-First and Last name
-UMBC user ID
-Social Security number

Click here to see Privacy Options.

NOTE: Information in your Blackboard account is separate from your myUMBC account and school record information (i.e. your address). Therefore, changes to your birthdate and mailing address in Blackboard will not be reflected in school records. For security reasons, it is also recommended that you delete your student ID number within Blackboard.

Once you are logged into Blackboard you will see a gray Tool Box on the left side of the screen. Click on the Personal Information link and this will take you to your Personal Information page inside Blackboard.

To edit your personal information click on the Edit Personal Information link.

The important fields to consider are your:

First and last name
UMBC user name
Email address

By default the email field will be empty. Enter the email address that you use on a regular basis even if it is not your UMBC account.

Click on "Submit" at the bottom of the page and the changes will be saved.

On the Personal Information page you also have the option to set your privacy options, that is whether or not you would like to have your email address and other contact information appear in the roster area of your Blackboard courses.

1. Check the box next to Email Address if you want to have your address in the course roster. If you do not want it to appear leave the box blank and click "Submit".

Note: Regardless of whether you want your email address to appear or not you will still have the ability to send/receive email within Blackboard.

2. If you choose to have your email address appear in your courses, users will be able to find the address in the course roster.