When can a section be deleted?
A section can be deleted if the section is still in Planning status and the section number may be re-used.
When can a section be cancelled?
Once a section has been submitted and is no longer in Planning status, it cannot be deleted and instead must be cancelled.
- Departments can cancel sections if there is no enrollment.
- Cancelled section numbers cannot be re-used during that session.
- Sections with enrollments must be cancelled by the Office of the Registrar. Please review Course Cancellation Best Practices information.
Course Section Deletion
How to Delete a Course Section
![Image shows the view link next to a course section in offerings planner](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/view%20section%20link.png)
![Delete button located at the bottom of a course section summary page](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/Delete%20Section%20button.png)
Pop-up message advises the user to update the opt enrollment if the section being cancelled is related to a lecture.
![Pop-up message and button to confirm deletion.](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/pop%20up%20before%20section%20deletion.png)
Course Section Cancellation
How to Cancel a Course Section
If a course section is in Approved planner status, the planner is Open, and there are no students enrolled, the department can change the Registration status to Cancelled.
![View section link in offerings planner](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/1.png)
If courses are viewable on MyUI before a section is cancelled, it's likely students have built schedules using the course section which will be cancelled.
![Schedule Builder link in the Tabs area on the summary page of a course section](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/2.png)
Instructors are not able to perform this function but ADAs can. Notifying students of sections being cancelled before registration begins allows the students to search for another course prior to trying to register.
![List of students who have the course section in at least one saved schedule](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/3.png)
![Registration Status Link on the course section summary page](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/4.png)
![Drop down where Cancelled can be chosen as the registration status](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/5.png)
![Image shows registration status changed to Cancelled](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/6.png)
Cancel Sections with Enrollments
How to Cancel a Course Section with Enrolled Students
When students are enrolled in a section which a department must cancel, the Office of the Registrar must drop the students and cancel the section. Please follow the guidelines provided on the Course Cancellation Best Practices page.
View Cancelled Section(s)
How to View a Cancelled Course Section
![image shows returns when searching for course and in default view only shows one section with Open Registration Status](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/course%20search.png)
OR
![Image shows return to section list link within specific course section](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/7.png)
![Option to view all sections for a course which will show cancelled sections](/sites/help.maui.uiowa.edu/files/2021-11/8.png)
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