Using Blackboard

Every registered TU student automatically has a Blackboard account.

If you have any trouble logging into your Blackboard account, e-mail the Blackboard administrator or call 229-221-1720 Monday-Friday from 8AM to 6 PM.

Quick Instructions

Using Blackboard for the First Time (New Students) — returning students see below

1. On the login screen, log in with your user name and password. Your Blackboard user name is the same as your TU e-mail user name: your first and last name (all lower case) separated by a period (for example joe.student). Your initial password is thomasu, so please change your password the first time you log on.
2. To change your password after logging on...
   • In the Tools box at the upper left of the screen, click Personal Information.
   • Click Change Password.
   • Enter your new password, verify it, and then click Submit on the right side of the screen.

Continue to Blackboard login...

Using Blackboard (Returning Students)

1. On the login screen, log in with your user name and password. Your Blackboard user name is the same as your TU e-mail user name WITHOUT the dot between your first and last name. (For faculty, the user name is the same as your network login name.) Your initial password is the same as your user name, so you should change your password the first time you log on.
2. To change your password after logging on...
   • In the Tools box at the upper left of the screen, click Personal Information.
   • Click Change Password.
   • Enter your new password, verify it, and then click Submit on the right side of the screen.

Continue to Blackboard login...

Enrolling in a New Course

1. On the login screen, log in with your user name and password.
2. Click the gray Courses tab and then choose the subject area from the Course Catalog list on the right side of the screen. Once you have selected the subject area, you will see a list of available courses in that area. When you locate your class, click the small “Enroll” button (on the right side of the screen).
   NOTE: If you cannot find the course you are looking for, it may be located on a second or third page of courses. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and look for the page controls at the bottom right. Click on the appropriate character to advance to the next page.
3. Click the Submit button. You will receive a message receipt telling you that you have enrolled successfully.
4. Click the OK button to continue on to the course.

Continue to Blackboard login...

Returning to a Course

1. On the login screen, log in with your user name and password.
2. Click on the desired course in the My Courses box to go to the course.

Continue to Blackboard login...