Manage Student Course Requests | openSIS Administration Guide

Manage Student Course Requests

Overview

The Student Course Requests page allows authorized users to review course enrollment requests submitted for students. Requests may be submitted for a specific course section or for a course when a section has not yet been selected.

From this page, users can review request details, check seat availability and prerequisite requirements, and either approve and schedule or reject eligible requests.

Access Student Course Requests

  1. Go to Courses > Student Course Requests.
  2. Select the appropriate tab:
    • Request for Course Sections
    • Request for Courses

Request for Course Sections

The Request for Course Sections tab displays requests submitted for specific course sections.

Use the available filters to narrow the list by:

  • Status
  • School Year
  • Marking Period
  • Course
  • Search criteria

The request list displays information such as:

  • Student
  • Student Grade Level
  • Course
  • Course Section
  • Availability/Seats
  • Course Category
  • Request Date
  • Enrollment Status
  • Pre-requisite Required
  • Comment

Approve and Schedule a Request

  1. Open the Request for Course Sections tab.
  2. Locate the required request.
  3. Select the checkbox beside the request.
  4. Review the course section, seat availability, prerequisite status, and enrollment details.
  5. Click Approve and Schedule.

The student is scheduled into the selected course section, and the enrollment status is updated.

Reject a Request

  1. Locate the course request.
  2. Select the checkbox beside the request.
  3. Click Reject.
  4. Confirm the action if prompted.

The request is rejected and is not scheduled.

Request for Courses

The Request for Courses tab displays enrollment requests submitted at the course level without confirming a specific course section.

The page shows:

  • Course
  • Course Category
  • Total Requests

Click a course name to view the students who requested enrollment.

The course request details page displays:

  • Student
  • Student ID
  • Student Grade Level
  • Request Date
  • Enrollment Status
  • Pre-requisite Required
  • Comment
  • Number of existing course sections
  • Available and total seats
  • Total course requests

Create a Course Section for a Requested Course

When students request a course that does not have a suitable section, authorized users can create a new section from the course request details page.

  1. Open the Request for Courses tab.
  2. Click the required course.
  3. Review the request and seat information.
  4. Click Create Course Section.
  5. Configure and save the new course section.
  6. Return to the requests and process the eligible students.

Important Notes

  • Requests can only be approved when the selected course section has sufficient capacity.
  • Review prerequisite requirements before approving a request.
  • Course-level requests may require a course section to be created before students can be scheduled.
  • Multiple requests can be selected and processed together when applicable.
  • Enrollment status helps identify whether a request is pending, scheduled, or otherwise processed.

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