1. Implementing Student Management
  2. Create Course Lists

Create Course Lists

Create a course list to prescribe a list of courses that satisfy an academic requirement, such as the core requirements for a major. You use course lists when you create academic groups and programs.

Access the Course Lists page: From Student Central, click Search and search for Course Lists.

Structure

Use the Structure tab to create and edit the list of courses, course lists, and smart lists attached to a course list.

In the Course List Requirements section, you can enter free-form content, which is available to students in self-service pages.

Use the Course List section to define academic requirements. An example is Undergraduate General Education for Social Sciences. Students must complete these courses:

  • One course from Area A - Economics (select from three courses).

  • One course from Area B - Sociology (select from three courses).

  • Three courses from Area C: Complete a specified Political Science course and a specified History course. And select one Business course (select from two courses) or one Psychology course (select from two courses).

Here's how you add courses or other lists to a course list:

  1. Click Add Course or List.

    The UI switches from create and edit mode to search mode.

  2. Search for and select a course or list.

  3. To continue to search for and add items, select Continue adding, before you click Add to List.

    Each item you select is added to the list but the UI remains in search mode.

  4. When you're done, click Add to List.

    The UI returns to the create and edit mode. You can see the newly added items.

  5. Click Save.

After you add your courses or course lists, you can organize them into groups and create groups within groups:

  1. Select the check box for each course or list that you want to group. When you select at least two courses or lists, the Group Course Objects dialog box appears.

  2. Click Create Group.

Let's look at some things you can then do:

  • Use the Any or All option to define your requirements.

  • Rename a group and provide a description, using the ellipses menu. In the requirement example, you could change the default Group A name to Area A - Economics.

  • Move, add, and delete group items.

  • Reorder groups.

Smart Lists

Use the smart list search option to create a set of broadly defined search criteria and preview the search results.

You can view and edit smart lists:

  1. In create and edit mode, click View Courses in List.

    The UI switches to search mode and you can review the smart list items.

  2. Click Revise Search to edit the smart list.

    You can add further criteria, such as catalog number, to refine your search. You can also edit the list name.

  3. Click Update Smart List.

    The UI returns to create and edit mode. The course list includes the updated smart list.

  4. Click Save.

Parameters

You can indicate the minimum and maximum units and number of courses for requirement categories, such as the maximum number of elective units. To use the student planner, you must enter parameters for the Total Units and Courses category. For example, in the planner, the tile for Major Electives for Childhood Studies displays 8 of 18 units. The number 18 is based on the course list parameters setup: the minimum units for the total units and courses requirement category is 18. The number 8 is based on the total number of course units currently planned on the template landing page.

Rapid Implementation

You can also create and load course lists using the Rapid Implementation process. Use these tasks in the Setup and Maintenance work area, Student Management offering:

  • Create Curriculum Items Configuration in Spreadsheet
  • Upload Curriculum Structures in Spreadsheet

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