In order to allow students to start new courses every five or eight weeks we cannot operate on a standard term structure. This non-standard structure can make finding the correct term for the course you are teaching a challenge. Please follow the steps below to find your course.
Find your Blackboard course ID
- You can find this in your course in Blackboard.
- The example below shows the course ID 20202022921-cup.
- The example below shows the course ID 20202022921-cup.
- The Blackboard course ID is a combination of two numbers, the Term Code and the Course Record Number (CRN).
- You will use the term code numbers to find your course in MyCU.
Find your Term Code
Determine which term code your course is associated with.
TERM CODE |
TERM DESCRIPTION |
20XX60 |
Summer Term |
20XX40 |
Spring Term |
20XX20 |
Fall Term |
- The first four digits represent the academic year. 2020, for example, is May 2019 - May 2020.
- The next two digits represents the term.
- The term code is a combination of the academic year and term
- The last five digits are the CRN.
Find your course in MyCU

- Log into MyCU using your G# and PIN.
- Navigate to the Faculty Services tab.
- Click Term Selection.
- Select your term from the available drop-down menu.
- Click Submit.
From the Faculty Services tab continue by choosing the menu item that applies to your need.
If you need to switch between terms, (it is entirely possible that you could be teaching in two different terms at the same time), return to the Faculty Services tab and change your term selection.
- If the term you are looking for is not available, email registrar@cu-portland.edu.