Schedule Building Checklist
- Variable Course Titles
- Setting Course Enrollment
- Section Pre/Corequisites
- Schedule Restrictions
- Schedule Building Checklist
- Reserved Seating
- Properly Cancel Class
- Orientation Reserved Seating
- Long Title
- Linking Sections
- Entering Long Hyperlink
- Cross Listing Courses
- Creating Meeting Time
- Building OAP Courses
- Assigning Instructor
- Assigning Building & Room
- Adding Text
- Adding Subject Area Message
- Adding Section
- Adding HTML Tags
- Are you creating sections for the correct term?
- Fall=201210
- Spring=201220
- Summer=201260
- Are you using the correct section numbers? See Section ID schema
- Did you select the appropriate campus code?
- M (Main)
- EXT (Extension)
- Did you check the credit and billing hours? You must enter the correct hours for variable credit courses in both credit and billing hours on SSASECT.
- Did you enter the enrollment (seats available)?
- Located under "Options"
- Then look for "Section Enrollment Info"
- If you entered restrictions on SSARRES, did you click “Include” before saving/committing?
- Did you enter any needed comments on SSATEXT?
- Did you go to the Meeting Time window and press tab so dates are populated?
- Be sure you did not code anything in ‘grade mode’ unless it is a non-graded lab!
- Titles on SSASECT are limited to 30 characters.
- For a seminar or topic class, you can enter longer titles under Options - SSASYLB.
Online Sections
Here is a checklist to help ensure you are using best practices for online courses.
- Did you select the correct ‘Instructional Method’ on the SSASECT main window?
- Did you tab in the dates on the Meeting Time window?
- Did you put the word “ONLINE” in the Building field on the Meeting Time window?
- Did you TAB to the Hrs./Wk. field and enter the same number as the session credit hours?
- Did you enter the enrollment?
- Did you enter an instructor if known?
- Did you enter a comment on SSATEXT?
- Lecture and 0-credit Lab Sections that are linked:
- only use for sections with same Subject and Course number
- ex. to link BIO 105-001 and BIO 105-200, 201, 202
- Did you select the correct ‘Schedule Type’ on the SSASECT main window? Lectures should be LEC and Labs should be LAB.
- Did you enter the correct number of credit and billing hours for ‘Lecture’ sections?
- Did you enter 0 for the credit and billing hours for ‘Lab’ sections?
- Did you enter a link identifier ‘LC’ on SSASECT for ‘Lecture’ sections?
- Did you enter the ‘LB’ link on SSADETL for ‘Lecture’ sections?
- Did you enter the long title on SSASYLB for ‘Lecture’ sections?
- Ex: LEC: Concepts Modern Biology - (Must register for LAB)
- Did you enter a link identifier ‘LB’ on SSASECT for ‘Lab’ sections?
- Did you enter the ‘LC’ link on SSADETL for ‘Lab’ sections?
- Did you enter “LAB:” at the front of the course title on the main SSASECT window for ‘Lab’ sections? Ex: LAB: Concepts Modern Biology
- Did you enter ‘N’ for the Grade Mode for ‘Lab’ sections?
- Did you un-check the ‘Gradable’ box for ‘Lab’ sections?
Extension Sections
Here is a checklist to help ensure you are using best practices for extension sections.
- Did you use an 800 series section number?
- Did you select ‘EXT’ for campus?
- Did you select an Extension Building code in the Meeting Time window? The building code corresponds to the county where the class is located (i.e. 067 is Onslow county)
- Did you enter a comment on SSATEXT to note location of class?
- Did you enter campus restrictions on SSARRES if necessary?