Change Start/End Dates of Classes in Blackboard

This article explains how to change either the start date of a Blackboard class to allow students early access or the end date of a class to allow extra time to access course materials. If start and/or end dates are changed in Blackboard they do not change the dates in Colleague.

 

Admin/instructor enrollment in Blackboard class

To change the start or end dates of a Blackboard class that exists on the Blackboard system, you will need to open the class as a non-student (Instructor, Grader, Dept. Admin, etc.) and then go to the course menu, then go to Course Management>Control Panel>Customization>Properties then Set Course Duration. Under Select Dates, set the start and end dates to whatever dates you want, then click Submit.

This will allow you to open classes early or extend classes past the original end dates pushed from Colleague.