Blackboard Course Automation Calendar
Blackboard course creation, student drop/adds, and roster deletions are completed by 8 AM on the dates specified below. Blackboard course archiving is started on the given date, but may require several days to complete. Faculty will be informed about course archives and student deletion via Blackboard Announcements.
Fall 2012 Semester
- May 01, 2012: Automated course creation
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Aug 24, 2012: Students automatically added to Blackboard rosters
- Courses are unavailable to students by default
- Aug 29, 2012: Fall 2012 semester classes begin
- Dec 07, 2012: Fall 2012 semester classes end
- Dec 28, 2012: Grades due
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Jan 07, 2013: Fall 2012 Blackboard courses archived
- Course archive performed after grades are due at the Registrar’s office
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Jan 11, 2013: Fall 2012 students removed from courses
- Student deletion performed after the Blackboard courses are archived
Spring 2013 Semester
- Nov 01, 2012: Automated course creation
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Jan 12, 2013: Students automatically added to Blackboard rosters
- Courses are unavailable to students by default
- Jan 15, 2013: Spring 2013 semester classes begin
- Apr 25, 2013: Spring 2013 semester classes end
- May 05, 2013: Grades due (Senior grades)
- May 13, 2013: Grades due
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May 20, 2013: Spring 2013 Blackboard courses archived
- Course archive performed after grades are due at the Registrar’s office
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May 24, 2013: Spring 2013 students removed from courses
- Student deletion performed after the Blackboard courses are archived
Summer 2013 - Sessions I & II
- Jun 04, 2013: Session I semester classes begin
- July 03, 2013: Session I semester classes end
- July 15, 2013: Session I grades due
- July 09, 2013: Session II semester classes begin
- Aug 07, 2013: Session II semester classes end
- Aug 19, 2013: Session II grades due
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Aug 20, 2013: Summer 2013 Blackboard courses archived
- Course archive performed after grades are due at the Registrar’s office
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Aug 22, 2013: Summer 2013 students removed from courses
- Student deletion performed after the Blackboard courses are archived
More information on the Blackboard End-of-Semester Course Availability Policy.
