Tool Search: Course Information

Course Information contains all the important details about a course, things like Course Name and Number, how the course is built (4 terms, 2 schedules, etc.), information about standards and GPA, data that may be included in state reports, and any district-specific fields that may be localized. 

Course Information Editor

The Course editor is organized into the following sections: 

• General Course Information includes identifying course information, whether it's an active course (students can be scheduled into it), SCED information, and a course description. 
• Scheduling includes the length of the course, the number of periods it meets in one day, the number of schedules it meets in, the department name, the maximum student count, etc. 
• Course Setup includes fields like the course is an attendance-taking course, uses positive attendance, is standards-based, reports scores on a student's transcript, and much more. 
• State Defined lists all of the fields that are used for state reporting in your state and includes fields like Dual Credit and State Report Exclude. 
• District Defined lists any field your district has chosen to collect data on. These are added using the Custom Attribute/Dictionary. 
• Comments lists any additional information about the course that your school or district wants known. This could be a note when the course was added to the catalog, that it must meet in a certain room, that it's only for seniors, or some other piece of information.

For State Edition users, all fields are read-only. Data syncs between District Edition and State Edition. 

See the Course Information Field Descriptions for more details on the available fields. 

Course Information Editor - All Cards Collapsed

Click on the gray header or use the plus sign on the right side to expand the card. Use the Expand All/Collapse All button at the top of the tool to open or close all of these sections.

Open or Close Course Information Cards

The Save, Delete, Push to Sections, and Full Screen view buttons display across the bottom of the tool.

Course Information - Save, Delete, Push to Sections, Full Screen

Edit Course Information

Existing course information can be modified by changing current values for the selected course. Any new courses need to be added using the Add Course tool.

1. Locate and modify the desired value for the appropriate field. The required fields must have a value to save the updates. 
2. Click Save when finished. 

Once course information is saved, Section data can be created. Or, when building sections from scratch using the Scheduling Board, sections are created based on the number of students registering for a course.

Use the Add Course tool to create new courses. 

Delete Courses

1. Search for and select the Courses to delete. 
2. Click Delete. 

Delete Course Validation Error

When there are no validation errors, the course and its corresponding sections are deleted. Once deleted, the screen goes blank, and then the Course Search option opens.

Push to Sections

The Push to Sections option moves the grading setup from a course to its sections. Districts should exercise caution when moving changes to sections once classes are in session, as changes may affect grade calculations.

Note the following:

• When a category pushed from a course and a category created by the teacher in the section have the same name, the teacher's category is appended with (1) to distinguish it from the category from the course.
• Categories pushed to sections are locked from editing by teachers.
• Changes made to calculations in Grade Calc Options and Composite Grading may result in changes to students' grades once classes are in session.
• This option is NOT available when the course is a mapped Cross-Site Enrollment course. 

1. Click Push to Sections.
2. In the pop-up that opens, Categories, Grade Calc Options, Composite Grades and Weights, and Advisory are automatically selected. Remove the checkbox for any course data that should not be pushed.
3. Mark Overwrite Categories when any categories at the section level should be overwritten with course-level data.
4. Review the list of sections and assigned teachers that will be updated with this push. 
5. Mark the I understand and wish to continue. checkbox to indicate that the changes have been reviewed.
6. Click Push to update sections with grading data from the course.

Course Information - Push to Sections

Set Course Parameters Used in Scheduling Processes

These fields are used in the Scheduling Board when building courses for the next school year.  

The values entered for Terms, Schedules, and Periods must be within the limits of the calendar structure. For example, a value of six for Terms is not a valid entry for a calendar that has four terms. 

1. Enter the number of Terms, Schedules, and Periods in which a course section meets. For example, Integrated Math I A course sections meets for two terms, two days of the rotation (or both days when it is an A/B rotation), and for one period each meeting.
2. Enter the number of Sections to Build. 
3. Enter the maximum number of students who can be placed in a course section the Max Students field.
4. Enter the priority that should be assigned to the course in the Schedule Load Priority field.
5. Review any other values selected for the course and modify as needed. 
6. Click the Save button when finished. 

Course Information - Scheduling Card

Manage NCES and SCED Course Data

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects and analyzes data related to education. Codes are used in the collecting and processing of data that facilitates the exchange of information to ensure uniform values. In Campus, these codes are assigned to courses on the Course editor, the Course Masters tool and used in the Course Catalog. These fields are also available in the Ad hoc Reporting Filter Designer when generating reports using the Course/Section Data Type.

SCED Course Fields

The NCES Code is a 12-digit number. When the SCED Subject Area and the SCED Course Identifier fields are populated, the NCES Code displays as a 5-digit number. When the remaining SCED fields are populated, the NCES Code displays a 12-digit number. When the Course Level field uses localized values with codes that are more than one character, the NCES Code can be longer than 12 digits. 

NCES Code Sequence

The following information describes how the NCES Code is derived. 

NCES Number Display	NCES Code
5-digit Number	2 digits from SCED Subject Area (01001) 3 digits from SCED Course Identifier (03003)
12-digit Number	2 digits from SCED Subject Area (01001G091212) 3 digits from SCED Course Identifier (01001G091212) 2 digits from SCED Lowest Grade (01001G091212) 2 digits from SCED Highest Grade (01001G091212) 1 value from SCED Course Level (01001G091212) 2 digits from SCED Sequence (01001G091212)
12-digit Number with Carnegie Unit Credit Populated	2 digits from SCED Subject Area (01001G1.0012) 3 digits from SCED Course Identifier (01001G1.0012) 4 digits (includes decimal) from Available Carnegie Unit Credit (01001G1.0012) 1 value from SCED Course Level (01001G1.0012) 2 digits from SCED Sequence (01003G1.0012) Available Carnegie Unit Credit values report when present over SCED Lowest/Highest Grade.

NCES and SCED options are not editable in the Attribute Dictionary as they are a nationally standardized set of codes. These codes are automatically marked to copy forward with newly created calendars.

NCES Data - Copies Forward  

Course Information Field Descriptions

The following is a list of fields available in each of the Course Information cards. 

General Course Information

General Course Information Card

Field Name	Description	Location
Course Master Linked	Displays when the course is linked to a Course Master. Clicking the link takes you to the Course Master Information tool where fields can be modified and pushed to the courses. When a course is linked to a Course Master, fields populated by the Course Master become uneditable on the Course Information tool.	Database: Course.courseMasterID Ad hoc Reporting:  Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > courseMasterID (courseInfo.courseMasterID)
Number Required	This number is used for identification, searching, and making requests. It is also displayed on student schedules and transcripts. Spaces are not allowed at the beginning or end of this field. Numbers or letters can be entered.	Database: Course.number Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > courseNumber (courseSection.courseNumber) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > courseNumber (courseInfo.courseNumber)
Name Required	A more descriptive identifier, the course name is visible in many places in Campus and can be up to 30 characters in length. Spaces are not allowed at the beginning or end of this field.	Database: Course.name Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > courseName (courseSection.courseName) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > courseName (courseInfo.courseName)
Active	Indicates whether the course is active and therefore available for requests and scheduling. An Active Course is defined as a course that is not yet dropped, which has one of three impacts, depending on the context of the course: When the course met in a previous term, "active" means the roster placement for the student either has a blank (null) end date or the end date is the last date of the term. When the course meets in the current term, "active" means the roster placement for the student either has a blank (null) end date or the end date is greater than or equal to the current date. When the course meets in a future term, "active" has no real meaning, as all future courses are considered active regardless of the start or end date. Academic Planning Logic Click here to expand... Courses that are not marked as active are filtered out of the Course Planner when in Counselor mode. In the Portal, students cannot search for inactive courses at all. Transcript grades earned for inactive courses (taken when they were active) are still counted towards student credit and towards Academic Planning requirements and Planning Rules. When a course is inactive in a previous calendar and is a prerequisite for a current active course, the inactive course must remain as a prerequisite course set in the Transcript/Course Number(s) field on the Prerequisite Planning Rule for the current active course. Otherwise, the student's Course Plan will not be accurate.	Database: Course.active Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > active (courseSection.active) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > active (courseInfo.active)  Additional Ad hoc Information Click here to expand... Reports a zero (0) value when the checkbox is not marked, indicating the course is inactive. Reports a value of 1 when the checkbox is marked, indicating the course is active. Set the Operator field to TRUE to return only active courses.
State Code	A code assigned to a course that is used in state reports, up to 20 characters long. The entered value can be numbers or letters, decimals or special characters. See the Responsive Scheduling article for section for this field's impact on responsive courses. This field behaves differently in each state. See the State Code Field Logic section for details.	Database: Course.statecode Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > stateCode (courseSection.stateCode) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > stateCode (courseInfo.stateCode)
NCES Code	A 5-digit or 12-digit alphanumeric value (depending on what fields are populated) that is a combination of the populated SCED codes and Available Carnegie Unit value. When the SCED Subject Area and the SCED Course Identifier fields are populated, the NCES Code displays as a 5-digit number.  When the SCED Subject Area and the SCED Course Identifier fields are populated, along with the remaining fields on the NCES Data editor,  the NCES Code displays a 12-digit number. See the NCES Code Sequence section for details on how the code is derived. There is a core set of NCES values provided by the National Center for Education Statistics website. In certain states, these values may be localized. Note that the NCES code field displays "none" until the Subject Area and the SCED Course Identifier fields have been populated. When those values have been cleared, the NCES code field displays "none"	Database: N/A (calculated field using the Subject Area and SchedCourseID) Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > NCESCode (courseSection.NCESCode) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > NCES Code (courseInfo.NCES Code)
SCED Subject Area	The Secondary School Course Classification System: School Codes for the Exchange of Data (SCED) presents a taxonomy and course descriptions for secondary education.  This is intended to help schools and education agencies maintain longitudinal information about students' coursework in an efficient, standardized format that facilitates the exchange of records as students transfer from one school to another, or to post-secondary education.  For a list of the SCED Subject Area Codes, see the National Center for Education Statistics website.	Database:  CourseInfo.SCEDSubjectArea Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > scedSubjectArea (courseSection.scedSubjectArea) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > SCED Subject Area (courseInfo.SCED Subject Area)
SCED Course Identifier Required	A 3-digit number that distinguishes a course within a Course within SCED Subject Area.  These identifiers are general but provide enough specificity to identify the course's topic and to distinguish it from other courses in that subject area.	Database:  CourseInfo.SCEDCourseIdentifier Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > scedCourseID (courseSection.scedCourseID) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > SCED Course Identifier (courseInfo.SCED Course Identifier)
Available Carnegie Unit Credit	Indicates the amount of credit available to a student who successfully meets the objectives of the course. It is a measure of "seat time" rather than a measure of attainment of the course objectives. The Carnegie Foundation defined the Carnegie Unit as 120 hours of class or contact time with an instructor over the course of a year at the secondary (American high school) level. This breaks down into a single one-hour meeting on each of five days per week for a total of 24 weeks per year. However, knowing that classes usually meet for 50 minutes yields a value of 30 weeks per year. A semester (one-half of a full year) earns 1/2 a Carnegie Unit. The entered value formats as N.NN. When a value of 1.5 is entered, the NCES Course Code includes this as 1.50. See the NCES Code Sequence section for details on how the code is derived. A course meeting every day for one period of the school day over the span of a school year offers one Carnegie unit. Values of 1 up to 999.99 can be entered.	Database:  CourseInfo.SCEDAvailableCredit Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > scedAvailableCredit (courseSection.scedAvailableCredit) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > SCED Available Credit (courseInfo.SCED Available Credit)
SCED Course Level	The secondary course's level of rigor.  Options may be localized in some states.	Database: CourseInfo.SCEDCourseLevel Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > scedCourseLevel (courseSection.scedCourseLevel) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > SCED Course Level (courseInfo.SCED Course Level)
SCED Sequence (part n of m parts)	Describes the manner in which schools may break up courses into multiple courses to address complex course content.  Chemistry may be broken into 2 different courses: Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 2. Taking Chemistry 1 would be course "one of two" or "1 2". It is important to remember that sequence describes the order in which courses are taken. The first sequence field cannot have a higher value than the second sequence field.  These fields are automatically populated with values of 1 of 1.	Database:  CourseInfo.SCEDSequenceNumber CourseInfo.SCEDSequenceMax Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > scedSequenceNum (courseSection.secSequenceNum) Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > scedSequenceMax (courseSection.secSequenceMax) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > SCED Sequence Number (courseInfo.SCED Sequence Number)  Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > SCED Sequence Max (courseInfo.SCED Sequence Max)  Ad hoc Additional Information Click here to expand... SCED Sequence Number applies to the Part N field. SCED SequenceMax applies to the Part M field.
SCED Lowest Grade	Indicates the lowest grade level offered for a specific course. This field is used for pre-secondary courses and can be selected when the SCED Subject Areas field has a value of the following: 89: Special Education (EE) 90: Comprehensive Age-Level Programs (EE) 91: Non-Subject Specific Classifications (EE) The entered grade level must be less than the entered grade level for SCED Highest Grade.	Database: CourseInfo.SCEDLowestGrade Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > scedLowestGrade (courseSection.scedLowestGrade) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > SCED Lowest Grade (courseInfo.SCED Lowest Grade)
SCED Highest Grade	Indicates the highest grade level offered for a specific course. This field is used for pre-secondary courses and can be selected when the SCED Subject Areas field has a value of the following: 89: Special Education (EE) 90: Comprehensive Age-Level Programs (EE) 91: Non-Subject Specific Classifications (EE) The entered grade level must be greater than the entered grade level for SCED Lowest Grade.	Database: CourseInfo.SCEDHighestGrade Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > scedHighestGrade (courseSection.active) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > SCED Highest Grade (courseInfo.SCED Highest Grade)
Description	The Course Description section displays the detailed description of the course. This description is visible in the Course Catalog and when students request courses on the Campus Portal. It can only be modified from the Course Catalog.	Database: Course.description Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > description (courseSection.description) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > description (courseInfo.description)

State Code Field Logic

The State Code field behaves differently in each state. The following summarizes these differences. Follow your state's procedures when using this field. 

State Code Field on General Course Information Card

For states that use the Course Code Setup tool to define State Codes:

• The State Code field is a searchable dropdown with values defined in the Course Code Setup tool. 
• No additional values can be added on the Course Information tool.
• When the State Code field is populated on the Course Master Information tool, the field is read-only on the Course Information tool. 
• When the State Code field is NOT populated on the Course Master Information tool and is not locked, the field can be populated on the Course Information tool. 

For states that use the State Code attribute and define dictionary values in either the Course attribute or the Definition attribute via the Core Attribute/Dictionary: 

• The State Code field is a searchable dropdown with values defined in the Course Code Setup tool. 
• No additional values can be added on the Course Information tool.
• When the State Code field is populated on the Course Master Information tool, the field is read-only on the Course Information tool. 
• When the State Code field is NOT populated on the Course Master Information tool and is not locked, the field can be populated on the Course Information tool. 

For states that do not use the Course Code Setup tool or the State Code Attribute to define values:

• The State Code field is a text box instead of a searchable field. 
• When the State Code field is populated on the Course Master Information tool, the field is read-only on the Course Information tool. 
• When the State Code field is NOT populated on the Course Master Information tool and is not locked, the field can be populated on the Course Information tool. 

Scheduling

Course Setup

Course Setup Card

Field	Description	Location
Subject Type	Indicates whether the information taught in the course applies to one of the following: CORE: Core Academic Subject Area ELEM: Basic Elementary Curriculum SPED: Special Education Content When the information does not fall into one of these categories, select NA: Not Applicable. When CORE is selected, a required Core Academic Class field displays.	Database: Course.subjectType Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > subjectType (courseSection.subjectType) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > subjectType (courseInfo.subjectType)
Core Academic Class Required	This field is required when the Subject Type is set to CORE: Core Academic Subject Area. Core Academic Classes refer to any course in one of the following areas: English Reading/Language Arts Mathematics Science Foreign Language Civics & Government Economics Arts History Geography	Database:  Course.coreSubject Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > coreSubject (courseSection.coreSubject) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > coreSubject (courseInfo.coreSubject)
Transcript	Indicates whether the course should be included on student transcripts.	Database: Course.transcript Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > transcript (courseSection.transcript) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > transcript (courseInfo.transcript) Ad hoc Information: Reports a value of zero (0) when the checkbox is not marked, and a value of 1 when the checkbox is marked.
GPA Weight	Indicates that the course contributes to the student’s cumulative GPA calculation. It indicates the impact of the course score in GPA calculations relative to other courses. For example, a school’s score group is on a standard 4.0 scale. A course has a weight of 2. For a student that receives an A (4.0), the GPA value then equals an 8, thus inflating the calculation. Most often, this field is set to a 1. When the course does not contribute to the GPA at all, leave the field blank. When the GPA Weight on a Transcript Course Record is blank/null/zero, the GPA Value for that Course is not included in any Weighted or Unweighted GPA calculations on the transcript.	Database: course.gpaWeight Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > gpaWeight (courseSection.gpaWeight) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > gpaWeight (courseInfo.gpaWeight)
Bonus Points	Indicates whether bonus points are used in calculating GPA.	Database: Course.bonusPointsAvail Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner Planning > Course Requests > Course > bonusPointsAvail (course.bonusPointsAvail) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > bonusPointsAvail (courseInfo.bonusPointsAvail) Ad hoc Information: Reports a value of zero (0) when the checkbox is not marked, and a value of 1 when the checkbox is marked.
Course-Only Curriculum	Prevents teachers from aligning assignments aligned to sections in this course to sections in any other courses. Normally, teachers can align an assignment to any section they teach, including those in multiple sections. This option restricts that ability; when an assignment is aligned to a section in this course, only other sections of the same course can be selected in the Section Selector of the assignment.	Database: Course.courseOnlyCurriculum Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner Planning > Course Requests > Course > courseOnlyCurriculum (course.courseOnlyCurriculum) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > courseOnlyCurriculum (courseInfo.courseOnlyCurriculum) Ad hoc Information: Reports a value of zero (0) when the checkbox is not marked or a value of 1 when the checkbox is marked.
Attendance	Indicates whether attendance is taken during this course.	Database: Course.attendance Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > attendance (courseSection.attendance) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > attendance (courseInfo.attendance) Ad hoc Information: Reports a value of zero (0) when the checkbox is not marked, and a value of 1 when the checkbox is marked.
Positive Attendance	Indicates whether attendance recorded for this section is in the form of positive attendance, in which the teacher tracks how long students work in a given course area. When the Positive Attendance Preference is set to No, this field is used as an indicator. When the preference is set to Yes, additional logic is turned on, allowing schools to enter positive attendance data for these courses.	Database: Course.unitAttendance Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > unitAttendance (courseSection.unitAttendance) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > unitAttendance (courseInfo.unitAttendance) Ad hoc Information: Reports a value of zero (0) when the checkbox is not marked, and a value of 1 when the checkbox is marked.
Expected Hours	When the Positive Attendance Preference is set to Yes, this field displays, indicating the total number of hours of attendance a student enrolled in this class is required to have. Hours can be entered as whole numbers or as decimal numbers up to 6 characters (1000.25, etc.). A maximum value of 8760 hours can be entered.	Database: Course.expectedHours Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > expectedHours (courseSection.expectedHours) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > expectedHours (courseInfo.expectedHours)
Standards-Based	Indicates whether this course is graded using a traditional grading scale or aligned with a standards area.	Database: Course.standardsBased Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > standardsBased (courseSection.standardsBased) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > standardsBased (courseInfo.standardsBased)
Hide Standards On Portal	Hides the standards assigned to a course from being viewed on the Portal and Student App. Standards still display for teachers in Campus Instruction. Marking this checkbox marks it for all of a course's section upon save.	Database: Course.hideStandardsOnPortal Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner Planning > Course Requests > Course > hideStandardsOnPortal (course.hideStandardsOnPortal)
Ignore Master Push	Prevents this course from being updated when grading setup is pushed from the Course Master. Grading setup can be pushed from Course Master Information or using the Push All Course Masters tool. Displays when the course is linked to a Course Master. Only users with tool rights for Push All Course Masters can edit this field.	Database: Course.ignoreMasterPush Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner Planning > Course Requests > Course > ignoreCourseMasterPush (course.ignoreCourseMasterPush) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > ignoreCourseMasterPush (courseInfo.ignoreCourseMasterPush) Ad hoc Information: Reports a value of zero (0) when the checkbox is not marked or a value of 1 when the checkbox is marked.
External LMS Exclude	When a district is sharing Campus data with an external learning management system, this checkbox can be used to exclude specific records from being shared. This designation also applies to all Sections associated with this Course. When the Exclude checkbox is marked for the School or Calendar associated with this Course, that designation also applies to this Course.	Database: Course.externalLMS Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > externalLMSExclude (course.externalLMSExclude) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > externalLMSExclude (courseInfo.externalLMSExclude) Ad hoc Information: Reports a value of zero (0) when the checkbox is not marked or a value of 1 when the checkbox is marked.
Activity	Indicates the course is being used to track an activity such as an athletic team or extra-curricular. It may use a state- or district-defined set of codes.	Database: Course.activityCode Ad hoc Reporting:  Student Data Type: Student > Learner > Schedule > Course/Section > activityCode (course.activityCode) Course/Section Data Type: Course > Course Information > activityCode (courseInfo.activityCode)

State Defined

District Defined

This section lists any fields and values your district has chosen to track. These are localized fields that may or may not be reported in local reports or state reports. 

District Defined Fields Display

These fields are created in the Custom Attribute/Dictionary tool. 

Your district should provide guidance on district-defined fields. When no district-defined fields are created, text indicating such fields displays in place of any fields. 

No District Defined Fields

Comments

The Comments section provides any additional information added for the course. This is a text field where staff can enter items related to when it was added to the catalog, who added it, etc. It differs from the Description field in that it is used for internal notes about the course and not used in any other scheduling tool or process. 

Course Information - Comments Section