Represents the length and weeks a class meets. Regular sessions of full Fall and Spring terms are coded as A1. Courses meeting less than the full semester and summer term have a 3-letter code representing the Begin week, Span, and weeks of Instruction. Review this page for more details and to view all available session codes for a given term. 

Never change session codes on existing sections. Instead, delete or cancel the section and re-add the section in the correct session.

Every class is identified with a three-digit Class Section number assigned by the user. Use the following ranges of class section numbers:

001 - 299 Range 1: primary component type

301 - 599 Range 2: second component type

601 - 899 Range 3: third component type

Never change an existing class section number. Never repeat section numbers on the same course, even if they are in different sessions. To add a new class section, see also: SIS/Building Your Schedule of Classes - Maintain Schedule of Classes: Adding a Section to an Existing Course

Used for scheduling and reporting purposes, component types are not intended to describe the pedagogy or instruction mode of the class. Component types include Lecture (LEC), Discussion (DIS), Laboratory (LAB), Seminar (SEM), Field Studies (FLD), and Independent Study (IND). Use the lookup icon to determine which components have been approved through academic governance and are available in the course catalog to select for a given course.

Identifies whether the class section is an Enrollment Section or Non-Enrollment Section.

For single-component course offerings, such as a standalone Lecture, Seminar, or Independent Study, the Class Type should be Enrollment Section.

For multi-component offerings, usually only one component type is identified as Enrollment Section and the other component types are Non-Enrollment Sections. For example, in a course with Lectures and Discussions, the Discussions are generally set to Enrollment Section and the Lectures to Non-Enrollment Section. For each enrollment package (e.g., Lecture 001 and Discussion 301), only one section can be the Enrollment Section.

Identifies class sections that are part of a unique enrollment package. Do not repeat Associated Class numbers across offerings in different sessions.

Each unique enrollment package must have its own association number. Usually the Associated Class number matches the Class Section number. However, use 9999 for Range 1 components associated with multiple Range 2 components. For example, if a lecture is associated with multiple discussion sections, the lecture should have the Associated Class number 9999 and each discussion should have a unique Associated Class number.

Remember that variable credits, honors designations, and section-level requisites are coded based on Associated Class number. 

See also: SIS/Building Your Schedule of Classes - Class Associations

Method of instruction. Select from P: Classroom instruction, WC: Online (some classroom), or WO: Online only. For more details, review the mode-of-instruction descriptions. Curricular Reps may NOT update Instruction Mode after students are enrolled and must contact Curricular Services in this situation.