Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Attendance: View Attendance in the Gradebook

This article explains how instructors can view student attendance records within the Blackboard Ultra Gradebook.

Accessing Attendance Records in the Gradebook

In Blackboard Ultra, the attendance column in added automatically to the Gradebook in the attendance column. To view student attendance records in Blackboard Ultra through the Gradebook, follow these steps:

  1. Open your Blackboard Ultra course.
  2. In the course navigation menu, click Gradebook. 
  3. Once in the Gradebook, locate the Attendance item.

    Grid View

    Select the 4-square icon to view the gradebook in a grid format:

    View of gradebook in a grid or table

     

    List View

    Select the 3-line icon to view the Gradebook as a List:

    View of gradebook in a list or rows

     

  4. To view a specific student, click on the Attendance item to open the roster. Then select the specific student from the roster to view their specific attendance record.

Need Additional Support?

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Blackboard Ultra, Attendance, Grade Center, Faculty, Instructor, Teaching, View Attendance, View Grades, Gradebook, Grade, Ultra, Bb, view 
Doc ID:
155505
Owned by:
Jeff P. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2025-10-13
Updated:
2026-08-10
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville