> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.edurie.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Academic setup

> Create the calendar, programs, curricula, courses, classes, and sections your school runs on.

Set up academics before you open admissions, enrollment, grading, or billing.
Classes, enrollments, and grades all depend on the academic period you create here.

## Setup order

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create the academic calendar">
    Add the academic year, terms, and academic periods. Classes and enrollments are
    created at the academic period level.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add stages, levels, and grading periods">
    Add academic levels for grade or year levels. Add grading periods when teachers
    record grades in separate windows such as prelim, midterm, and final.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create programs and curricula">
    Add colleges and departments if your school uses them, then create programs and
    attach curriculum versions.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create courses">
    Add course records once. A course describes what is taught; a class describes
    when, where, and by whom it is taught.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open classes and sections">
    Create classes for the period, assign teachers, set schedules and rooms, then
    group students into sections.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Academic hierarchy

| Record          | Use it for                                                              |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Academic year   | The top-level school year, such as 2026-2027.                           |
| Academic term   | A major division of the year, such as First Semester or Quarter 1.      |
| Academic period | The instructional window where classes, enrollments, and grades happen. |
| Academic level  | A student's grade level or year level.                                  |
| Grading period  | A grade entry window inside an academic period.                         |

## Programs, curricula, and courses

Programs describe a course of study. Curricula describe the required courses for a
program version. Courses are reusable subject records that can be offered as
classes in any period.

<Info>
  A program can represent any course of study your school organizes around, such as
  a level, track, or department.
</Info>

## Classes and sections

A class is a scheduled offering of a course. It includes the period, teacher,
schedule, room or resource, capacity, and reservation rules.

A section is a fixed group of students who take classes together within a program
or level.

## Reservation rules

| Reservation            | Meaning                                                    |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Open                   | Any eligible student can enroll while seats are available. |
| Reserved for a section | Only students in that section can enroll.                  |
| Reserved for programs  | Only students in selected programs can enroll.             |

<Warning>
  Check teacher, room, and schedule conflicts before enrollment starts. Fixing
  conflicts after students are enrolled usually requires manual class changes.
</Warning>