Self-Enroll Guide for Organizations

Self-enroll considerations for Organization Leaders

When you submit a Blackboard Organization Request form, you can elect for the option to prospective participants to "self-enroll." It's important to ensure that the course availability is turned on when you are ready for users to enroll in your organization. In order to do this:

  1. Locate the "Details & Actions" control center in your organization (located to the left of the organization page)
  2. Within the control center, an icon will display that shows either a lock icon or unlock icon
  3. If the control center displays the unlocked icon, your organization is available and users will be able to search for and enroll themselves in your organization.
    1. If the control center displays a lock icon, the organization is unavailable and will not appear in the Organization Catalog. Continue to Step 4
  4. Next to the locked icon, click the link that says "Participants can't access this organization"
  5. Click the option "Open to Participants" on the confirmation message that pops up
  6. You should now see an unlocked icon in the control center indicating that your organization is now available to users in the Organization Catalog



How to self-enroll as a user

In order to self-enroll in an organization:

  • Navigate to the "Organization" section of your Blackboard dashboard
  • Click on the "Organization Catalog" located in the top right hand corner of the page



  • Once the Organization Catalog is open, use the search bar to search the name of the organization you wish to enroll
  • When the organization appears in your search, click the options menu button located next to the Organization ID 
  • Select "Enroll" from the options menu



If the organization is access code protected, a page will display asking to provide the code. Contact the Organization Leader listed for the organization to obtain the access code.