Course Requests Instructions - Families – Burke Tech Support

MS Students do not use SIS for course requests.

Accessing Online Course Requests - Parents

Only students can make course requests. Parents can only view them.
From your home screen in SIS, click on your child's name. Then click on the Course Requests tab to the left of Contact Card. All of the instructions below pertain to this Course Requests page.
The View drop-down menu in the upper right allows you to switch between trimesters. This allows you to view course requests in all three trimesters.
Requested courses appear in a list on the right of the page. The order they are listed in is irrelevant.
Recommended courses appear under Recommendations at the bottom of this list.
View courses offered by looking at Available Courses on the left.
View course descriptions by clicking on the course names on the left.
If you have any questions about your child's course requests, please contact the advisor.

This page includes instructions in both a screencast and written form.

From your home screen in SIS, click on Course Requests near the top of the page to the right of Assignment Center. All of the instructions below pertain to this Course Requests page.

We are not using the Alternate course feature. Do not request any Alternate courses.
The numerical designation to the left of the courses in the course requests list, the order of the courses in the list, is irrelevant. The courses can be in any order. You set rankings and preferences using the notes field as described below.

The View drop-down menu in the upper right allows you to switch between trimesters. This allows you to view your course requests for the year and for all three trimesters.
Your current requests will be listed in the window on the right side of the page.
The order they are listed in is irrelevant.
Required courses will already be in your My Requests list.
If you scroll to the bottom of this window, you will see Recommendations listing recommended courses listed. These are courses that have been recommended for you and for which you already have instructor approval.
Once your advisor approves your requests, it will say Approved under the course name. You cannot change a course request once your advisor has approved it. Speak to your advisor if you'd like to change a course request that they have already approved.

The View drop-down menu in the upper right allows you to switch between trimesters. You need to make course requests in all three trimesters.
To request recommended courses:
- Note that you cannot put in a Note for a recommended course. Only your advisor can edit eh Note for a recommended course. Work with your advisor to make sure this is entered correctly, if necessary.
- Scroll to the bottom to the Recommendations list on the right.
- Click the name of the course and then click + Add course request to add the course to your course requests list.
To request courses that have not been recommended:
- Click on the name of the course and then click + Add course request to add the course to your course requests list.
- Clicking on the name of the course will also reveal the course description.
- You should only see courses offered for your grade.
- Note that for courses that are offered in multiple trimesters, there is a + Add course request button for each trimester. If you prefer to take the course multiple times, you should add it multiple times.
To remove a course request, click on the name of the course and then click Remove from my requests.
You should request all courses that you might want to take. Later you can rank them according to your preferences (see below).
Repeat this process for 2nd and 3rd trimesters.
When you are done with this task, click Save in the lower right. If you do not click Save, you may lose your work.

Click on the name of the course.
In the window that opens, use the Note field to enter your preferences.
If preferences need to be entered, type the preference rank here. The first character in the note should be a number. 1 is the top choice, 2 is the second choice, etc. Designate a "1" for all courses you want to take. Use 2,3, and 4 to enter backup choices in case your 1st choices do not come through.
You can enter a text note in the field after the number preference, for example, "1 - I really want this course.
- Only the advisor can write a note for a Recommended course. If you need to write a note for a Recommended course, speak with your advisor.
When you are done with this task, click Save in the lower right. If you do not click Save, you may lose your work.

Some courses are offered in multiple trimesters, e.g. PE.
If you only want to take it once: once the course is requested, you will see a drop-down menu next to the course that you use to specify the trimester.
If you want to take the course multiple times: request it multiple times and use the drop-down menu to specify the trimester for each request.