Course IDs are unique to each course and reading them can help you locate the correct couse. If you have been involved in the same course for several years the Course Name will be the same, but the Course ID will vary based on term and academic year. The graphic below will help you understand the nomenclature of the Course IDs.
To locate the full course ID within the Blackboard course site, click on the File section under the Control Panel. It will be listed there.
Course ID Breakdown
- CRN – the unique course number based on term of course delivery and the term is indicated with first digit.
- ID – the base couse ID based on disipline and coure number
- Section – used to identify multiple section of the same course delivered in the same term.
- Academic Year – the academic year in that the couse is delivered and not based on calendar year. Academic year starts on July 1 and runs until June 30 of the following year.
