Quarterly Preview
The ISA Quarterly Preview page can be accessed at: https://instructionalscheduling.ucsd.edu/scheduler/classes
This is where you can view all course details for a given quarter at a glance.
Finding and Filtering Course Offerings
By default, all course offerings and their class components are listed on the Quarterly Preview page. To aid in locating specific classes or class groups, you can use the filtering features:
- To Use the filters to narrow which courses populate on the Preview (① above). For more information, see How to Use Filters (KB0033161).
- Typing part or all of an instructor's name into the search box at the top of the "Instructors' column will filter the quarterly preview, showing you only courses with instructor names that match your search (② above).
- You can expand and close a course to either reveal or hide the sections scheduled for that course by clicking the arrow next to the course name.
- The "Class Details' button next to each class (③ above) opens the "Class Editor' page (also available in the Quarterly Schedule Builder) where you can edit class details, instructor information, components, and meeting time/location. (see KB0033194)
Main features of the Quarterly Preview page
On the Quarterly Preview page you can view a list of all classes for the selected quarter as well as the following information:
- Projected Enrollment (① below)
- Course Name (② below)
- Instructor(s) (③ below)
- Component details (④ below), including
- Section Codes
- Enrollment Limit
- Meeting Days and Times
- Meeting Location

Section Code Utilities
On the Quarterly Preview Page you can also use the Section Code Utilities button to:
- Clear all section codes in a given course (⑤ below)
- A warning message will generate before performing the action. Once section codes are cleared, the action cannot be undone. Use the "Regenerate' function to automatically assign new section codes.
- Regenerate all section codes in a given course in alpha-numeric order (⑥ below)
- Before section codes are regenerated you will be given the option to select either letter or numerical codes. Courses with more than 20 sections are not eligible for letter codes. Once the regenerate action is performed, it cannot be undone.
- Swap section codes (⑦ below)
- This will enable an editor in the selected course.
- Drag and drop one desired section meeting to another to swap their details (time, location, enrollment, etc.) while retaining the original order of section codes.
- Section swaps cannot be undone.
- When you are done editing, click the Section Code Utilities button again, and select "Done Swapping' to close the editor.
- Shift sections codes (⑧ below)
- This will enable an editor in the selected course.
- Drag the desired section to the desired place in the section ordering.
- This will insert the selected section's details into the new location in the order of section codes, and shift all subsequent sections down one.
- Section shifts cannot be undone.
- When you are done editing, click the Section Code Utilities button again, and select "Done Shifting' to close the editor.
