How to Perform a Class Search - Staff

You may perform the default Search or the Advanced Search.  Both searches are outlined below.  Search results are returned sorted first by CRN (Course Reference Number), then by the following:

  • Subject
  • Course Number
  • Course Title
  • Credit Hours
  • Campus
  • Meeting Times
  • Status (how many seats and/or waitlist are available for the CRN)
  • Intructional Method
  • Instructor

 

Basic Search

After you have selected the Term for which you wish to search for classes, you will be directed to the default Search page:

 

You may search for all course sections by leaving the Search Criteria fields blank and clicking on 

To narrow your search results, use the provided Search Criteria fields to filter as desired

After entering the Search Criteria you desire:

Clickto generate search results.

 

Search Criteria Options:

  1.   Check the box to bring back only those sections that have seats available for registration and courses that do not have seats available but offer a waitlist option.

 

  1.   Click inside this field to see a drop-down list of course subjects you may choose from (i.e. BSC, ENC, MAT, etc.).  Select a subject to narrow your search results to only bring back courses offered in that subject.

 

  1.   Click inside this field to see a drop-down list of course subjects with their course numbers (i.e. BSC 1010C, ENC 1101, MAT 1033C, etc.).  Select a subject and course number to narrow your search results to only bring back that specific subject and course number.

 

  1.   Click inside this field and type in a keyword (i.e. English), a few keywords (i.e. English Composition), a specific Course Reference Number (CRN) if you have been given one, or course number (i.e. 1101).  This search field will enable you to search for any courses that contain the keyword(s) you enter here, to view more details about a course whose specific CRN you have been given, or to search for any courses with the course number you entered.

 

  1.   Click inside this field to see a drop-down list of campuses (i.e. Downtown Campus, East Campus, etc.).  Select a campus to bring back search results for just that campus.

 

  1.   Click inside this field to see a drop-down list of available instructions methods (i.e. Online Course, Mixed Mode, etc.).  Select an Instructional Method to bring back search results for just that instructional method.

 

  1.   Check the box next to any day(s) of the week you wish to narrow your search results by.

 

Below is an example of a search for ENC 1101 English Composition.  The student wants to attend class on the East Campus on Wednesdays:

 

The above search criteria brought back the following results:

 

Advanced Search

For additional search criteria, click on and the following fields will become available:

 

 

Advanced Search Criteria Options:

  1.   Click inside this field to see a drop-down list of instructors.  If you have a particular instructor with whom you wish to take a course, and they are offering a course in the registration term you initially selected, choose that instructor’s name from the list.

 

  1.  Click inside this field to see a drop-down list of Class Types (i.e. Honors Course).  You may narrow your search to bring back only those courses with the Class Type you select.

 

  1.    If you are unsure of specific course subjects and/or course numbers, but you know which department offers the course, click inside this field to see a drop-down list of departments (i.e. English, Mathematics, etc.).

 

  1.   Click inside this field to view a list of Schedule Types (i.e. Classroom, Clinical, Lab, etc.).  Select a Schedule Type if you wish to narrow your search to bring back only those types of courses.

 

  1.   Click inside this field to view a list of terms (i.e. Full Term, H1, H2, etc.).  Select term from the list if you wish to narrow your search to back only those courses offered in that part of term.

 

  1.   If you are not sure of a specific course number but know that it is a 1000, 2000, 3000, etc. course number, you may enter a range in these two fields (i.e. 0027 to 1101).

 

  1.   To restrict your search results to only those courses offered within a specific time period, enter those times in these fields (i.e. 8:00 a.m. Start Time and 9:00 a.m. End Time).

 

Below is an example of an Advanced Search for an Honors course of any kind.  The student wishes to take a classroom course in Full Term:

 

 

The above search criteria brought back the following results:

 

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