Course Sections

Schedule course offerings for specific terms.

Overview

Course sections are specific offerings of a course in a term, including:

• Meeting times and locations
• Instructor assignments
• Enrollment capacity

Viewing Sections

1. Navigate to Registration > Sections
2. Filter by:
   • Term
   • Subject/Department
   • Instructor
   • Status
3. View section list

Creating a Section

1. Click Add Section
2. Select the course
3. Complete section details:

Basic Information

Field	Description	Example
Term	Term offered	Fall 2025
Section Number	Unique identifier	001
Campus	Location	Main Campus
Instruction Mode	Delivery method	In-Person, Online, Hybrid
Credits	Credit hours (if variable)	3

Enrollment Settings

Field	Description
Capacity	Maximum enrollment
Waitlist Capacity	Maximum waitlist size
Enrollment Start	When registration opens
Enrollment End	Last day to enroll

3. Click Save

Scheduling

Meeting Times

Add class meetings:

1. Go to Schedule tab
2. Click Add Meeting
3. Configure:

Field	Description	Example
Days	Meeting days	MWF, TR
Start Time	Class start	9:00 AM
End Time	Class end	9:50 AM
Building	Location	Science Hall
Room	Room number	201
Start Date	First meeting	Term start
End Date	Last meeting	Term end

Room Conflicts

The system checks for room conflicts:

• Same room, overlapping times
• Warning for capacity mismatches
• Can override with permission

Schedule Templates

Use templates for common patterns:

• MWF 50-minute
• TR 75-minute
• MW 90-minute

Instructor Assignment

Assigning Instructors

1. Go to Instructors tab
2. Click Add Instructor
3. Search for faculty member
4. Set assignment details:
   • Primary/Secondary role
   • Responsibility percentage
   • Effective dates

Sections from Colleague

A section that comes from Colleague carries Colleague's section id, and the nightly import follows it: a rename in Colleague renames the section here (its students, instructors and schedule stay on it), instructors Colleague no longer lists are removed, and a section Colleague deletes is deleted here unless enrollments, plans, waitlists, billing or LMS links still refer to it (then it is kept and reported). Instructors you add here, and sections created here, are never changed by the import (migration 293).

Multiple Instructors

Sections can have multiple instructors:

• Team-taught courses
• Guest lecturers
• Teaching assistants

Cross-Listed Sections

Link sections across departments:

1. Create section in primary department
2. Click Cross-List
3. Select additional departments
4. Configure cross-list settings:
   • Shared enrollment
   • Separate enrollment

Section Status

Status	Meaning
Active	Open for registration
Cancelled	Section will not be offered
Closed	No more enrollment
Pending	Not yet available

Managing Enrollment

Enrollment Cap Changes

Change capacity:

1. Edit section
2. Update capacity fields
3. Save (may affect waitlist)

Enrollment Overrides

Allow over-capacity enrollment:

1. Go to section details
2. Process individual overrides
3. Document reason

Copying Sections

Copy from previous terms:

1. Go to Copy Sections
2. Select source term
3. Select sections to copy
4. Choose target term
5. Adjust dates/instructors
6. Create copies

Section Reports

Generate reports:

• Enrollment by section
• Room utilization
• Instructor workload
• Wait list status

Related Topics

• Courses
• Terms