All new Blackboard courses are initially created “unavailable” to students so the instructor can build the course, add content, etc. without onlookers. When you are ready to release the course to students, make it available through the following steps:

1. Go to the course that is Unavailable.
2. Click on Control Panel
3. Click on Settings
4. Click on Course Availability
5. At the question “Do you want to make your course available to students” Click Yes
6. Click Submit