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Timetable Editor Guide - Cross-listing

Use the ADD XLIST button to cross-list courses within the Timetable Editor.

The Editor validates cross-list submissions against both Banner and DCARS. If a cross-list does not exist in Banner, or is not approved through DCARS, the following error message displays:

Instructions

1. All sections pre-loaded in Timetable Editor
   1. Click ADD XLIST
   2. Enter Course 1 (from your department/program), SUBJ, NUMBER, and SECTION (Note: Section number must be 2 digits, e.g., '01')
   3. Enter Course 2 SUBJ, NUMBER, SECTION
   4. Enter any other courses with sections to be cross-listed
   5. You may modify enrollment limit here, and add the instructor if you wish. The ADD XLIST function will automatically distribute the total enrollment across cross-listed sections (that is, divide the number you enter by the number of sections). Otherwise you will need to update the enrollments individually. See the Editor editing instructions here.
   6. Click SUBMIT. The sections are now be cross-listed.
      
      
2. One section pre-loaded in the Editor, one not loaded
   1. Click ADD XLIST
   2. Enter Course 1 (from your department/program), SUBJ NUMBER SECTION
   3. Enter Course 2 SUBJ NUMBER SECTION as it ought to appear (Note: Most section numbers will just be '01' due to the special topics renumbering. Contact the Registrar's Office if you think a course might need a section number other than 01 in a cross-list.)
   4. Add an overall enrollment limit
   5. Add an instructor 
   6. Click SUBMIT
   7. The new section will be added to the Editor, and the cross-list will be visible in the MAIN view.
      
      
3. Neither section is in the Editor
   1. Click ADD XLIST
   2. Enter Course 1 (from your department/program) SUBJ, NUMBER, and SECTION
   3. Enter Course 2 SUBJ, NUMBER, and SECTION
   4. Enter any other courses necessary
   5. Add an overall enrollment limit
   6. Add an instructor
   7. Click SUBMIT
   8. All sections appear in the Editor, and the cross-list is visible in the MAIN view.
      
      
4. Adding another course to an existing cross-list
   1. Click ADD XLIST
   2. Enter any existing cross-listed sections as they appear - SUBJ, NUMBER, SECTION, starting with the section in your department/program.
   3. Enter the SUBJ, NUMBER, SECTION of the section(s) to be added to the cross-list
   4. Enter the overall enrollment limit
   5. Enter the instructor
   6. Click SUBMIT
   7. The new section will be added to the existing cross-lists, and the data should be updated across all sections.