Kansas State University

Rules for Assigning the Section Values 

When Section Values are assigned to a class, there are specific rules that need to be followed.  The Class Section designation reflects which K-State campus the class is part of and which component of the class it is such as a lecture, lab, quiz or other.

 

Primary Components
Manhattan Campus	Letters, beginning with 'A' and progressing through the alphabet. If additional letters are needed, proceed with 'AA', 'AB', etc. (Ex. A, B, C, D, etc.)
Manhattan DCE	Same as Manhattan Campus, prefixing with a 'Z'. (Ex. ZA, ZB, ZC, ZD, etc.)
Olathe Campus	Same as Manhattan Campus, prefixing with an 'O'. (Ex: OA, OB, OC, OD, etc.)
Salina Campus	Same as Manhattan Campus, prefixing with a 'S'. (Ex. SA, SB, SC, SD, etc.)
Salina DCE	Same as Manhattan Campus, prefixing with a 'T'. (Ex. TA, TB, TC, TD, etc.)
Secondary Components
Manhattan Campus	Secondary components are to be assigned a 2-digit number followed by a suffix indicating the type of component beign assigned (see chart below for a list of components and prefixes).  (Ex. Labs would be labeled as 01B, 02B, 03B, etc.)
Manhattan DCE	Same as Manhattan Campus, prefixing with a 'Z'. (Ex. Labs would be labeled as Z01B, Z02B, Z03B, etc.)
Olathe Campus	Same as Manhattan Campus, prefixing with an 'O'. (Ex. Labs would be labeled as O01B, O02B, O03B, etc.)
Salina Campus	Same as Manhattan Campus, prefixing with a 'S'. (Ex. Labs would be labeled as S01B, S02B, S03B, etc.)
Salina DCE	Same as Manhattan Campus, prefixing with a 'T'. (Ex. Labs would be labeled as T01B, T02B, T03B, etc.)

Components and Prefixes
Component	Suffix	Component	Suffix
Activity	A	Other	O
Audio	U	Practicum	P
Field Experience	X	Quiz	Q
Help	J	Readings	E
Independent Study	I	Recitation	R
Individual Instruction	D	Research	C
Internship	H	Seminar	S
Laboratory	B	Self Paced	F
Lecture	L	Studio	T
Lessons	N	Student Teaching	G