Using the Courses page

Last updated: May 1, 2026

Browse, search, and filter your district's course catalog in Scout.

Overview

The Courses page is your central list of every course offered in your district. From here you can search and filter courses, open a course's detail page, create new courses, and perform bulk edits.

Courses page showing the filter bar and course table

Accessing the Courses page

  1. Click Courses in the left sidebar under the Courses section.
  2. The full list of courses loads, sorted alphabetically by name.

Filtering courses

A filter bar sits above the course table. You can combine any number of filters to narrow the list.

Course filter bar showing School, Subject, Transcript category, Grade level, and Course Code filters

Available filters

Filter What it does
Search Type any part of a course name to search the list in real time.
School Show only courses associated with one or more schools.
Subject Filter by the course's subject area (e.g., Mathematics, English).
Transcript category Filter by the graduation-requirement category the course is mapped to (e.g., Mathematics, Social Studies, Electives). Options are drawn from your district's graduation path requirements.
Grade level Show courses available at a specific grade level or range.
Course Code Enter a full or partial course code to find matching courses.

Using the Transcript category filter

The Transcript category filter is especially useful when you want to see all courses that count toward a particular graduation requirement — for example, every course that satisfies the district's Mathematics or Social Studies category.

  1. Click Transcript category in the filter bar.
  2. A dropdown lists all the transcript categories used across your graduation paths. Start typing to search.
  3. Select one or more categories. The table updates immediately to show only courses mapped to those categories.
  4. To clear the filter, click Clear inside the dropdown, or click the × badge above the table.
Transcript category filter dropdown showing available categories such as Mathematics, Social Studies, and Electives

Filtering by term

Use the All Terms selector in the top-right to limit the list to courses that have at least one section scheduled within a specific term's date range. This is handy when you want to focus on courses actively running during a particular period.

The course table

Each row in the table represents one course. The columns shown are:

  • Name — The course title. Click any row to open the course's detail page.
  • Course Code — The state or internal course code.
  • Grade Level — The grade range the course is designed for.
  • Credits — Credit value, shown as credits (cr) or weeks (wks) depending on how the course is configured.
  • Category/Subject — The course's transcript category. When a course is set to Other, the subject is displayed instead; hover the info icon to see both the category and subject.
  • Internal ID — Scout's internal identifier for the course.

Creating a new course

  1. Click Create Course in the top-right corner of the page.
  2. Fill in the required information (name, type, credits, grade level, etc.).
  3. Save the course. It will appear in the list immediately.

Tips

  • Combine filters — You can stack multiple filters at once (e.g., Transcript category = Mathematics and Grade level = 9) to drill down quickly.
  • Transcript category vs. Subject — A course's transcript category is the graduation-path bucket it satisfies; its subject is the broader academic discipline. They may differ. The Transcript category filter uses the category field.
  • Bulk edits — Select multiple courses using the checkboxes to bulk-edit fields or delete courses. Select up to 6 courses to merge them into a single course record.