Intended Audience: Catalog Managers, Districts
About
Section 21f of the State School Act (MCL 388.1621F) is Michigan’s course access legislation, allowing students to enroll in virtual courses. It establishes the rights and responsibilities of districts offering virtual learning options.
- If a district offers virtual courses only to its own students and includes them in its board-approved catalog, listing them in the statewide catalog, Michigan’s Online Course Catalog (MiCourses), is optional.
- If virtual courses are offered to students outside the district, listing them in MiCourses is mandatory.
Michigan’s Online Course Catalog (MiCourses) is the statewide catalog of virtual courses, managed by Michigan Virtual. It provides course syllabi to help schools, parents, and students understand course content and expectations. It is important to note that enrollment in these courses occurs directly through schools, not through the MiCourses website.
Course Administration
The Course Administration website is a restricted platform that allows districts to manage and update course information for the public-facing MiCourses site, including adding and maintaining course syllabi, submitting course reviews, and creating course offerings by assigning a term and price to each course.
District User Quick Start Guide
Step 1: Log in
All district setup and catalog management tasks are completed in the MiCourses Course Administration site. Log in to the site or register if an account is needed.
Step 2. Configure District Pricing
Pricing must be configured before courses or course offerings can be created. For step-by-step instructions, refer to Add Pricing.
Step 3. Configure District Terms
Terms define enrollment windows and course timelines. Terms must be set up before course offerings can be created. For step-by-step instructions refer to Add Terms.
Step 4. Create or Import Courses
After pricing and terms are configured, districts have multiple options for adding courses to their catalog.
- Option A: Create New Courses. Districts may create new courses directly in MiCourses using the course creation workflow. For step-by-step instructions refer to Add New Course.
- Option B. Duplicate Existing Courses. Districts may duplicate an existing course to create a new version while retaining core course information. Refer to Duplicate a Course.
- Option C. Import Vendor Courses. Districts partnering with third-party vendors can import vendor-created courses into their catalog. Refer to Import Courses from Content Vendors. Please note that you must obtain the Vendor Code before importing. When adding courses, you also have the option to import associated course reviews. If you select this option, you may skip Step 5.
Step 5. Create a Course Review
All courses must have an associated review before course offerings can be created. After the course review has been created, you may proceed with creating course offerings. For instructions on creating a course review, refer to Add Course Review.
Step 6. Create Course Offerings
Adding course offerings is the last step before the course details will appear in Michigan's Online Course Catalog (public-facing site). For step-by-step instructions, refer to Create Course Offerings.
- Option A: Single Offering. Add a single course offering to a single course.
- Option B. Bulk Offering. Add a single course offering to multiple courses.