A Course Section refers to the specific instance of a course being taught. While the course contains general curriculum-related information, the course section provides detailed data about the logistics and implementation of the class. Each course section defines who teaches the class, where and when it is held, how many students can enroll, and the specific students assigned to it.
A Course Section can be accessed through Administrator/Scheduling > Courses > Sections screen. To access the page, you need any of the following roles: Registrar Full, Registrar Read, Scheduling Full or Scheduling Read.
Follow the steps in Creating Course Section to create a course section.
The Section is a unique identifier automatically generated by the system for each new course section but it can be overwritten by the user at the time of course section creation.
Allow Weight Calculations Overwrite Until field allows administrators to specify a date until which teachers can override gradebook weighting settings, even if the section already has graded work or reported marks.
The Primary Teacher field assigns the main instructor for the course section.
The Alternate Teacher field is optional and allows for the assignment of a second instructor. This can be useful for team-taught courses or sections that require additional instructional support.
The Capacity field sets the maximum number of students who can enroll in the course section.
The Period Code defines when the course section occurs within the daily schedule. If the master schedule builder is in use, this field can be left blank, as the system will assign period codes automatically during schedule generation. For manually created schedules, the appropriate period code can be selected to ensure proper placement within the rotation.
The Room field specifies the physical or virtual location of the course section. If the master schedule builder is in use, this field can be left blank, as the system will assign rooms automatically during schedule generation.
The Section Name is an optional field that provides additional context or distinguishes the course section from others. Note: For homeroom sections, this field is used to designate the homeroom name.
For course sections spanning multiple terms, use the Copy To Others button to copy details from one term to the next for consistency. If the terms differ, administrators can modify the details for each term independently.