Getting Onto Your Online Course

STEP 1:  Go to the BYU-Idaho homepage (http://www.byui.edu) - click on “Online Courses”  

STEP 2:  At the "Online Courses" page, Click

STEP 3:  Enter your NetID
-- If you do not know what your NetID is, you can get it at http://my.byui.edu or contact the Student Help Desk.
(208) 496-2361 -- helpdesk@byui.edu -- McKay 306

STEP 4:  Enter your password
If you do not know your password, or would like to change it, go to http://my.byui.edu or contact the Student Help Desk.
(208) 496-2361 -- helpdesk@byui.edu -- McKay 306

STEP 5:  Click on the name of the course you want to access
The program listing your class(es) is called BlackBoard - - - the portal for your online courses and other online course materials used by BYU-Idaho instructors.  A list of your online courses and other courses that use online materials will show up on the screen.

NOTE: You will not be able to access your online course materials until the first day of the term, unless you have made special arrangements with your instructor.

Your online course must be completed by the end of the semester. It may or may not have due dates throughout the semester - - - see your course syllabus.

Your online course will require approximately the same amount of time as an equivalent traditional course. For example, a 3 credit class would require approximately 135 hours of work in a semester.