What each check means
The tool checks a PCO against the registrar’s PCO guidance memo. This page says, rule by rule, what is counted, what breaks it, what passes, and how to clear it.
When a check surprises you
- The rules count sections, course by course. A section is one line of your PCO. A course is one course number: MATH 495 and MATH 495L are counted separately.
- Most rules apply only to courses of a certain size: one section, exactly two, ten or more, 250 or more pre-enrolled. The same schedule can break a rule for one course and not for another.
- A rule’s name describes a pattern, not your class. R-15 speaks of a “double-period block”: that is the pair of periods M1 and M2, and the rule is about single-period classes placed in it.
If a check still looks wrong after reading its rule here, write to the registrar under With the Registrar in the tool, naming the course and the rule.
PCO errors and broken rules
Each failed check is listed under Checks as a PCO error or a Broken rule. Either one can be fixed, or left and justified: a PCO is submitted with a justification for every one still open. Write it beside the check or in the Submit dialog. Justifications go to the registrar with the PCO and are reviewed by the Vice Provost for approval.
The words the rules use
Heavier lines mark the three blocks. Blue is the morning, amber the afternoon.
- Offering time, or period
- One of the twelve: M1 to M6 and T1 to T6.
- Block
- A pair of periods a double-period class fills: 1–2, 3–4 or 5–6.
- Morning and afternoon
- Periods 1 to 4, and periods 5 and 6.
- Pre-enrollment
- How many cadets have the course in their plans for the term. The registrar loads the counts; until then, the rules that need them are not checked.
The rules
| Rule | In short | Applies to | Kind |
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Other checks
In the memo, and not checked by the tool
The memo asks for these as well. The tool does not look for them, so nothing is listed under Checks, and they still apply.