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Course Section Validations

Course Section validations verify that data for specific fields used in the Course Section extract is populated correctly based on CALPADS rules.

Error Message

Description

[Table]Field

School of Course Delivery



School of Course Delivery is blank.

Populate the seven-digit School Number field on the Edit School page at the district.

[S_CA_SCH_X]StateSchoolNumber

School of Course Delivery must be 7 digits. Check the 7-digit School Number on the Edit School page at the District.

Populate the seven-digit School Number field on the Edit School page at the district.

[S_CA_SCH_X]StateSchoolNumber

State Course Code



State Course Code cannot be blank.

Verify the value entered for the Course Number and/or Alternate Course Number field on the Edit Course District Information page. The Alternate Course Number field is reported, if populated, otherwise the Course Number field is reported.

[Courses]Alt_Course_Number

[Courses]Course_Number

State Course Code is invalid. The value must be a valid state course code.

Verify the value entered for the Course Number and/or Alternate Course Number field on the Edit Course District Information page. The Alternate Course Number field is reported, if populated, otherwise the Course Number field is reported.

[Courses]Alt_Course_Number

[Courses]Course_Number

Local Course ID



Local Course ID cannot be blank.

Populate the Course Number field on the Edit Course District Information page.

[Courses]Course_Number

Local Course ID cannot be greater than ten characters in length.

Verify that the Course Number field on the Edit Course District Information page does not exceed ten characters.

[Courses]Course_Number

Course Name



Course Name cannot be blank.

Populate the Course Name field on the Edit Course District Information page.

[Courses]Course_Name

CTE Postsecondary Articulated Course Indicator



CTE Technical Preparation Course Indicator is invalid. If populated, the value must be Y or N.

Choose either Does Not Apply, (Y) Yes, or (N) from the pop-up menu for the CTE Technical Preparation Indicator field on the Edit Course District Information page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]CTETechPrep

UC CSU Approved Indicator



UC CSU Approved Indicator cannot be blank.

Choose a subject area (A-G) or Does Not Apply for the UC/CSU Approved Course Subject Area (Grades 7-12) field on the Edit Course District Information page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]UCCSU_Area

UC CSU Approved Indicator is invalid. The value must be Y or N.

Choose a subject area (A-G) or Does Not Apply for the UC/CSU Approved Course Subject Area (Grades 7-12) field on the Edit Course District Information page. Any selected letter value is reported as Y.

[S_CA_CRS_X]UCCSU_Area

Local Staff ID



Staff's ID cannot be blank.


[Users]DCID

Course Section Instructional Level Code



Instructional Level Code is invalid.

Choose a valid value from the Instructional Level Code pop-up menu on the Edit Section and/or Course District Information page.

[S_CA_SEC_X]NS_Instructional_Lvl

[S_CA_CRS_X]NS_Instructional_Lvl

Education Service Code (Record Type CRSE Only)



Education Service Code is invalid. Education Service Code must equal 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

Choose a valid value from the Education Service Code pop-up menu on the Edit Section and/or Course District Information page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]EdServiceCode

[S_CA_SEC_X]EdServiceCode

Language of Instruction Code (Record Type CRSE Only)



Language of Instruction Code is required if Education Service Code is 1 or Instructional Strategy is 600.

Verify that either 1 is chosen for the Education Service Code or 600 is chosen for Instructional Strategy Code on the Edit Section and/or Course page. If either value is true, then choose a valid value from the Language of Instruction Code pop-up menu.

If [S_CA_SEC_X]EdServiceCode=1 or if [S_CA_SEC_X]InstStrategy=600, then [S_CA_SEC_X]LangInstruction cannot be blank.

Note: The Sections table fields are interchangeable with Courses table fields.

Language of Instruction Code is invalid.

Choose a valid value from the Language of Instruction Code pop-up menu on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_SEC_X]LangInstruction

[S_CA_CRS_X]LangInstruction

Instructional Strategy Code (Record Type CRSE Only)



Instructional Strategy Code cannot be blank if Education Service Code is 1, 2, 3, or 4.

Choose a valid value from the Instructional Strategy Code pop-up menu on the Edit Section or Course page.

[S_CA_SEC_X]InstStrategy

[S_CA_CRS_X]InstStrategy

[S_CA_SEC_X]EdServiceCode

[S_CA_CRS_X]EdServiceCode

Instructional Strategy Code is invalid.

Choose a valid value from the Instructional Strategy Code pop-up menu on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_SEC_X]InstStrategy

[S_CA_CRS_X]InstStrategy

Independent Study Indicator



Independent Study Indicator cannot be blank.

Choose a valid Independent Study Indicator on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]IndependentStudy

[S_CA_SEC_X]IndependentStudy

Independent Study Indicator is invalid. The value must be Y or N.

Choose a valid Independent Study Indicator on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]IndependentStudy

[S_CA_SEC_X]IndependentStudy

Distance Learning Indicator



Distance Learning Indicator cannot be blank.

Choose a valid Distance/Online Learning Indicator on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]DistanceLearning

[S_CA_SEC_X]DistanceLearning

Distance Learning Indicator is invalid. The value must be Y or N.

Choose a valid Distance/Online Learning Indicator on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]DistanceLearning

[S_CA_SEC_X]DistanceLearning

Multiple Teacher Code (Record Type CRSE Only)



Multiple Teacher Code is invalid.

Choose a value from the Multiple Teacher Status pop-up menu on the Edit Section page.

[S_CA_SEC_X]MultipleTeacherStatus

When Multiple Teacher Code is populated, two or more Course Selection records with the same Class ID must be submitted with different SEIDs (Exception when SEID = 9999999999).



Education Program Funding Source Code



Education Program Funding Source Code is invalid.

Choose a value from the Education Program Funding Source Code pop-up menu on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_SEC_X]FundingSource

[S_CA_CRS_X]FundingSource

CTE Course Section Provider Code



CTE Course Section Provider Code is invalid.

Choose a value from the Education CTE Provider Code pop-up menu on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_SEC_X]CTEProvider

[S_CA_CRS_X]CTEProvider

CTE Course Section Provider Code cannot be blank when the State Course Code is <State Course Code>.

Verify that the Course Content Code 154 on the Edit Course District Information page. If this value is valid, then choose a value for CTE Provider Code on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_SEC_X]CTEProvider

[S_CA_CRS_X]CTEProvider

[S_CA_CRS_X]ContentCode=154

Course Content Area Subcategory Code



Course Content Area Subcategory Code is invalid.

Choose a valid Content Area Subcategory Code on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Content_Subcategory_Code

[S_CA_SEC_X]Content_Subcategory_Code

Course Content Area Subcategory Code cannot be blank when the State Course Code is <State Course Code>.

There must a valid Content Area Subcategory Code entered if the State Course Code equals 9000, 9051, 9080, 9090, 9130-37, 9155, 9222, 9223, 9291, 9292, 9293, 9294, 9316, 9381, or 9400.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Content_Subcategory_Code

[S_CA_SEC_X]Content_Subcategory_Code

Course Content Area Subcategory Code must be blank when the State Course Code is <State Course Code>.

The Content Area Subcategory Code should not be populated if the State Course Code does not equal 9000, 9051, 9080, 9090, 9130-37, 9155, 9222, 9223, 9291, 9292, 9293, 9294, 9316, 9381, or 9400.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Content_Subcategory_Code

[S_CA_SEC_X]Content_Subcategory_Code

Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range Code



Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range Code cannot be blank.

Choose a valid Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range Code on the Edit Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Dept_Grade_Lvl_Range

Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range Code is invalid.

Choose a valid Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range Code on the Edit Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Dept_Grade_Lvl_Range

Content Standards Alignment Code



Content Standards Alignment Code cannot be blank.

Choose a valid Content Standards Alignment Code on the Edit Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Content_Std_Alignment

Content Standards Alignment Code is invalid.

Choose a valid Content Standards Alignment Code on the Edit Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Content_Std_Alignment

Charter Non-Core, Non-College Prep Course Indicator



Charter Non-Core, Non-College Prep Course Indicator cannot be blank if the school is identified as a charter.

Choose a valid Charter Non-Core, Non-College Prep Indicator on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Charter_Prep_Ind

[S_CA_SEC_X]Charter_Prep_Ind

Charter Non-Core, Non-College Prep Course Indicator is invalid. The value must be Y or N.

Choose a valid Charter Non-Core, Non-College Prep Indicator on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Charter_Prep_Ind

[S_CA_SEC_X]Charter_Prep_Ind

AP/IB Course Code Cross Reference



AP/IB Course Code Cross Reference is invalid.

Choose a valid AP/IB Course Code Cross Reference code on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]AP_IB_Code_Reference

[S_CA_SEC_X]AP_IB_Code_Reference

State Course Code cannot be <State Course Code> when AP/IB Course Code Cross Reference is populated.

If AP/IB Course Code Cross Reference is populated, then the State Course Code must be 7000-8999

[S_CA_CRS_X]AP_IB_Code_Reference

[S_CA_SEC_X]AP_IB_Code_Reference

Online Course Instruction Type Code



Online Course Instruction Type Code is invalid.

Choose a valid Online Course Instruction Type Code on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Online_Instruction_Type

[S_CA_SEC_X]Online_Instruction_Type

Online Course Instruction Type Code cannot be blank if Distance Learning Indicator = Y.

The Online Course Instruction Type Code must e populated if Distance/Online Learning Indicator equals Y.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Online_Instruction_Type

[S_CA_SEC_X]Online_Instruction_Type

Online Course Instruction Type Code must be blank if Distance Learning Indicator = N or null.

The Online Course Instruction Type Code must be blank if the Distance/Online Learning Indicator is blank or N.
 

[S_CA_CRS_X]Online_Instruction_Type

[S_CA_SEC_X]Online_Instruction_Type


Middle School Core Setting Indicator



Middle School Core Course Indicator cannot be blank if Departmentalized Course Standards Grade Level Range = MID.

Choose a valid Middle School Core Indicator on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Middle_School_Ind

[S_CA_SEC_X]Middle_School_Ind

Local Assignment Option Code



Local Assignment Option Code is invalid.

Choose a valid Local Assignment Option Code on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]Local_Assignment_Opt_Code

[S_CA_SEC_X]Local_Assignment_Opt_Code

High Quality CTE Course Indicator



High Quality CTE Course Indicator is invalid.  The value must be Y or N.

Choose a valid High Quality CTE Course Indicator on the Edit Section and/or Course page.

[S_CA_CRS_X]High_Quality_CTE_Ind

[S_CA_SEC_X]High_Quality_CTE_Ind

High Quality CTE Course Indicator cannot be blank when the State Course Code is <State Course Code>.

The High Quality CTE Course Indicator must be populated if the State Course Code is between 7000-8999.

[S_CA_CRS_X]High_Quality_CTE_Ind

[S_CA_SEC_X]High_Quality_CTE_Ind

High Quality CTE Course Indicator must be blank when the State Course Code is <State Course Code>.

The High Quality CTE Course Indicator must be blank if the State Course Code is not between 7000-8999.

[S_CA_CRS_X]High_Quality_CTE_Ind

[S_CA_SEC_X]High_Quality_CTE_Ind

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