If you are a student new to the university, your Blackboard LMS account will be created a few days or up to one week before the start of the new semester. Therefore, new students will not have access to their Blackboard accounts until shortly before the semester starts.

For the Spring 2026 semester, new students should gain access to their accounts on January 4, 2026. If you are a returning student, your new courses will become available on that date and not before.

Once the scheduled date for your account to be created arrives, go to Blackboard (https://elearn.concord.edu).  If you have already authenticated with Office365 you will automatically log into Blackboard.  If you haven't, you will be asked to log in using your Concord email address and password.