Course Catalog

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The Course Catalog is a list of courses available in the district to use in the schools' Master Schedules.

Video

Course Catalog video

Menu Location

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On the left navigation panel, select Scheduling > Entry > Course Catalog.

Setup Options

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Default District - Default value is based on the user’s security settings. The user will be limited to their district only.

Default School - Default value is based on the user's security settings. If the user is assigned to a school, the school default value will be their school site code.

School to View - Will display the courses associated with the school selected.

Table Filters

Transcript Group - State approved transcript group

State Course Selection - State course name

Courses - Local name for a course

OK - Click to continue.

To find definitions for standard setup values, follow this link: Standard Setup Options.

Main

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Column Headers

GD - Grade level of the course

Course Name - Local name for the course (prints on report cards, screens, etc.)

Long Name - Expanded name of course to include internationalization

Cre - Credit Carnegie Unit value

Honr - Honor codes and descriptions (EX: H-HR Honor Course, O-RG Obsolete Course) Codes H and 7 will inflate the GPA by one quality point unless already inflated by the State which would show in the FIVE PT column. Code W will inflate the GPA by one quality point for this course NO matter if Alpha Basic or Alpha Loaded is used as the GPA Display Type.

ST - Standard Course for grade indicator

SE - Number Horizontal Semesters-one session-this course

PD - Number of Vertical Periods-one session-this course

ST Code - State Code assigned for course

ST Course - State Course Name

LNUM - Local Course Number

PT - Priority Code for auto scheduling-higher number has more priority

SEQ - SEQ Horizonal Semester Priority

VOC PRI - Vocational Course-only necessary to code this column for primary only

GR Type - Course Grade Type ID for grades calculations

SEM Final - Grade Type Semester Final

GRP - State Approved Transcript Group. 1=Eng, 3=Math, etc.

REC - Record Number

SCH - School Number where course is taught

OBJFUN - Employee Job Code for this Course

PDF - Obsolete

FWGT - Final Weight Percentage for final exam. This applies to the E2 grade as a percentage of the overall grade. This where you would indicate your EOC/LEAP 2025 percentages. See Q&A below for additional information.

PART - Part Number used for Partial Year Courses to denote what half is taken

GR Type - Grade type override of sponsor PPP settings. Only 700 users will be able to access this information.

FIVE PT - Uses the 5 point grading scale as indicated by the State. - No matter if using Alpha Basic or Loaded in the Sponsor Site Editor, if the FIVE PT column has a Y, it will not look at the Honor column to check for W, H or 7. It will automatically use the five point scale.

WEIGHT - Course Weight override of sponsor PPP settings

CTYPE - Course Type Designation

To find definitions of commonly used column headers, follow this link: Common Column Headers.

Bottom

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Refresh - button to view any newly created messages.

Save New - Save any information added.

Copy Course - This will copy the course chosen to make the same course for another grade level.

Select Tbl - Select the whole table.

Setup - Click to go back to the Setup box.

Help - Click to view written instructions and/or videos.

Update PDF - Obsolete

Print - This will allow the user to print the report.

Grades - Course grades

Language Codes - Select Language Code

Active Only - Checked it will show only active courses, unchecked it will show all, including obsolete courses.

Top

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Search - By default, the search bar searches by the COURSE NAME column. Click on any other column header to search by the contents of the selected column.

How To

Creating a new course


Q & A

Q - How do Special Education students have their EOC scores count as 5% of the student’s final grade instead of 15% for Act833 students just like it does for LAA2 students.

A - Students need to be coded with the special code ACS or in SER be coded as LAA2 test type.


Q - How is the weight in the FWGT column for EOC courses determined?

A - The district can set the weight ranging from 15 to 30 percent.



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