USC’s Information Technology Services department (ITS) automatically creates a Blackboard course for each course that is listed in the Schedule of Classes (www.usc.edu/soc) as having an assigned instructor, assistant lecturer, or teaching assistant. Blackboard Courses begin to automatically populate on the following dates:
- Spring courses begin populating on November 15
- Summer courses begin populating on March 15
- Fall courses begin populating on April 15
Please allow up to a week for your courses to populate. If your course is still missing after a week, verify that your department has assigned you to teach that course by logging into USC’s Grading and Roster System at http://grs.usc.edu/ and clicking the current semester’s name at the top of the page. Because Blackboard’s course creation and instructor assignment processes are completely automated and tied to USC’s official record, only your department’s course scheduling coordinator can assign you to teach a course.
If your course does not appear on USC’s Grading and Roster System, that signifies that your department is still processing your paperwork. This is common at the beginning of each semester. Your department’s course scheduling coordinator will be able to provide you with an update as to when your paperwork will be processed.
To see a list of scheduling coordinators and their contact information, go to:
- USC Classroom Scheduling Office
- Click on ‘Class Scheduling Coordinators’ on the navigation menu to your left
Once your department assigns you to teach a class, that class will automatically appear under My Courses the next time you login to Blackboard.