Assigning Students to Sections

Directions to Assign Multiple Students to a Section:

1. Click the 'Membership' link from the main class site.
2. Click 'Batch Edit' on the top navigation bar.
3. Select Students by either checking the checkbox next to the student's name or clicking the Select All button.
4. Choose the Section from the 'Assign selected to' dropdown and click Assign.
   Note: Instructors may assign students to sections initially and still allow students to switch sections later.  Refer back to #4 in the previous section: Let Students Choose their Own Section

For instructors who prefer bulk assigning students to sections automatically (based on pre-registration data available from the registrar).

Directions to Assign Students to Sections based on Pre-Registration Data:

1. Create section(s) as outlined in Setting Up Sections.
2. Click Manage Sections in the navigation bar.
3. Click the 'Import pre-reg data from WEBSIS' button.
   • If pre-registration data from the registrar information is not available, you will not be able to automatically assign students.
   • You must set up sections first, otherwise you will not be able to automatically assign students.
   • If you have already manually assigned students to a section or sections, you will overwrite those changes by clicking the 'Import pre-reg data from WEBSIS' button.
   • You can also automatically assign students using the drop down menu and clicking the 'Assign' button.
4. Set the option to allow students to switch sections, as described in the first procedure on this page.
5. Assign students to sections, as described in the preceding procedure.