Course Requests Page

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Use the Course Requests page to enter scheduling requests for the next school year. Requests are entered by selecting from a list of courses available for a subject area or course department. You'll see either subject areas or departments for the building you'll attend next year.

To display the Course Requests page, click

Review teacher course recommendations

1. On the Career Plan page, click Requests for your student's next grade and school year.
2. In the Course Requests section, review the list of requests.

If the notation Teacher Recommendation appears in parentheses next to the course description, then the course was requested based on a teacher's recommendation.

Enter requests for a department

1. On the Course Requests page, click Edit for the department to display the Select A Course pop-up.
2. To request a course, check its Request box.
3. Repeat Step 2 for all requests you want to add for the department.
4. To remove a request, remove the check from its Request box.
5. To save request changes for the department, click Save at the top of the page. The pop-up closes and the requests you selected will be displayed below the department heading on the Course Requests page.
6. Repeat Steps 1-5 to add requests for other department.

Enter requests for a subject area

1. On the Course Requests page, click Edit for the subject area to display the Select A Course pop-up.
   

   

2. To request a course, check its Request box.
3. Repeat Step 2 for all requests you want to add for the subject area.
4. To remove a request, remove the check from its Request box.
5. To save request changes for the subject area, click Save at the top of the page. The pop-up closes and the requests you selected will be displayed below the subject area heading on the Course Requests page.
6. Repeat Steps 1-5 to add requests for other subject areas.

Enter alternate requests

1. On the Course Requests page, click Edit to display the Select A Course pop-up.
2. To request an alternate course, check its Request box.
3. In the Alternate field, select whether this is an alternate for any course or for a specific course.
   • To enter an alternate request that should be scheduled if any regular request cannot be scheduled, select Alternate to Any Course .
   • To enter an alternate request for a specific course request, select Alternate to this Course , and then select the course for which you are entering the alternate.
4. Repeat Steps 2-3 to add another alternate request.
5. To save request changes, click Save at the top of the page. The pop-up closes and the requests you selected will be displayed on the Course Requests page.

Use graduation requirements to guide requests

• You may find it helpful to review the graduation requirements for your student before selecting courses for next year. To display the student's requirements, click + to expand the Graduation Subject Area Requirements section below the list of subject area requests.
  This section does not display if requests are selected by department.

Check prerequisites for a request

• When you click Edit on the Course Requests page to request courses, you'll see a list of courses that your student can request for the subject/department. If the

  

   Incomplete Prerequisite symbol displays for a course, the course has a prerequisite that your student has not completed.

To see the prerequisite, check its Request box. A warning message displays at the top of the pop-up showing the selected course and its prerequisite. If you want to continue to request the course, click Save. In most cases, we recommend that you remove the checkmark from the course's Request box and select the prerequisite course instead.

Display a list of next year requests

• Use the Schedule page to display and print a list of the courses requested for the next year. To access this page from the Course Request page, click the Schedule tab. The student's next year requests display below the student's schedule for this year.