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 ======Courses (District)====== ======Courses (District)======
  
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 //**Scheduling > Maintenance > Master Schedule > District > Courses**// //**Scheduling > Maintenance > Master Schedule > District > Courses**//
  
-<WRAP round intro>This tab allows you to maintain course records in the district master schedule.</WRAP>+{{page>general:scheduling_ms_district_courses_intro}}
  
 ====Add and modify courses:==== ====Add and modify courses:====
  
-^Field^Description^ +{{page>general:scheduling_ms_district_courses_body}}
-^search drop-down|{{page>general:scheduling_search_drop_down}}+
-^search|{{page>general:scheduling_search}}| +
- +
-Click **Retrieve**. +
- +
-  * A list of courses that meet the specified criteria is displayed. The list ++ can be re-sorted.|{{page>general:sort_grid_data&inline}}++ +
-  * If more courses are retrieved than can be displayed on one page, you can ++ page through the list.|{{page>general:page&inline}}++ +
-  * Course records are only retrieved if the Grade Reporting current year master schedule was copied to Scheduling. +
- +
-{{page>general:change_grid_view}} +
- +
-  * Click {{:images:mag_edit.gif|}} for a record in the grid to edit the course record. +
-  * Or, click **+Add** to add a course.  +
- +
-The fields are displayed below the grid in a free-form format where you can add or update the record. +
- +
-^Field^Description^ +
-^Crs Nbr|{{page>general:scheduling_course_nbr_add}}| +
-^title|{{page>general:scheduling_course_title}}| +
-^Abbrev Name|{{page>general:scheduling_abbrev_name}}| +
-^Service ID|{{page>general:scheduling_service_id}}| +
-^Graded Crs|{{page>general:scheduling_graded_crs}}| +
-^Nbr Sem|{{page>general:scheduling_nbr_sem}}| +
-^Textbook ISBN|{{page>general:scheduling_textbook_isbn}}| +
-^Exclude from txGradebook|{{page>general:scheduling_exclude_from_txgradebook}}| +
-^Self Paced|{{page>general:scheduling_self_paced}}| +
- +
- +
-Select Graded Crs if the course is graded. The field is selected by default. If the +
-course is nongraded, clear the field. +
- +
- +
-In the Nbr Sem field, type or click   to select the number of semesters of the course. +
- +
- +
-In the Textbook ISBN field, type the international standard book number (ISBN) associated +
-with the textbook for the course. The field can be up to ten characters. +
- +
- +
-In the Exclude from txGradebook field, type or click   to indicate if the course +
-should be excluded from the Attendance or Grades pages in txGradebook. +
- +
- +
-Select Self Paced if the course is self paced. Self-paced courses can only be one +
-semester long. Do not select Self Paced for a course that is not one semester. +
- +
- +
-Under Scheduling, add data in the following fields: +
- +
- +
-In the Per Ctrl field, type the period control number, which is the number of class +
-periods per day the course meets multiplied by the number of semesters taught. The +
-period control number is used to check the accuracy of the information entered for +
-course sections and student course requests. The default value is 0. The field can +
-be up to two digits. +
- +
- +
-It is recommended that you update the Period Control field. +
- +
- +
-Example:  If a two-semester course has a duration of one period, the period control +
-is 02 (2 semesters x 1 period). If a two-semester course has a duration of two periods, +
-the period control is 04 (2 semesters x 2 periods). +
- +
- +
-In the Department field, type the code indicating the academic department with which +
-the course is associated. The field can be up to three characters. +
- +
- +
-The department codes are district-determined and optional. +
- +
- +
-In the Gender Restr field, if the course is restricted to one gender, type or click +
-  to select the gender. +
- +
- +
-Select Required or Elective to indicate if the course is a required or elective course. +
-The default setting is Required. When the current view is set to Scheduling, the +
-selected option is displayed in the Course Priority column in the grid. +
- +
- +
-Note:  The scheduling load attempts to schedule students into their required courses +
-before their elective courses. If a student has a singleton that is a required class, +
-and a singleton that is an elective class, the scheduling load schedules the student +
-into his required singleton class first, and then schedule the student into his elective +
-singleton second. +
- +
- +
-In the Other Categ field, type or click   to select an (optional) additional subject +
-category for which the course will be listed in txMyZone. This category is in addition +
-to the service ID. +
- +
- +
-Under Course Codes and Credits, add data in the following fields: +
- +
- +
-In the Tot Credits field, type the number of academic credits awarded to students +
-who pass the course. The field can be up to two digits. The decimal is inserted automatically. +
-For example, if you type 10, the field displays 1.0. +
- +
- +
-Select Part Credit if partial credit is awarded to students who fail one or more +
-semesters or are only enrolled in part of the course. The field is selected by default. +
- +
- +
-Note:  Partial credit is not allowed for regular one-semester and self-paced courses. +
-If you select the field for one of these courses, a message is displayed indicating +
-that it cannot be done. +
- +
- +
-In the AAR Use field, type or click   to select the code for the academic area in +
-which the course is a requirement. +
- +
- +
-In the Grad Plan Use field, type or click   to select the subject area to which the +
-course should be applied on a graduation plan, if other than the course's service +
-ID type. +
- +
- +
-In the Spec Cons fields, type or click   to select the code indicating any special +
-considerations for the course that should be noted. The codes are printed on the +
-AAR. You cannot select the same code for both drop downs. +
- +
- +
-In the Credit Seq field, type or click   to select the code indicating how credits +
-are awarded. +
- +
- +
-Valid codes +
- +
- +
-In the Credit Level field, type or click   to select the code indicating the campus +
-level at which the course is taken. +
- +
- +
-Select CPR if the course allows a student to meet the requirement for cardiopulmonary +
-resuscitation (CPR) instruction. The CPR instruction must include training that has +
-been developed by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross, or using +
-nationally recognized, evidence-based guidelines and incorporation psychomotor skills +
-to support the instruction. +
- +
- +
-Select Speech if the course allows a student to meet the Foundation High School Program +
-(FHSP) requirement for speech skills. +
- +
- +
-Under Elem/Misc, add data in the following fields: +
- +
- +
-In the Core Crs field, type or click   to select the code indicating the core course +
-type. +
- +
- +
-In the ELA Wgt (English language arts weight) field, type the percentage of the total +
-language arts grade that the grade for the course represents. The field can be up +
-to two digits. +
- +
- +
-In the Auto Grd field, type the default grade that should be assigned to students +
-who have no grade recorded for the course. The field can be alpha or numeric and +
-can be up to three characters. +
- +
- +
-Select Incl UIL Elig if the course is used in determining six-week eligibility for +
-extracurricular activities. University Interscholastic League (UIL) rules allow certain +
-courses to be exempt in determining six-week eligibility. +
- +
- +
-Note:  This field, as well as the Include UIL Elig field on the course section record +
-(Scheduling > Maintenance > Master Schedule > Campus > Sections) affect the UIL Eligibility +
-report in txGradebook.  +
- +
- +
-If the field contains a value in the course section record, that value is used. +
- +
- +
-If the field is blank in the course section record, the field on the district course +
-record is used. +
- +
- +
-In the Exam/Sem Pat (pattern) field, type or click   to select the code indicating +
-when exam and semester grades are given. +
- +
- +
-Under PEIMS, add data in the following fields: +
- +
- +
-In the CTE Hrs field, type the number of Career and Technical Education (CTE) hours +
-associated with the course (i.e., 1-6). The hours are used by the Attendance application +
-to compute CTE contact hours. If this is not a CTE course, leave the field blank. +
- +
- +
-In the Pop Srvd field, type or click   to select the code indicating the student +
-population primarily targeted for the course. +
- +
- +
-In the Instr Sett field, type the code for the instructional setting used when providing +
-instruction to the students in the course. Or, click   to search for the instructional +
-setting code. +
- +
- +
-In the Class Type field, type or click   to select the code indicating the type of +
-class used when providing instruction to the students in the course. +
- +
- +
-In the Role ID field, type or click   to select the code indicating the capacity +
-in which the instructor serves the students during the course. +
- +
- +
-Note:  Role ID 000 (i.e., other) is not used here and is excluded from the drop down. +
- +
- +
-In the Course Seq field, type or click   to select the code indicating the sequence +
-of the course. The code is not necessarily the actual semester the course is taught. +
- +
- +
-Under HR/GA (honor roll/grade averaging), add data in the following fields: +
- +
- +
-In the HRoll Wgt field, type the number of times the course is counted in honor roll +
-computation. The field is one digit. Type 0 to exclude the course from honor roll +
-computation. +
- +
- +
-In the HRoll Table field, type or click   to select the code indicating the table +
-used to convert the student's course grade in honor roll computations. +
- +
- +
-In the HRoll Cd field, type or click   to select the code indicating if grades or +
-students should be excluded from honor roll computations. +
- +
- +
-In the GA Table field, click   to select the code indicating the table used for grade +
-averaging computations that includes the course. +
- +
- +
-In the GA Wgt field, type the number of times the grade for the course is counted +
-in grade averaging calculations. The field is one digit. Type 0 to exclude the course +
-from grade averaging. +
- +
- +
-Click Save. +
- +
- +
-To edit a course record, click  . The data is displayed in the free-form area below +
-the grid allowing you to make changes. +
- +
- +
-Update the fields in the free-form area, and then click Save to save the changes. +
-The changes are displayed in the grid. +
- +
- +
-To delete a course record, click  . The row is shaded red to indicate that it will +
-be deleted when the record is saved. +
- +
- +
-You can select multiple rows to be deleted at the same time. +
- +
- +
-Click Save. The selected rows are deleted. +
- +
- +
-Notes: +
- +
- +
-You can save changes and delete records in the same step (i.e., the changes are all +
-committed when the record is saved). If any changes do not pass validation (i.e., +
-cannot be deleted or have validation errors), none of the changes are saved. +
- +
- +
-Courses cannot be deleted if they are selected by a campus, have section records +
-or are a part of a graduation plan that has students assigned to it. +
- +
- +
-If you attempt to delete a course that cannot be deleted, a message is displayed, +
-and the course that cannot be deleted is listed. +
- +
- +
-If any course cannot be deleted, none of the courses are deleted. +
- +
  
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