Define course parameters for elementary schedules

Before you build your elementary master schedule, define scheduling parameters for each course in your course catalog.

To define course parameters:

1. Click Build or if the current school has its Scheduling Mode set to Both, click Build > Elementary Mode.
2. Click the Courses tab. The list of courses appears.

Note:You can automatically enter all course scheduling parameters from the previous schedule. On the Options menu, click Refresh.

3. Click a course number. The parameters for that course appear.

   

4. Use the following table to enter information in the fields:

   Field	Description
   Master type	A course type appears. Some course types include: Class Activity Duty Package Study
   Number	The course number appears.
   Description	The course description appears.
   Short description	The short description for the course appears.
   Department	The department for the course appears.
   Academic level	The academic level for this course (for example, honors or college prep) appears.
   Course package	The list of courses in the current course package appears. Note: Create course packages to speed up student request entry. For example, assume all students must request five core courses. You can create a course package with all five course numbers, and then quickly enter those course requests for all students at the same time.
   Total minutes per cycle	Type the total minutes this course meets per cycle. With the total minutes per cycle for the course program, this number determines when and where the course can be placed within the master schedule.
   Minimum minutes per session	Type the minimum number of minutes this course must meet each session. This, with the total minutes per cycle, helps determine when and where the course can be placed within the master schedule.
   Section enrollment max	Type the maximum number of students that the system can enroll in this course.
   Base terms per year	Type the base terms for this course. Base terms are the total number of schedule terms this course is offered. For example, full-year courses have a base term of 1. If a course meets half the year (a single semester), the base term is 2.
   Include sub group	Select this checkbox if you want to schedule all sub groups in the same section as the group.
   Include in scheduling	Select this checkbox if you want to include this course in the build process.
   Covered terms per year	Type the covered terms for this course. The covered term represents the fraction of the base term this course meets. For example, if this is a course that meets Semester 2 of a two-semester year, the base terms are 2 and the covered term is 1.
   Preferred Start time	Type a time of day. This preference is used to auto-schedule courses in the Matrix view. If not set, this course can't be auto-scheduled.
   Preferred Start day	Type a number that represents a schedule day in the school's day structure. For example, if you are using a five day structure, Wednesday is day 3. The number 0 (zero) represents all days. This preference is used to auto-schedule courses that don't meet every day in the Matrix view. If not set, this course can't be auto-scheduled.

5. Click Save.