You can redefine an existing traditional section as an open learning section. However, you cannot redefine an open learning section as a traditional section. The open learning section must be manually deleted and recreated as a traditional section.
Before you update an existing traditional term section to be an open learning section, make sure all section-related rules and validation codes have been defined in Banner.
When you change a traditional section to an open learning section, remember the following:
- After you change the Section Type option group from Traditional Term Section to Open Learning Section, you cannot go back and forth between the two settings.
- If you change a traditional section to an open learning section, and you want to discard your changes, and you have not saved the changes, you can start over on the page.
- After you have saved the changes, you have updated the section to an open learning section. If you want to change the section back to a traditional section, you must create a new traditional section.
- When a waitlist maximum has been set on the traditional section, you must remove the waitlist maximum before switching the section to open learning. Otherwise, an error is displayed, as waitlisting is not available for an open learning course, and you cannot save the changes.