All participants in a Blackboard course must have campus sponsored documentation to be added to the course.
Faculty/Staff Access:
Blackboard Observer Access (Web-Based Form)
This form is used to provide access to SUNY Cortland instructors, supplemental instruction leaders, tutors and assistants with student auditing level access to a Blackboard course. Observers do NOT have editing or faculty level access.
Co-Instructor Authorization (Web-Based Form)
Department chairs and instructors will use this form to authorize multiple instructors for a course. This will grant access to the course in Blackboard, in addition to listing the instructor as a co-instructor on the official schedule.
Embedded Librarian (Email)
Embedded librarians are integrated information experts that offer more direct research assistance to groups of students than the typical one-shot instruction session, often over the course of an entire semester. Librarians can be added to a Blackboard section by emailing Design Help.
Student Access:
TA/GA Confidentiality Agreement (Web Based Form)
Provides student access to Blackboard using specialized roles for students. Students fill out the form which is then emailed to the Instructor. The Instructor fills in the level of access the student receives and to which course. Once submitted it will be processed in approximately 48 hours.
Petition to Audit (Printable PDF)
Auditing permission may be granted to current SUNY Cortland students, students attending other institutions, and community members. If you are a student making up an Incomplete; your faculty member may want you added to a current semesters course - this form is for you. There is more information about the auditing request process. **No audting forms can be processed after the first week of classes without Dean's office permission.