Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Assignments: Granting Student Accommodations and Exceptions

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Blackboard Ultra provides several options for supporting students who require flexibility with assessments and deadlines. Understanding the differences between these options can help ensure students receive the support they need while maintaining consistent course management practices.
  • Accommodation- Provides ongoing adjustments for a student's due dates or assessment time limits; applies to all graded items in the course.
  • Exception-  Modifies settings for a specific assessment, such as an assignment or test; applies to one assignment or test.
  • Exemption- Removes a graded item from a student's grade calculations; applies to one Gradebook item. Refer to this KnowledgeBase article for more information about granting exemptions.

Adding an Accommodation

  1. Open your Blackboard Ultra course.
  2. From Details & Actions, select View Everyone in Your Course.

    Side panel shows details and actions panel with hyperlink to "View Everyone in Your Course"

  3. Locate the student.
  4. Select the More Options (...) menu next to the student's name.
  5. Select Accommodations.
  6. Select the checkbox next to "Time limit accommodation" to reveal more options.

    Accommodations panel with checkbox to for time limit and option to set custom percentage or unlimited time

  7. Choose the appropriate setting: 
    • Custom percentage- set the extra time percentage
    • Unlimited Time
  8. Select Save.
    NOTE: This accommodation will apply to all timed assessments in the course.

Granting an Exception

  1. Open the assignment or test.
  2. Select the Submissions tab.
  3. Locate the student's name.
  4. Select the More Options (...) menu.
  5. Choose Add or Edit Exceptions.
  6. Configure the desired exception:
    • Adjusted due date
    • Adjusted access dates
    • Modified number of attempts allowed
  7. Save your changes.
    NOTE: Exceptions apply only to the selected assessment and do not affect any other course activities.

Need Additional Support?

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Owned by:
Ashley C. in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Created:
2026-10-14
Updated:
2026-10-14
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