Steps
- Click on the AdministrationMenu and select Courses to display the CourseSearch Window.
- Either Search for a course and click the Modify button or click the Add button at the top of the window to display the CourseInformation Window.
- If you are modifying an existing Course, the ID, Number, Name and Department fields should be completed. If you are adding a new course, be sure to complete the top half of the window before entering data in the Tabs. (See Add A Course.)
- Click on the Calculation Info Tab to select it.
- Click in the Course Credit field and type the number of credits awarded for a passing grade in this course.
- Click in the Credit Per Grading Period field and enter the portion of the Course Credit that is earned after each grading period.
- Click on the drop-down arrow in the Track field and select the appropriate track for this course. If your school does not use track weighting select Track 1. Each track has a user configured value associated with it. This value is either multiplied by or added to the value of the grade received for this course when GPA's are calculated.
- Click in the Notes field and type any additional information about this course you would like to keep.
- When you have finished entering information in the Calculation Info Tab, you can move on to another Tab and continue entering information or click on OK to close the window and save your changes.
Note: No credit is ever awarded based on the Credit Per Grading Period field. It is used as a multiplier for Honor Roll averages, Term GPAs and Term Averages.
If grades for this course should be included in Honor Roll calculations, click the Include In Honor Roll check box and mark it with a check mark.
If grades for this course should be included in GPA/QPA calculations, click the Include In GPA/QPA check box and mark it with a check mark.
Note: If you select Include in GPA/QPA but do not select Include in Transcript, this course will not be included in GPA and will not be sent forward into future years to be used in cumulative GPA. GPA for past years is calculated using the data in the Transcript file.
If this course should be included in Transcripts, click the Include In Transcript check box and mark it with a check mark.
