6.3.4. Specifying Prerequisite Courses and Exams

In Studio, you can specify that learners must complete a specific course before they can take another course. You can also require learners to complete an entrance exam before they can access your course content.

For more information about course prerequisite options, see Skill and Knowledge Prerequisites.

6.3.4.1. Prerequisite Courses

To define one course as the prerequisite for another, you must be the course creator in both the current course and in the prerequisite course.

To specify a prerequisite course, follow these steps.

  1. In Studio, open your course.
  2. On the Settings menu, select Schedule & Details.
  3. On the Schedule & Details page, locate the Requirements section.
  4. Under Prerequisite Course, select a course from the list.
  5. Select Save Changes.

Note

Currently, you can specify only one prerequisite course.

For more information about prerequisite courses, see Prerequisite Courses.

6.3.4.2. Require an Entrance Exam

To require an entrance exam, follow these steps.

  1. In Studio, open your course.
  2. On the Settings menu, select Schedule & Details.
  3. On the Schedule & Details page, locate the Requirements section.
  4. Select the Require students to pass an exam before accessing course materials option.
  5. Select Save Changes.

After you save your changes, Studio automatically creates an Entrance Exam section in your course outline. To add content to your entrance exam, go to the course outline.

6.3.4.2.1. Create an Entrance Exam

You create your course entrance exam from the course outline in Studio. Creating entrance exam content is just like creating other course content. For more information, see Adding Course Components.

6.3.4.2.2. Adjust Scores in the Entrance Exam

If you find an error in the exam after learners have taken it, and corrections to the exam are unavoidable, you have several options to rescore the exam for individual learners. These options are available on the instructor dashboard.

In the LMS, select Instructor to access the instructor dashboard, and then select Student Admin. In the Entrance Exam Grade Adjustment section, the following options are available.

Another option on the instructor dashboard is Show Background Task History for Student. If you reset learner attempts, rescore learner submissions, or delete learner state, the operation runs in the background. If you want to see a record of all the operations that have run for the entrance exam, select Show Background Task History for Student.