Instructor Documentation (Higher Ed)

Manage courses and programs

Add a course to Course Catalog

Adding a course to Course Catalog and activating it makes the course available for learners to enroll in.

When adding a course to Course Catalog, be aware of the following:

E-commerce is disabled by default. Contact your administrator to enable it.
You can offer a waitlist for any free course. If you add a price to a course and e-commerce is enabled, the waitlist will be disabled for that course.
The ability to enroll in a program is not compatible with e-commerce; however, learners can still enroll in the program's courses individually.

To add a course to Course Catalog

Navigate to Manage Catalog.
Do one of the following:
- From the Admin Dashboard area, click + Add Course.
- From the Courses area, click + Add Course.
Click the course that you want to add to Course Catalog.
In the Course Information area, enter or update your course details. Separate tags using commas or by pressing the space bar.
In the E-Commerce area, enter a price for your course.
In the Course Features area, select the course components that you want to display on the Course Details page.
In the Course Overview area, enter your course description details. YouTube is the only supported video format.
In the Instructors area, do one of the following:
- If you want to include an existing instructor for the course, from the + Add Existing Instructor list, select an instructor.
- If you want to include a new instructor for the course, click + Add New Instructor. Enter the instructor's details and click Save.
Click Save.

Add a program to Course Catalog

Use programs to organize courses by theme, department, or other classifications developed by your organization. When a learner enrolls in a program, they can see all the courses associated with the program. Ffor learners to enroll in your program, the program must be active and e-commerce must be disabled.

The Course Catalog Add Program page lists the programs that contain courses you are enrolled in through the Brightspace instance connected to Course Catalog. Your enrollment may be restricted in Brightspace to allow you to administer only a subset of courses in Course Catalog. You may be unable to see a program if you do not have access to all courses within the program.

On the navbar, click Manage Catalog.
Do one of the following:
- From the Admin Dashboard area, click + Add Program.
- From the Programs area, click + Add Program.
In the Program Information area, enter your program details. Separate tags using commas or by pressing the space bar.
In the Program Overview area, enter your program details. YouTube is the only supported video format.
To select courses for your program, follow these steps:
1. In the Courses in Program area, click Choose Courses.
2. Click the Add icon for the courses that you want to add and then click Done.
Click Save.

Activate a course

There are two levels to activating a course: displaying the course in the catalog, and opening enrollment for the course. You must display the course in the catalog first in order to open enrollment for it.

On the navbar, click Manage Catalog > Courses.
To display inactive courses, from the Show drop-down list, select Disabled.
Click the Edit icon for the course you want to activate.
To display the course in the catalog, do one of the following:
- To display the course in the catalog without date restrictions, from the Listing Period drop-down list, select Always listed.
- To display the course in the catalog with date restrictions, from the Listing Period drop-down list, select Start/End Dates, then enter a Listing End Date in the future.
To open enrollment for the course, do one of the following:
- To activate enrollment without date restrictions, from the Enrollment Period drop-down list, select Always open.
- To activate enrollment with date restrictions, from the Enrollment Period drop-down list, select Start/End Dates, then enter an Enrollment End Date in the future.
Click Save.

Activate a program

There are two steps to activate a program: displaying the program in the catalog, and opening enrollment for the program. You must display the program in the catalog first in order to open enrollment for it. E-commerce must be disabled if you want to open enrollment for programs.

On the navbar, click Manage Catalog > Programs.
To display inactive programs, from the Show drop-down list, click Disabled.
Click the Edit icon for the program you want to activate.
To display the program in the catalog, do one of the following:
- To display the program in the catalog without date restrictions, from the Listing Period drop-down list, select Always listed.
- To display the program in the catalog with date restrictions, from the Listing Period drop-down list, select Start/End Dates, then enter a Listing End Date in the future.
To open enrollment for the program, do one of the following:
- To activate enrollment without date restrictions, from the Enrollment Period drop-down list, select Always open.
- To activate enrollment with date restrictions, from the Enrollment Period drop-down list, select Start/End Dates, then enter an Enrollment End Date in the future.
Click Save.