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 for a specific institution and term, and the Browse Course Catalog feature to view courses offered at the institution. 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.

Searching for Classes Using Self-Service Pages

This section provides prerequisites and discusses how to:

Select search criteria and search 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 and Display in Class Search pages.

Pages Used to Search for Classes Using Self-Service Pages

Page Name	Object Name	Navigation	Usage
Search for Classes - Search Criteria	SSR_CLSRCH_ENTRY	Self Service, Student Center Click the Search link. Click the Search for Classes button. Self Service, Academic Planning, My Planner Click the Search tab. Self Service, Academic Planning, Enrollment Shopping Cart Click the Class Search option. Click the Search link. Self Service, Class Search/Browse Catalog Self Service, Enrollment, Enrollment: Add Classes Click the Class Search option. Click the Search link. Self Service, Enrollment, Enrollment: Swap Classes Click the Class Search option. Click the Search link. Self Service, Faculty Center Click the Class Search tab.	Students can specify the academic institution and term in which they want search for classes. Students enter search criteria and retrieve results.
Search for Classes - Search Results	SSR_CLSRCH_RSLT	Click the Search button on the Search for Classes page.	Review all classes that match the search criteria.
Search for Classes - Class Detail	SSR_CLSRCH_DTL	Click a class section on the Search for Classes - Search Results page.	Review detail for a specific class.
Browse Course Catalog	SSS_BROWSE_CATLG	Self Service, Class Search/Browse Catalog, Browse Course Catalog Self Service, Student Center Click the Search link. Click he Browse Course Catalog tab. Self Service, Academic Planning, My Planner Click the Browse Course Catalog button. Self Service, Faculty Center Click the Browse Catalog tab. Self Service, Browse Course Catalog	Browse the course catalog to see a list of courses offered at the institution.
Browse Course Catalog - Course Detail	SSS_CRSE_OFFER_DTL	Click a course title on the Browse Course Catalog page.	View course details and access class sections.

Selecting Search Criteria and Searching for Classes

Access the Search for Classes page.

Note. Students can also search for classes through self-service My Planner, My Requirements, and Browse Course Catalog pages. From those pages, students can select a course description to access the course detail; from there they can view class sections that are offered for a specified term.

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 from Class Search, the student's user preference term appears. When accessed from Add Classes or Swap Classes, the term selected appears here. When accessed by a student from Class Search, the term drop down only includes terms that are valid as defined in the Display Term in Class Search date range on the Term Values Table.
Course Career	The student's academic career appears by default.
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 Search for Classes - Search Results page.

Wait List

This icon only appears in the legend if you select the Use Wait Listing check box on the Self Service - 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, this 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 Search for Classes - Class Detail page.

This 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 Course Catalog page.

Students and instructors can browse the course catalog by academic subject. Students can also select courses to add to their planner. If they click a Course Nbr (course number) or course title, they can view the course details and also view section information for the indicated term. Students with a single career are able to add courses to their planner directly from the Browse Course Catalog page or from the Course Detail page. Students with multiple careers are only able to add courses to their planner from the Course Detail page.

Reviewing Course Catalog Details

Access the Course Detail page.

Students and instructors can click the view class sections button to view the course schedule details on this page.

Course Schedule

Students and instructors can select a term and click the show sections button to view class sections for the course. The Terms Offered drop down only includes: terms that are valid as defined in the Display Term in Class Search date range on the Term Values table, and those with sections scheduled within the term. For students, the select button only appears if the Enrollment & Shopping Cart date range on the Term Table under Display in Self-Service in Term Drop Down is valid.

See Defining Terms, Sessions, and Session Time Periods.

Wait List	This icon only appears in the legend if you select the Use Wait Listing check box on the Self Service - 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, this 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.