The Categorize Course feature allows you to choose where you would like your course to appear in the Blackboard Course Catalog.
Note: Courses may be listed in more than one category.
From the Control Panel:
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Q: How is this option different from Course Classification
within the Course Name and Description area?
A: The Course Catalog setting determines where in the Blackboard
system your course resides. Course Classification relates to the Academic Course
Resources section of Blackboard.