This is a tutorial for class scheduling staff only. No log in is required.
Introduction
This guide reviews how CSUN staff granted security access to the Schedule of Classes (SOC) defines general permission numbers thereby setting consent and restricting enrollment in a class using the Maintain Schedule of Classes and Class Permissions components. For students to successfully enroll in consent-required sections, they must contact the department or instructor to obtain permission.
Two types of permissions can be assigned to restricted classes in SOLAR. Each permission type lends itself to a distinct enrollment situation:
- General permission numbers are generic numbers used to add students whose identities are not already known (e.g., to fill available seats for a GE course in a large lecture hall, for advisors to distribute in satellite areas).
- Student specific permissions uses the 9-digit Student ID (no other number) for students already identified as eligible (e.g., in smaller and more carefully monitored programs like Physical Therapy).
From the first day of instruction (Late Registration) all classes require permission.
Permissions of either type do not override overall student limitation rules such as:
- Time conflicts
- Enrollment beyond the maximum unit limits
- Duplicate enrollment in the same class
- Registration holds
- Enrollment in repeated courses prior to the Thursday before classes begin
Both permission types can be reused until:
- The student successfully enrolls in the class
- The expiration date set by the department or professor is reached
- The close of Late Registration/Schedule Adjustment when self-service registration ends
Step 1
- Log into myNorthridge Portal at www.csun.edu.
- Under the Staff Tab, click SOLAR SA on the menu.
- Click Maintain Schedule of Classes on the right.
Skip to Step 4 — If you set consent during build and just want to generate more permission numbers.
Step 2
The Find an Existing Value page displays.
- Enter the Term.
- Enter a Subject
(add a catalog number to open the course directly). - Click Search. A list of scheduled courses display.
- Select a course from the results.
Step 3
Go to the Enrollment Cntrl page.
Verify and edit the following fields to set consent to restrict the class:
- Class must be active in order for students to enroll.
- Enter Department or Instructor Consent in the *Add Consent field.
- Click Save
Do not change the *Drop Consent default "NO CONSENT" because students will be unable to drop their classes. This feature is not used at CSUN at this time.
Step 4
Go to the Class Permission Numbers component to create permission numbers.
If using the SOLAR SA Application navigation, the path is: Main Menu > Records and Enrollment > Term Processing > Class Permissions.
Step 5
The Class Permissions component opens and the Permissions to Add page displays.
The "GENERATE" button is absent in the View All mode. View one class at a time when creating permission numbers.
- Navigate to the class.
- Verify the Class Number.
- Before you generate permission numbers, determine how the numbers will work using the default boxes. Keep the default boxes checked if you want the permission number to override all class requirements.
- Enter the number of permissions in the Assign More Permissions box.
- Click Generate.
- Click Save.
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Step 6
Optional
Manually adjust individual permissions using the fields on the following tabs:
Permission numbers will not work if all override boxes are unchecked. Instructors can generate permission numbers and adjust overrides using their Class Roster, so let them know how it works.
