at the end of the semester
I changed my schedule, but I don’t see it in Blackboard.
I am a TA for the Blackboard course
I don’t see the link in the Blackboard channel in myBama
Other reasons you may not see your Blackboard course
I can’t see my course at the beginning or at the end of the semester.
If you are a distance student, UA Online tech support sets the course to become available to students on the first day of class. The course will show in the “Upcoming” section of the Courses page.
Check the UA Academic Calendar to see important dates for the semester.
Contact the UA Online technical support for more information about course availability.
Your instructor has NOT made the course available to students yet. Some instructors make courses available before classes start while others wait until the first day.
Contact your instructor to see if the course will use Blackboard and if the course has been made available to students.
Your instructor HAS made the course unavailable to students. Some instructors make courses unavailable to edit content at the beginning of the semester. Some instructors make the course unavailable to students at the end of the semester.
Contact your instructor to see if the course will use Blackboard and if the course has been made available to students.
I changed my schedule, but I don't see it in Blackboard.
You may have dropped/been dropped from the class or there is some other registration problem. In this case, contact the Registrar’s Office to see if you are enrolled in the course.
NOTE: If you dropped the course, your instructor cannot add you to Blackboard. You must re-enroll and allow the automated process to add you back to Blackboard.
Due to the high volume of add/drop at certain points in the semester, your enrollment in the course may be in the queue. Contact the Center for Instructional Technology for troubleshooting.
I am a TA for the Blackboard course.
Your instructor must add you to the Blackboard course. Your instructor should review this article -> Add a User to a Blackboard Course
NOTE: If you were enrolled in the course previously, the automated process has likely disabled you. You must have no previous enrollment in the course for your instructor to add you.
If you did add and drop the course, you and your instructor should review this FAQ -> Why can't I add another user to my Blackboard course?
I don't see the link in the Blackboard channel in myBama
If the Blackboard channel is not available in myBama, try clicking the Blackboard link on the left menu under Pages.
Try going to the direct URL instead: https://ualearn.blackboard.com
Other reasons you may not see your Blackboard course
myBama may be unavailable for maintenance or have an unexpected service interruption. Try accessing the page directly instead of going through myBama. Type the following into the address bar of your browser: https://ualearn.blackboard.com
Finally, you could be trying to access your course on Blackboard when it is offline for maintenance or an unexpected service interruption.
You could be trying to access your course on Blackboard when it is offline for scheduled maintenance or an unexpected service interruption.
Offline for maintenance | We schedule maintenance and inform users before Blackboard is unavailable. The splash page will show a “Scheduled Maintenance” message. For more information, check: |
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Unexpected service interruption | If Blackboard is offline unexpectedly, you will see a “Service Interruption” message. For more information: |