In plain English
A discussion section is a separate part of the same course. This term means course registration must include enrollment in a discussion section too.
In context
Here, it warns that enrolling in the course also requires selecting a discussion section.
- Situation
- Enrolling in courses, choosing sections, joining waitlists, and reading class status
- What it communicates
- warns that a discussion component must be selected.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not identify a particular discussion section.
Examples
“Biology 201 is discussion required, so Maya added a Wednesday discussion section when she registered.”
“Seeing that the class was discussion required, Eli picked a discussion section before submitting his enrollment.”