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Academic Institution – Brandeis Univeristy
Career – Choices are Undergraduate, Graduate, Continuing Education. Brandeis has two non-degree careers for students who are not working towards a degree: Undergraduate Non-degree and Graduate Non-degree.
Catalog Nbr – Catalog Number. A two to four character code that represents the course number and suffix. It is associated with a Subject Area to form a course offering, for example, Math 23B. Catalog numbers between 1 and 199 are associated with the undergraduate career. Catalog numbers 200 and above are for Graduate career students. Graduate students may however take 100 – 199 level classes for graduate credit.
Class Notes – Special information about a class. For example, where to obtain class consent/permission numbers, lab fee amounts, and enrollment restrictions.
Class Number – A five digit number used as the unique identifier for class sections. Class numbers are assigned to every class section offered in a term, and are found on the Schedule of Classes. Class numbers are used to register for classes.
Consent – This means a student must receive permission (consent) to enroll in the class. Students must contact the designated person (usually the instructor or department administrator) for a permission code which grants permission to enroll in the class. The student must return to sage and enroll in the class using the permission number.
Course Attributes/Values – An attribute/value pair encodes important information about a course, such as which department it is cross-listed in and which general University requirements the course satisfies. View a full list of Course Attributes and Value codes.
Course Career – Each course is linked to a career (UGRD or GRAD) that is determined by the catalog number. Course numbers below 200 are associated with the undergraduate career and courses 200 and above are associated with the graduate career. Undergraduate students may not take courses in the GRAD career without the consent of the instructor.
Course Catalog – Also known as the University Bulletin, the Course Catalog is the listing of all courses that are offered by Brandeis Univeristy. Not all courses are offered in any one term, see the Schedule of Classes for a particular term’s offerings.
Course Component – Used to identify the type of course being offered, for example Lab, Lecture or Studio. Valid values at Brandeis Univeristy are Laboratory, Lecture, Seminar, and Studio.
Course ID – A six digit code that is used as the unique identifier for a course. For example, Math 5A’s unique identifier is 005349.
Empl ID – An eight-digit unique identifier for all people in the sage system. Also known as your student ID.
Enrollment Capacity – The maximum number of people that can register for a particular class section. Once the enrollment capacity has been met the section will close and remain closed. If the enrollment capacity reads 999 then no capacity limit is set for the class at this time. If a class nears the capacity of its classroom, a limit may be imposed without warning.
Grading Basis – How the class will be graded. Classes are designated as letter-graded (ABC), credit no/credit (CNC) or satisfactory/unsatisfactory (SUS).
Mode of Instruction – Indicates how the course will be taught, for example in person or via the web.
Password – The eight character code that is used to sign on to sage. This is a randomly assigned code that consists of alpha and numeric characters. Passwords are case sensitive.
PeopleSoft – The financial, human resources, and student administration software purchased by Brandeis Univeristy.
Permission Number – The number a student obtains from an instructor or a department administrator that is used to allow a student to enroll in a class that either requires consent or is full. A permission number can only be used once and has an expiration date.
sage – The name given to the web-based system that gives students, faculty and staff access to student records at Brandeis University. This system comprises the PeopleSoft Student Administration module purchased by the University.
Schedule of Classes – A listing of all classes being offered in a particular term. The Schedule of Classes includes information on instructors, meeting times, and classrooms.
Session – Periods of instruction within a term. Each term has at least one session associated with it. Some terms, such as Summer Term have multiple sessions in which classes are offered.
Subject Area – A code that is used to represent a subject or area of instruction. The code is between two and four characters and can be alpha, numeric or alpha-numeric. For example, BIOL is the subject area code for Biology, COSI for Computer Science and POL for Political Science. View a list of active Subject Area codes.
Swap Classes – An enrollment function that allows you to drop a class and add a new class in the same transaction. This function should be used if a student is attempting to drop a class that would put them below the minimum 12 units.
Term – A semester in which classes are offered. For example Fall 2004. Terms are identified by a four-digit term code. The code is 1, plus the two-digit year, plus a season indicator (Spring 1, Summer 2, Fall 3). For example, the term code for:
Fall 2004 = 1043 = 1-04-3
Spring 2005 = 1051 = 1-05-1
Summer 2005 = 1052 = 1-05-2
Units – Same as semester-hour course credits. The number of semester-hour credits a particular course carries. For example, Chemistry lab (CHEM 18A) carries 2 units and Chemistry lecture (CHEM 11A) carries 4 units.
Waitlist – Also known as the Unaccommodated Demand List. During the early registration periods, once a class reaches its enrollment capacity it is closed to further enrollment, a student may then elect to place himself/herself on the Waitlist. After the early registration periods, demand is reviewed and attempts are made to create additional spaces or sections for students on the Waitlist.