Academic Technology Launchpad: Courses in Blackboard

Waitlisted Students 

• Have not officially enrolled in a course, but are waiting for a seat to be available in a course. You can check this in myMadisonCollege.
• May have temporary and limited Guest access for that Blackboard course. 

Waitlisted Students as Guests in a Blackboard course will not have access to all course materials:

• Can only view specific content areas- if the instructor makes those content areas available to Guests, such as, announcements and the course syllabus.  
• Cannot take quizzes or tests, complete assignments, view or receive grades, or fully participate in a course.
• Instructors can completely restrict guest access in a course.

What happens during the enrollment drop and add period?

You may be allowed to enroll in the course and then have full access to the course as a student. - OR - You may be removed from the course after the 7^th day from the start date because a space did not open for you to be enrolled in the course. 

How long does it take to get full access to course materials after I am moved from the waitlist and am enrolled in the class?

• Usually within about 10 minutes after becoming an enrolled student status, you would have access to the materials in Blackboard as a student. 

How do I know whether I have Guest or Student access to a Blackboard course?

On your My Blackboard page, in the My Courses module:

• "Courses where you are: Student" lists courses where you have full access to course materials as a student.
• "Courses where you are: Guest" lists courses where you have temporary and limited guest access.

I'm on a waitlist for a course, but it doesn't show up in my courses listed in Blackboard - Why?

• The instructor may not be using Blackboard for the course.
• The instructor may not yet have made the course available in Blackboard. 
• The instructor may have made all course materials unavailable to guests. 
• Contact the instructor for that class with questions.

I am on a waitlist, but see the message - "there are no available items in this course" or "unauthorized"?

• If the instructor has completely restricted guest access in a course, guests may see messages such as "there are no available items in this course" or "unauthorized".
• Contact the instructor for that class with questions about course content for guest access.

I had guest access as a waitlisted student for a course, but now it disappeared?

• If, after the 7^th calendar day from the course’s start date, a student does not move from the waitlist to enrolled status, you would be automatically removed from the course.  
• If you have questions about your enrollment status, check your Student Center in MyMadisonCollege or contact the Enrollment Center at (608) 246-6210.

I am now officially enrolled as a Student in a course (myMadisonCollege), but in Blackboard I still only have Guest access?

• Sometimes it takes an overnight process to switch from guest to student in Blackboard.
• If this is not automatically updated, please contact Student Computer Help and we will help you get that corrected. 

Blackboard Course Availability for Students

During the semester:

Instructors are responsible for making classes available, or unavailable.

After the course ends:

 Blackboard courses from previous semesters are made automatically unavailable to students at a scheduled time, usually approximately 4 weeks after the end of the class.

In the meantime, you can:  

• At this time, you can't hide course cards, but you can use the filter menu to narrow your view
• Contact the instructor for the course who can make the course unavailable to you. 
• Check which courses you are officially enrolled in by looking at your class schedule through myMadisonCollege.

Most classes are completely removed from the Blackboard system after 2 years.