Service Overview
Request to have enrollments for multiple sections merged into a single Blackboard course shell.
Applies To
Employees
Getting Started
The merge process involves creating a new (parent) course and merging enrollments from the original (child) courses into the new course shell. Any Content in the existing courses must be Exported by the Instructor prior to the merge. You will not have access to the original courses after the merge.
Additional Information / Contact Information
Merge requests can be submitted in advance and will be processed in the order received. Merges may not start until 2 or 3 weeks prior to the start of the semester. Course Merges may be processed earlier with Department Chair approval.
Most Face-to-Face courses cannot be merged. There are specific exceptions for programs where security checks have already allowed students to be in the same program and for sections that were scheduled in Banner to meet in the same room at the same time.
- All course merges must be completed before the first day of instruction for that class.
- Merged courses must have the same single instructor assigned as the instructor of record in Banner.
- Course merge requests must come from the instructor of record for the courses or their leadership.
- Merged courses must have the same rubric and course number (example: BCIS 1305) or be a linked CPD course.
- All merged courses must be scheduled for the same part of term.
- Courses to be included in the course merge must have a minimum of fifteen (15) paid enrollments in each CRN or have verification from department chair that course will not be cancelled.
- CPD linked courses must satisfy CPD enrollment guidelines.
- Blackboard Support Specialists will not be responsible for the transfer or preservation of any course content.
- Once merged, courses cannot be unmerged without loss of student work. (i.e., Faculty teaching assignments for the merged courses cannot be modified.)
Please select the Request Service button on the right to request a Course Merge.
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