Prerequisite Checking

Class Prerequisites

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

The purpose of prerequisite checking is to assist instructors in their responsibility by verifying students have taken specific prerequisite courses, or have submitted a petition for review per Academic Senate Policy 527. Photo Rosters is a tool for instructors to drop those students who do not meet the prerequisite check or do not have equivalent work documented in a petition.

See also Committee on Elections, Rules and Jurisdiction (CERJ) recommendations on prerequisites and Academic Senate prerequisite proposal procedures.

Important information:

  • Prerequisites checking is automatic. If you do not want the course prerequisites enforced, please contact your department scheduler.
  • Courses with "The Staff" as instructor. In the absence of an instructor of record, the Dean or Department Chair or delegate may decide if prerequisites should be checked.
  • Prerequisites checked by the student information system (Banner). Students may have satisfied prerequisites by taking a course that is not stored in Banner. In these cases, students will have to submit a petition with an explanation and proper documentation to the instructor. This process is automated through the registration system. The student will be registered/waitlisted in the course while their petition is pending review. If the instructor approves their petition or takes no action, the student will remain enrolled/waitlisted. If the instructor denies the petition, the student will be removed from the course and another student can register or be moved in from the waitlist.

Contact us with any questions.