How to Grant Access to Students

Good News! All courses are now available to instructors in Blackboard Vista.
Students will only see your course when you allow them access.

To allow students to access your course in Blackboard Vista, follow the steps below:

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1. Log into Blackboard Vista at http://ncvista.blackboard.com.
2. Click the course link you wish to make available, or activate, for your students.
3. In the lower “Designer Tools” or “Instructor Tools” menu, click Manage Course.
4. Click Settings.
5. Under “Administration” (the third column), click Learning Context.
6. From the “Course availability for Students” drop-down menu, select Not available after term ends. Once saved, this setting gives students immediate access to the course. Access is automatically terminated after the last day of final exams.
   NOTE: If you would like to allow student access beyond the final exam date for any reason (incompletes, viewing grades, etc.), select Always available. You can change this setting if you wish to disable student access at a later date.
7. Leave the default Use term setting from the “Course availability for Teaching Assistants” drop-down menu.
8. Click Save Values.

You can also download GrantBbVistaCourseAccess.pdf [405 KB].