SIS/Building Your Schedule of Classes - Reviewing and Updating Independent Study Section
This document will provide tips for reviewing independent study and outline how to update an independent study section.
Review tips for independent study sections
- Instructors will term roll with their sections.
- Each Independent Study instructor is assigned to a specific Class Section with a separate Class Number.
- If course Component type is IND and the Catalog Nbr is <+699, Add Consent must be set at Department or Instructor Consent Required (and a requisite requiring consent is attached to your course).
- General course information for Independent Studies courses will appear in the PDF Schedule of Classes; however, individual independent sections will not display. Individual class numbers are available in the Course Search & Enroll app.
How to update an independent study section
Step 1
- From Home, select: Curric & Enroll Rep WorkCenter, Maintain Schedule of Classes
Or
Tip: Menu navigation: > Curriculum Management > Schedule of Classes > Maintain Schedule of Classes - or - > Schedule New Course.
Step 2
Use the Find page to locate the desired course. Search by : Term, Subject Area, Catalog Number.
Step 3
- If you need to change an existing section, then enter Session (A1 for Fall & Sp).
- If you need to add a section and the Class Section field is blank, then enter Session (A1 for Fall & Sp).
- If you need to add a section and the Class Section field already has a number displaying, then select [+] button to add a new section and then enter Session (A1 for Fall &Sp).
Step 4
Enter Class Section number.
Note: Your department may have assigned a unique number to each instructor called a “conference number.” You may wish to use this number as the Class Section number. This number must be 3 digits.
Step 5
Select Component type of ‘IND’ for Independent Study.
Step 6
Verify Class Type is ‘Enrollment Section.’
Step 7
Indicate the Associated Class number that coordinates with the Section number. You can select from unused associated class numbers from 1 to 9998.
Associated Class displays with the same number as the Class Section without the leading zero(s).
Step 8
Change Instruction Mode to ‘P.’
Notes
- Do not enter a facility ID or meeting pattern.
- Make sure permission is set to ‘Instructor Consent.’