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Creating the Schedule: Rollover Instructions

Important Link: Banner System Reference Information

Page Contents:


General Instructions

You must use the approved codes for programs, majors, minors, concentrations, classes, and levels. Go to the Banner System Reference Information page to find all Banner reference files. Forms with legacy numeric major codes will be returned to the department for correction.

The top of the worksheet contains the key information of the section and all information on each worksheet pertains to this specific section. Please note:

  • To add multiple sections of an existing section: You may photocopy the original page, make the necessary changes, and submit the photocopy with your original rollover worksheet.
  • To add a new class: Please print out the New Class Add Form and submit it with the originals.
  • To make changes after your worksheets have been submitted: Please use the Class Change Form.

Key Information

Key information includes:

  • Course Reference Number (CRN—previously called the key number)
  • Course number and section number
  • Status (Active or Inactive)
  • Title
  • Credit
  • Campus
  • Max allowed
  • Meeting day/time
  • Instructor information

In the upper left corner, we have provided the department name and the legacy course number(s) equivalent to the new number.

In the upper right corner, there are two check-off boxes—one to CANCEL the section and one to set the HONORS attribute for the section.

The empty boxes below the printed data are the areas for you to make your changes. Please write clearly and make your changes in red.


Detail Instructions

Please return ALL forms, including those for sections you have cancelled.

  • Cancelled Section: If this section is to be cancelled, check the Cancel box and return the form. There is no need to make further changes.
  • Honors Section: If this is an honors section, check the Honors box and complete the form. We will place (HON) at the end of the course title and this will also print on student transcripts.
  • Status: If this class has been rolled from the previous year and was made inactive at the time courses were moved into Banner, it will need to be changed to Active before it can be added to the schedule. If you wish to reactivate a course please note that in the General Comments section at the bottom of the form.
  • Title Change: If you wish to display the title of a topics section please enter the pertinent information in the title box. This change will be made in the schedule and will also print on the student transcript.
  • Credits: If a course has variable credit and you wish to offer it for a specific number of credits, please indicate that number here. Students may specify the number of credits they wish to take when registering for variable credit courses if the number is left unspecified.
  • Day/Time: Please make your changes to the day/time meeting pattern here. It will be helpful for us if you remember that Banner uses military time.
  • Instructor: Please make instructor changes here. Banner supports multiple instructors but one must be identified as the primary instructor. Remember, we need the NUID to make all instructor changes.

Registration Restrictions

IMPORTANT: The remaining questions pertain to registration restrictions on the section. A few hints from the fall rollover experience:

  • Use Signature Approval sparingly as it slows down registration.
  • Think twice, or three times, before setting up Reserved Seating in any of your classes. We have found that this is not an effective way to manage access to the section, and most times it prevented all students from registering. If you do intend to use this feature, we will review it with you upon receipt of the worksheets.
  • Signature Required: If there is a signature restriction on the course at the catalog level it is carried forward onto the class schedule and it appears in the box. This can be an advisor’s signature or an instructor’s signature. If you use this restriction, each student will need to find the appropriate person to receive an override before he/she can register. The necessary restriction may already be in place in the course prerequisites. Please review them before adding the signature restriction.
  • College Restriction: If there is a college restriction on the course at the catalog level it is carried forward onto the class schedule and it appears in the box. Make the appropriate change if necessary.
  • Major Restriction: If there a major restriction on the course at the catalog level it is carried forward onto the class schedule and it appears in the box. Make the appropriate change if necessary. Remember: You must use the new major codes (which can be seen at the Banner System Reference Information page).
  • Class Restriction: If there a class restriction on the course at the catalog level it is carried forward onto the class schedule and it appears in the box. The only approved data that can be used here are: FR (freshman), SH (sophomore), JR (junior), SR (senior) or GR (graduate).
  • Level Restriction: If there a level restriction on the course at the catalog level it is carried forward onto the class schedule and it appears in the box. The only approved data that can be entered here are UG (undergraduate) or GR (graduate). If a course is in the 5000 number range and is listed for both UG and GR students but you wish to only offer the section to graduate students at this time, please indicate that information to us.
  • Required Corequisite(s): This information is carried forward from the catalog.
  • Section Attributes: Attributes are carried forward from catalog and include NU Core, the CAS Core, Honors, and billing information.
  • Reserved Seating: Our experience from the fall was that this really only works well if the class is open to both graduate and undergraduate students and you wish to hold aside a specific number of seats for each level. Other attempts to restrict registration based on seating did nothing but restrict all students from registering.
  • General Comments: This is where you can provide additional data such as: special dates, specific rooms (departmental space), special rooming instructions, or other information you believe is pertinent to support either student registration or rooming.

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