Class Prerequisites

Schedule Builder is an automated tool that provides prerequisite checking and verification.

The purpose of prerequisite checking is to assist the instructor of record or their delegate in verifying that students have taken prerequisite courses or have submitted a petition for review; see Davis Division Regulation 527. The system provides a tool to drop students who do not meet the prerequisite check or do not have equivalent work documented in a petition.

For additional information, see Committee on Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction (CERJ) recommendations on prerequisites and Academic Senate prerequisite proposal procedures.

Important Things to Understand

• Courses with "Staff" as instructor. Sometimes instructors are not identified until late in the scheduling cycle. As long as the instructor of the course is identified before registration begins each term, prerequisite checking can be adjusted. After Pass One registration begins, as indicated on the Registration Calendar for each term, no adjustments to prerequisite checking can be made. In the absence of an instructor of record, the Dean or Department Chair may act as the instructor of record.
• Prerequisites checked by Banner. Students may have satisfied prerequisites by taking a course that is not stored in Banner. In these cases, students submit a petition with an explanation and proper documentation to the instructor. This process is automated through the registration system. The student is registered/waitlisted in the course while their petition is pending review. If the instructor approves their petition or takes no action, the student remains enrolled/waitlisted. If the instructor denies the petition, the student is removed from the course.