Using Self-Service Course Catalog and Schedule

Students, instructors, and community members use the self-service Class Search feature to search the schedule of classes or browse the course catalog for a specific institution and term. Students can access class search from several places within Campus Self Service, and they can select classes directly from class search, even if they do not access class search through enrollment navigation. Instructors can access class search through the Faculty Center in Campus Self Service. They can see classes in their search results that do not appear to students because the Schedule Print check box for those classes has been cleared on the Maintain Schedule of Classes - Basic Data page.

Common Elements

Select Classes

Students accessing class search from self-service navigation can select classes directly from search pages. Select Classes behaves differently based on how class search was accessed. If accessed from the Student Center, from left hand navigation, Class Search, or from the Wish List, Select Classes places classes on the student's Wish List. If class search is accessed from the Add page Select Classes begins the add classes process. If class search is accessed from the Swap page Select Classes begins the swap classes process.

Searching for Classes Using Self-Service Pages

This section provides prerequisites and discusses how to:

Select institution and term for Class Search.
Select search criteria and searching for classes.
Review Class Search results.
View Class Search details.
Browse the course catalog.
Review course catalog details.

Prerequisites

Configure self-service class search on the Class Search Setup page.

Pages Used to Search for Classes Using Self-Service Pages

Page Name	Object Name	Navigation	Usage
Class Search	SSR_CLSRCH_MAIN	Self Service, Student Center Click the Class Search tab. Self Service, Enrollment, Class Search/Browse Catalog Self Service, Enrollment, Wish List Self Service, Enrollment, Enrollment, Add Classes Self Service, Enrollment, Enrollment, Swap Classes Self Service, Class Search/Browse Catalog Self Service, Faculty Center Click the Class Search tab.	Specify the academic institution and term in which you want to search for classes.
Search for Classes	SSR_CLSRCH_ENTRY	Select Class Search and click Go on the Class Search page.	Search for classes offered during a specific term. Enter search criteria and retrieve your results.
Class Search Results	SSR_CLSRCH_RSLT	Click the Search button on the Search for Classes page.	Review all classes that match your search criteria.
Class Search Detail	SSR_CLSRCH_DTL	Click a class section on the Class Search Results page.	Review detail for a specific class.
Browse Catalog	SSR_CLSRCH_CRSECAT	Select Browse Catalog and click Go on the Class Search page.	Browse the course catalog to find course details and class sections.
Catalog Detail	SSR_CLSRCH_CATDETL	Click a course on the Browse Catalog page.	View course details and access class sections.

Selecting Institution and Term for Class Search

Access the Class Search page.

Institution

When accessed by a student through self-service navigation, the institution appears as default from the student's row in the STD_CAR_TERM table.

Term

When accessed by a student directly from class search, the most current term appears. When accessed from Wish List, Add Classes, or Swap a Class, the term selected in the enrollment page is displayed in the Class Search.

Search for Classes

Select this option and click Go to search the schedule of classes for the selected institution and term.

Browse Catalog

Select this option and click Go to browse the course catalog for the selected institution and term.

Selecting Search Criteria and Searching for Classes

Access the Search for Classes page.

Course Career

If accessed by a student directly from class search or Add, the student's academic career appears by default. If accessed by a student from Wish List or Swap, the academic career selected in the Wish List or Swap appears.

Meeting Time

To narrow search results by meeting time, enter a range of class start and end times. For example, if you enter 1:00 PM in the Between field and 3:00 PM in the And field, the system would only retrieve classes that begins at or after 1:00 PM and ends at or before 3:00 PM. If you just entered 1:00 PM in the Between field and left the And field blank, the system would retrieve all classes that meet on or after 1:00 PM.

Day of Week

To narrow search results by day of week, select one of the following:

Include Only These Days:. Finds classes that meet on the selected days. For example, if you select Monday and Thursday, the system will retrieve all classes that meet on Mondays and Thursdays only or Mondays, Thursdays, and other days.

Include Any of These Days:. Finds classes that meet on at least one of the selected days. So if you select Monday and Thursday, the system will retrieve all classes that meet On Monday only, Thursday only, or Mondays or Thursdays and other days.

Exclude Any of These Days:. Finds classes that do not meet on either of the selected days.

Exclude Only These Days:. Finds classes that do not meet on both of the selected days.

Reviewing Class Search Results

Access the Class Search Results page.

Wait List

This icon only appears in the legend if you clear the Use Wait Listing check box on the Student Records Setup page. Likewise, if you clear the Use Wait Listing check box, the search results will either have a status of open or closed for classes.

Schedule Print

When accessed by an instructor, the Schedule Print check box indicates whether a class section appears in the student and visitor class search or on the printed class schedule. You indicate whether a class section prints on the class schedule on the Maintain Schedule of Classes - Basic Data page.

Viewing Class Search Details

Access the Class Search Detail page.

The Class Search Detail page displays all information from the course catalog, plus class schedule information. However, you can control what information appears on this page for students and faculty who access the page through self-service navigation. Use the Class Search Setup page to determine which information appears on this page to students and faculty.

Browsing the Course Catalog

Access the Browse Catalog page.

Students and instructors can browse the course catalog by academic subject. They can also click the View Class Sections link to go to Class Search Results page for the indicated course and term.

Reviewing Course Catalog Details

Access the Catalog Detail page.

Students and instructors can click the View Class Sections link to go to the Class Search Results page.

Institution	When accessed by a student through self-service navigation, the institution appears as default from the student's row in the STD_CAR_TERM table.
Term	When accessed by a student directly from class search, the most current term appears. When accessed from Wish List, Add Classes, or Swap a Class, the term selected in the enrollment page is displayed in the Class Search.
Search for Classes	Select this option and click Go to search the schedule of classes for the selected institution and term.
Browse Catalog	Select this option and click Go to browse the course catalog for the selected institution and term.

Wait List	This icon only appears in the legend if you clear the Use Wait Listing check box on the Student Records Setup page. Likewise, if you clear the Use Wait Listing check box, the search results will either have a status of open or closed for classes.
Schedule Print	When accessed by an instructor, the Schedule Print check box indicates whether a class section appears in the student and visitor class search or on the printed class schedule. You indicate whether a class section prints on the class schedule on the Maintain Schedule of Classes - Basic Data page.