Course Masters define district level elements keeping course information consistent across the district. It is important to note that the course master can be copied from the NC Course Catalog and certain fields can be updated for local needs.
See the Course Master Information | Infinite Campus article for more information on the workflow.
The chart below reviews some of the fields in the course master information tool and provides NC information.
NC Course Master Information
| Number | The course number should be from the NC Course Catalog list, but the last 3 characters can be updated for local use. | |
| Name | Completes when course number is entered but can be updated for local needs. | |
| State Code | Automatically populates from the NC Course Catalog. | |
| State Code Name | Automatically populates from the NC Course Catalog. | |
| Department | Choose from the list provided by NCDPI |
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| Max Students | Should match requirements from class size maximums in accordance with G.S. 115C-3012 and Session Law 2017-9 (House Bill 13). Information on class size requirements can be found in the SASAM. |
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| Terms | The number of terms one instance of the course will cover. Enter based on the number of the lowest term in the calendar (if quarters, enter 4) |
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| Schedules | The number of period schedules the course will meet. If the course will meet during all period schedules enter all options. | |
| Periods | The number of periods the course will be taught in one day. If the course will be only one period long, enter 1, if the course will cover more than one period, enter that number. | |
| Grade Level | Should match the grade level of the course number. |
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| College | Should be blank or match the course number. |
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| Academic Level | Should match the 5th character of the course number. |
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| GPA Weight | Equivalent to the potential credit of the course. The GPA weight is multiplied by the GPA Value from the score provided to calculate the GPA. If the course does not contribute to the GPA, leave the field blank. | |
| Bonus Points | NOT USED in NC | |
| Transcript | Check for courses that will post to the transcript. | |
| Required | Check for courses required for NC Graduation requirements. Graduation requirements can be found at High School Graduation Requirements | NC DPI | |
| Type | NOT USED in NC | |
| Activity | Check for courses use to track activities. Note the course number must also be a zero-credit course number | |
| Allow Student Requests | Used for scheduling and academic planning. This can be updated this when preparing for future year scheduling. | |
| Allow Teacher Requests/Recommendations | Used for scheduling and academic planning. This can be updated this when preparing for future year scheduling. | |
| Hide Standards on Portal | Check if standards should be hidden on parent and student portal. | |
| Repeatable | Used for academic planning to allow students to repeat the same course more than once. | |
| Attendance | Check to allow teachers to take attendance for the course. Can be checked even if the school uses daily attendance. | |
| Positive Attendance | NOT USED in NC | |
| UNC Minimum Requirements | Check if the course counts part of UNC requirements. | |
| Expected Hours | NOT USED in NC | |
| Post Secondary Institution | Select the corresponding post-secondary institution for courses that are community college, college or university courses | |
| Instructional Provider | Select the corresponding instructional provider | |
| How Taken | Select the corresponding how taken type | |
| Delivery Mode | Select the corresponding delivery mode | |
