A Blackboard course site is set to unavailable until the professor turns it on. While some faculty may make course sites available before or at the start of the term, others may wait until the first class meeting, a scheduled "first day of class" (say, if they have decided an online course week will run Tuesday - Monday), or until certain in-class objectives have been met.

If you have questions about the availability of your course site, you should contact your professor. You can get your professor's contact information from your Self Service/Student Profile in the My Portal.