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CRSE0462

Course Content Area Subcategory Code is required for this State Course Code
Severity Fatal
Error type Input Validation
Record type CRSE

Official CALPADS rule

What CALPADS is rejecting

If State Course Code = 9000, 9051, 9080, 9090, 9130-37, 9155, 9156, 9157, 9222, 9223, 9291, 9292, 9293, 9294, 9316, 9381, 9400, 9601, 9610, 9611, 9630, 9689, 9690, 9695, or 9696 then Course Content Area Subcategory Code is required. Reference (CrsGrpSt-ContentSubctgy, Valid Code Combinations)

Focus fields

Fields validated

9.07 CRS-State Course Code 9.28 Course Content Area Subcategory Code

Recommended correction path

Suggested resolution

Why this matters

These state codes are too broad to identify the instructional content by themselves; the subcategory supplies the missing specificity.

Valid versus invalid course-section records

PatternCourse-section conditionInterpretation
Valid patternListed broad state code + valid subcategoryFields tell one consistent, evidence-supported story.
Invalid patternListed broad state code + blank: rejectedCALPADS rejects the missing, contradictory, or unsupported relationship.
Diagnostic cautionUse the current CrsGrpSt-ContentSubctgy table.Correct the inaccurate source field; do not force the easiest code.

Fields validated

  • 9.07 State Course Code
  • 9.26 Course Content Area Subcategory Code

Read the rule in the complete Fall 2 chain

Course catalog and master schedule → SIS course/section configuration → SDEM educator identity → SASS assignment → CRSE section → SCSE student membership → Fall 2 Reports 3.7 and 4.3

The source that owns the correction may be curriculum/course catalog, CTE, multilingual programs, HR/credentialing, SIS scheduling, or the CALPADS export. Identify that owner before editing the upload.

Choose the correction—not merely a valid code

FindingLikely ownerAction
Course catalog is wrongCurriculum, CTE, or program staffCorrect the authoritative local course definition and mapping.
Section configuration is wrongSIS scheduling or school staffCorrect the specific section, teacher, delivery, or instructional attributes.
Export differs from the SISTechnical/vendor staffRepair the transformation, crosswalk, join, or version.
CALPADS history differsCALPADS coordinatorSubmit the supported add/change/delete and verify downstream records.

Recommended correction path

  1. 1

    Preserve the rejected CRSE row

    Capture School of Course Delivery, Academic Year, Term, Course Section ID, Local and State Course IDs, Class ID, SEID, and the fields named by CRSE0462.

  2. 2

    Match the local section

    Locate the exact master-schedule section and compare course catalog, teacher, term, period, and delivery school.

  3. 3

    Verify the official rule and combination

    Use the current CFS, code sets, Course Group Master combinations, and Valid Code Combinations as applicable. A code can be valid alone but invalid in this relationship.

  4. 4

    Trace the first divergence

    Compare authoritative curriculum/program evidence, SIS configuration, accepted SDEM/SASS records, the literal CRSE export, and CALPADS history.

  5. 5

    Correct the owning source

    Repair the inaccurate catalog attribute, section setting, staff relationship, crosswalk, or export logic. Avoid a one-off file edit that will recur.

  6. 6

    Resubmit and reconcile

    Confirm CRSE0462 clears, review Report 3.7 Course Section Enrollment and Report 4.3 Staff Teaching Assignments, and check related CRSE rows and SCSE memberships produced by the same mapping.

Official CRSE0462 guidance · CALPADS Course Data guidance · Report 3.7 · Report 4.3 · Current specifications and valid combinations