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Build a Student Schedule

Once you have loaded a master schedule, you can assign courses to a student period by period for each semester.

Set up the student

Before selecting courses, fill in the student information at the top of the Validator:

  1. Student Name — Enter the student's name. This appears on exported CSV files and in saved sessions.
  2. Grade — Select the student's grade level. The grade determines which requirements apply.
  3. Student Type — Select the student's type (for example, "Grade 7 German DLI" or "Grade 8 Standard"). The student type determines which specific courses are required. Selecting a type automatically updates the grade if the type has a defined grade requirement.

Tip

If your school does not use student types, set Grade manually and leave Student Type unset. The Validator applies the default grade-level requirements.

Select courses for Semester 1

  1. Click the Semester 1 tab if it is not already active.
  2. Browse the course grid. Courses are grouped by category and displayed by period.
  3. Click a course to select it. The course is highlighted and added to the student's schedule.
  4. Click a selected course again to deselect it.

Period locking — Core courses (like ELA, Math, and Science in a hybrid schedule) span both the A and B block of the same period number. When you select a core course in one block, the paired block is automatically selected as well. You cannot assign a different course to the paired block.

Category filter — Use the category filter buttons above the grid to show only one subject area at a time. Click All to show everything.

Select courses for Semester 2

  1. Click the Semester 2 tab.
  2. Full-year courses you selected in Semester 1 are automatically pre-selected in Semester 2. You cannot remove them — they span the full year by definition.
  3. Add semester-only courses for Semester 2 as needed.

Manual semester 2 adjustments

Once you make any manual change in Semester 2 (add or remove a course), the automatic pre-selection no longer applies. Your explicit selections take over. You can use undo (⌘Z / Ctrl+Z) to step back if needed.

Undo and redo

Use the standard keyboard shortcuts to step through your selection history:

Action Mac Windows
Undo ⌘Z Ctrl+Z
Redo ⌘⇧Z or ⌘Y Ctrl+Y

Up to 30 steps are available in the undo history within a session.