All NSCC Blackboard course sites are Closed (unavailable) to students by default. Instructors need to Open the course site (make it available) at the start of each semester in order for enrolled students to access it.
Change Course Availability Outside Your Course
After you log on to Blackboard, click on Courses to access your course list.
Click on the More Options (***) icon to the right of the course title. If you are viewing the courses as tiles, you will need to hover over the course image to access the More Options icon.
Select Course Settings.
Under Course Access, select Ongoing for Duration (Ongoing is set by default. Use the pencil icon to edit the Duration if needed) and Open for Course Status.
At the top of the page, the visibility status pill has changed from Closed to Open. Click the purple X to exit the Course Settings page. The course tile in your course list does not automatically refresh. Click your browser's refresh button to view the correct course availability.
Change Course Availability Inside Your Course
You can also open a course to students from within your course site.
Click Course Settings (top-right).
Under Course Access, select Ongoing for Duration (Ongoing is set by default. Use the pencil icon to edit the Duration if needed) and Open for Course Status.
At the top of the page, the course availability status pill has changed from Closed to Open. Click the X icon to exit the Course Settings page. You will need to refresh the Base Navigation Courses page when you go back to it for the availability change to be reflected there.
At End of Semester
Instructors need to Close the course site (make it unavailable) at the end of each semester in order for enrolled students to no longer have access to it.
Inside your Blackboard course, click Course Settings (top-right).
Under Course Access, select Ongoing for Duration (Ongoing is set by default. Use the pencil icon to edit the Duration if needed) and Closed for Course Status.
At the top of the page, the visibility status pill has changed from Open to Closed. Click the purple X to exit the Course Settings page. You will need to refresh the Base Navigation Courses page when you go back to it for the availability change to be reflected there.