Semesters, electives and large cohorts without the spreadsheet tangle

Programmes, batches and semesters set up once, with enrolment, fees, timetable and examinations working from the same structure every intake.

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The first fortnight of a semester

A new intake arrives at the same time as returning students change subjects. Electives are oversubscribed in one group and empty in another. The timetable that worked last semester now clashes in three places, and the accounts office is asking which students are enrolled on which programme so the right fee can be raised.

Colleges feel this more than schools because the structure moves every semester. A class-year model, where a student simply goes up a year, does not describe a college. The structure is programme, batch, semester and subject, and it changes underneath the people trying to run it.

Scolvia models that structure directly. A programme scheme is defined once and cloned for the next intake. Enrolment by batch and semester drives the timetable, the fee and the exam entry, so a change in one place reaches the others.

What it handles

Built around the academic structure a college actually runs.

Programmes and schemes

Programmes with their own schemes of study, cloneable from one intake to the next.

Batches and semesters

Students enrolled by batch and semester, so the structure matches how the college is organised.

Subjects and electives

Core and elective subjects per semester, with each student's choices on their record.

Timetable and workload

Teaching load per staff member and a timetable that catches its own clashes.

Attendance per lecture

Marked by the teacher for each session, with shortfalls visible before exam eligibility is decided.

Datesheets and seating

Exam schedules, hall seating plans and invigilation duties.

Programme and session fees

Fees tied to the programme and session, with instalments and scholarships.

LMS and live classes

Course material, assignments, quizzes and live classes on the provider you already use.

Staff and payroll

Faculty and support staff records, leave, appraisals and the salary run.

The cases most college systems get wrong

The student repeating one subject. They have moved on to the next semester but must sit one paper again. A system that enrols a student into a whole semester at once cannot hold that, so the office keeps a side list, and the exam entry is checked by hand.

The elective that changes after week two. A student swaps subjects once the timetable settles. Their attendance, marks and timetable need to follow the new subject from the day of the change, not be rewritten back to the start of term.

The new intake that is almost the same as the last one. The scheme of study has changed in two subjects. Rebuilding the whole programme every year is how errors creep in; cloning the scheme and changing the two subjects is how they stay out.

Exam eligibility. Students below the attendance threshold should not be entered for the paper, and finding them should not mean a week of cross-checking registers against the entry list.

Who sees what

Each person works from the same programme structure and sees only their part.

Administration

Registrar, accounts and leadership: programmes, enrolment, fees, exams and reports.

Staff

Faculty: their subjects and sections, attendance, marks, course material and timetable.

Students

Students: timetable, attendance, assignments, quizzes, results and fees.

Families

Families: progress, attendance and fees, for colleges that involve them.

How a college is set up

Setup begins with the academic structure: faculties, programmes, the scheme of study for each, and the batches and semesters you enrol into. Once one intake is defined, the next is a copy with changes rather than a rebuild.

Student, staff and fee records come across from your existing files, and the import shows anything that needs a decision first. Enrolment, attendance and fees usually go live first, with examinations, the LMS and payroll following.

The interface is in English today. Payment gateways and SMS providers depend on your country, and we confirm what is available where you are before you commit.

In practice

Science school · 700 students · PK

Result cards built from the marks staff already entered

Examination setup, marks entry and result cards moved onto one workflow instead of a spreadsheet per teacher.

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Questions college administrators ask

Does it support semesters rather than class years?
Yes. Students are enrolled by programme, batch and semester, and the subjects, timetable, fees and exams follow that structure.
Can each student choose different electives?
Yes. Core and elective subjects are defined per semester, and each student's choices sit on their own record, so their timetable, attendance and exam entries follow the subjects they actually take.
Do we have to rebuild the programme every intake?
No. A programme scheme can be cloned for the next intake and edited where it changed, which keeps the structure consistent year to year.
Can lectures be delivered online?
Yes. The LMS holds course material, assignments and quizzes, and live classes run on the meeting provider you connect.
How do we handle attendance thresholds for exams?
Attendance is recorded per session, so shortfalls are visible per subject well before the exam entry is finalised.

Bring next semester's structure

The programme with the awkward electives. We will set it up with you in the demo.

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