When placing sections on the schedule, it is important to understand how long the course meets during the year, how many periods the course meets during the day, and which terms the course meets in.
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Example 1 - Quarter Courses
# Terms = 1
# Periods = 1
Typically only used for 6th grade Unified Arts courses
Example 2 - Semester Courses
# Terms = 2
# Periods = 1
Most high school credit courses are semester based. Those worth 1.0 credits are broken into two components, for example:
920010.1 ENGLISH 9 (X) - this would be offered 1st semester, and set up as shown:
920010.2 ENGLISH 9 (Y) - this would be offered 2nd semester, and set up as shown:
Most 0.5 credit courses, such as 950005 - HEALTH can be offered either semester.
The .1 and .2 at the end of the course numbers indicate the semester they should be placed in. Semester courses that can be offered either semester will end with a 5. The complete list of course numbering standards can be found here: Course Numbering Standards
Example 3 - Year-Long Courses
# Terms = 4
# Periods = 1
Most middle school core courses (not for HS credit) are year-long. Career Technical Education (CTE) courses are also typically year-long. These have course numbers ending in “0”.
Examples:
802000 - MATH 8
980200 - CARPENTRY
These would be offered for the entire year and set up as shown:
Example 4 - Block Courses
# Terms = 2
# Periods = 2
These are not used very often, but when they are, you must use the designated course number with a “B” at the end of it. If there isn’t such a course, you can request one to be created. Using a block schedule typically involves approval from the reform panel, so make sure you have this taken care of prior to scheduling your courses.
Examples:
900800 - AP STATISTICS
980200 - CARPENTRY
These would be offered for one semester and set up as shown:
Do NOT set up courses for lengths other than what they were intended. For example, 960015 is a semester course, and the Section Schedule Placement should reflect this, as shown in the semester example above. If you check too many or two few boxes, teachers will not be able to grade the courses appropriately, and students may not receive the proper amount of credit that the course is designed for.