Recording Attendance

Here are the necessary steps for an instructor to record student attendance:

1. Click the Self Service link on the Blackboard Institutional page. Located under common links.
2. Once logged in to Self Service click the Faculty menu.
3. Next click the link for the course section you wish to take attendance.
4. On the Section Details site in Self-Service, scroll down on the page and click the tab for Attendance.
5. Click on the Select Date drop-down list on the right side, and choose the desired date.
6. Click the drop-down arrow in the Select Attendance field, and choose the appropriate attendance type for each student. Optional: Click the Update All drop-down list above the roster and select “Update Records to Present.” Then adjust individual attendance fields for anyone that shouldn't be marked "Present."
7. Attendance submissions are automatically saved, uploaded, and recorded. No additional submission steps are required.

*Online Attendance: Use the last day of each week (Sunday) to report attendance. Students who have not submitted any assignments or engaged in any content-related activity should be reported as absent. Please also use the Retention Alert to report any student who is not engaging.

Click the following link for a step-by-step guide: Submitting Grades and Attendance in Self-Service_Undergraduate.pdf.