Course Details
To access course details in Academics, select Scheduling, Course selection and schedules, then Courses. Then search for and select the course name to open its details.
Details
The Details page provides the general information about the course, including the Department it is included with, the Course code, associated Grade levels, if it is active, published, and more.
Other panels on this page include the course description, any notes left from an admin, GPA details, and Transcript details. You can also adjust any settings from here as well including:
If any edits need to be made, select the pencil icon to open the screen and adjust as necessary.
Scheduling
Under Scheduling, you’ll be able to see details like Course Limits, Rooms, Blocks, Teachers, Course requests, and any Scheduling rules associated with the course. The general settings category in here also allows you to set the course priority and choose whether to include the course in the Generate Master Schedule and Student Schedule processing.
From here, you can also view and assign Teachers. Edit the Teachers panel and select +Add teacher to search for the specific individual as well as set how many sections they can be added to as well as the Priority of Low, Standard, or High.
Unlike the other pages, you can adjust most of the Scheduling related settings right from here.
Grading
The Grading tab displays grading information for the course for the school year selected in the upper right, including the Grade group, the number of Total credits to award, and how those credits are awarded.
The Grade group selected for the course determines the grading settings, which display for each term in the grid below. For more information on the Grade group settings, see School Year Setup .
Tip: Check out our video for more on the Grading tab!
Add or edit Grading information for a course
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In Academics, select Scheduling, Course selection and schedules, then select Courses.
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Locate the course in the list and select the title in the Course column.
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Select Grading.
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In the upper right, ensure the correct school year is selected.
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Select the edit icon.
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Select the Grade group for the course.
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Enter the Total credits for the course.
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By default, credits are divided evenly per term. To manually specify the credits per term when offering the course, select Specify credits awarded per term.
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When finished, select Save.
Credits Overhaul - Edit Grading information for a course
Note: You can only change the Grade group associated with a course if no grades exist for the course for the selected school year.
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In Academics, select Scheduling, Course selection and schedules, then select Courses.
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Search for and select the course.
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Select Grading.
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Ensure the correct school year is selected.
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Select the edit icon.
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Select a Grade group to associate with the course.????
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Ensure the Total credits are correct.
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Select how Credits are awarded:
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At different times than they are attempted: For each applicable term, enter the number of credits under Attempt. Then mark Award for the terms awarding credit.
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At the same time they are attempted: For each applicable term, enter the number of credits under Attempt. By default, Award is marked for the same terms.
Tip: Ensure the sum of credits entered under Attempt is equal to Total credits.
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When finished, select Save.
Bulk assign credits
Use Bulk assign credits to update the attempted and awarded credit information on multiple courses at once.
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In Academics, select Scheduling, Course selection and schedules, then select Courses.
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Search for and select the course.
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Select Grading.
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Select Bulk assign credits.
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Select the School level, Grade group, and Course length to return a list of courses to choose from. You can also view which courses have credits configured for the previous year, current year, and next year.
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Select the courses you want to update, then select Next.
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Select the course sections to update, then select Next.
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Select Finish to update the credits.
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Skills
The Skills tab displays the Skills-based Grade group associated with the course for the school year selected in the upper right. If no Skill grades are entered for the selected school year, you can select the Edit icon to change which Skills-based Grade group is selected for the course.
Each Skill associated with the course for the selected school year is listed, along with the Grade translation assigned to each skill and the Marking period each skill is used in.
If your school uses Mastery, any Transferable or Content-area equivalent skill mapped to a Skills is listed under Mastery skill, if applicable. For more information on mapping Mastery skills to Skills, see Skills.
Tip: For a visual overview of the Skills tab, watch our video!