How do I activate/make my course visible to students in Brightspace?

Activate Your Course

Official sections in D2L Brightspace will be inactive and unavailable to students by default.  Instructors can make their course active and available for students at any time by following the steps below:

1. Login to Brightspace and open the course you would like to make available.
   
   
2. From the course navigation bar, click Course Tools and select Course Admin from the drop-down.
   
3. Under Site Setup, click Course Offering Information.
   
4. Scroll down and check the Course is active box. Then click Save.
   

PLEASE NOTE:  If the Start Date field is checked, this does not mean the course will automatically be made available to students at this date and time.  Instructors must complete the above steps and check the ‘Course is Active’ option.  Once checked, the course will be made visible to students after the Start Date passes.

Modify The Start Date Or End Date Of Your Course

PLEASE NOTE:  Changing the course start and end dates in Brightspace does not impact the course dates on record with the Registrar.  Changing the end date does not change when grades are due.

1. Login to Brightspace and open the course you would like to change the course start or end date for.
   
   
2. From the course navigation bar, click Course Tools and select Course Admin from the drop-down.
   
3. Click Course Offering Information.
   
4. Scroll down to the Start Date or End Date. Click the date field and select a date, or manually enter the date.
   
5. To change the time, click the time picker and select a time from the drop-down, or manually enter the time.
   
   PLEASE NOTE:  If you want the course to become active right away, uncheck the Course has start date box.  If you do not want your course to close from student access, uncheck the Course has end date checkbox.
   
6. Click Save at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

Last Updated: 3/3/2022