A course may have one course section, usually a lecture or seminar, or it may have several course sections. One record exists for each term the course is offered at Penn, and for every section of the course.
Students enroll in course sections rather than enrolling in courses directly.
Common Uses Finding latest statistics for particular course sections for a term. Listing a department's offered course sections. Reporting on courses of a particular type. For any particular course section, the values may change from term to term. One of the trickiest aspects of course sections is cross-listing.