Double Scheduling in a Period

Infinite Campus has a process to keep students from being double scheduled in a period. When you add a course to a student’s schedule, you will receive a warning that another course already exists. There are instances (such as activity periods) where a student would need to have two courses in one period.
In these special circumstances, when you add a course using the instructions provided earlier, when the Schedule Update dialog box appears, select Keep instead of Drop.

This will remove the end date from the original course and allow you to assign both courses in that period. The new course will have a start date added based on the entered effective date.
However, it is important to review a student’s schedule for double scheduled courses in the same period. A student cannot be physically in two classrooms during the same time period. Double scheduled students can lead to several issues, such as:

Both teachers would be able to mark attendance for the student during the same period.
Both teachers can create and assign the student assignments in the gradebook.
Both teachers can enter grades for the student.

There are instances (such as Activity Periods or VCAP After School) where a student would need to have two courses in one period. In these special circumstances, when you add a course and the Schedule Update dialog box appears, select Keep instead of Drop.

Use the steps below to add more than one course to a period.

Click on the Search Icon to access the student search menu.
Search for the student using their name or student number.
Select the appropriate student.
On the right hand side, scroll down and select Schedule.

Click on Walk-in Scheduler button at the bottom of the screen.
Click on the Search option on the side panel.
Enter the effective date (Date student will start in the course).
Search for the course.
Select course.

The Schedule Update dialog box will appear in the middle of the screen, Select Keep.
Select Save to save the changes.

Classic Look Path: Search > Student> [choose student] > Schedule > Search > [ enter search criteria and select course ] > Select Keep > enter Effective Date > Save