Edit Academic Session

Screen Description

The Edit Academic Session screen provides interface for changing properties of an academic session.

Details

Academic Initiative
- Name of the academic initiative (for example, a campus within a university)
Academic Term
- Term (semester) of this academic session
Academic Year
- Year of this academic session
Default Date Pattern
- Select which date pattern should be the default one out of all the date patterns available for a given session (you can see the available date patterns in the Date Patterns screen when you are in the given academic session)
- After you create an academic session, you need to create or roll forward date patterns in order to have any date patterns available. To roll forward date patterns, use Session Roll Forward page.
Session Start Date
- The date when the session begins
Classes End Date
- The date when classes end
Examination Start Date
- First date of final examinations
Session End Date
- The date when session ends (for example, a session can end after final exams, a week after the classes end)
Events Start Date
- First date for which events can be entered for this academic session
Events End Date
- Last date for which events can be entered for this academic session
Session Status
- The statuses are defined in the Status Types screen
Default Class Duration
- Set the default class duration type for this academic session
- Minutes per Week is used by default
  - This is the existing behavior, where the minutes per week equals to the number of meetings times the minutes per meeting.
- See Class Duration Types for more detail
Default Instructional Method
- Default instructional method for this academic session
- Used in the Scheduling Assistant to allow students to put a preference on instructional configurations without an instructional method selected
- Instructional methods are defined in the Instructional Methods screen
- This option is not available when no instructional methods are defined
Holidays
- Indicate holidays and breaks within the academic session by clicking on the colored squares in legend and then on dates in the calendar (classes are not held on these days)

Online Student Scheduling Default Settings

Deadline
- Deadlines are related to online student scheduling
- New Enrollment Deadline
  - Deadline for allowing students to enroll in a new course
- Class Changes Deadline
  - Deadline for allowing students to make a change in a course they are already enrolled in (e.g. move to a different section)
- Course Drop Deadline
  - Deadline for allowing students to drop a course
Default Student Scheduling Status
- Default student scheduling status (no restrictions set by default)
- Student scheduling statuses are defined in the Student Scheduling Status Types screen
Email Notifications
- Optional stard and/or end dates for student schedule change email notifications sent to instructors and students

Operations

Update
- Save changes and go back to the Academic Sessions screen
Delete
- Delete the academic session go back to the Academic Sessions screen
- There always has to be at least one academic session left. It is not allowed to delete the currently selected academic session.
- Please note that you need to change the status of the academic session to Session Finished first as active sessions cannot be deleted.
Back
- Go back to the Academic Sessions screen without saving anything