Section
Overview
Sections are the lowest level unit of organization for a class at UT Dallas. A Section represents a specific instance of a course taught during a specific semester by a specific professor, at a specific time.
You are able to query for a Section by:
- Query Parameters
- ID
Each of these methods has its own API endpoint to get the requested data.
GET /section
The default endpoint for /section returns a list of sections matching the set of query parameters provided.
Below is a list of all of the parameters that can be used to refine your query:
Parameters
| Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| section_number | The section's official number | /section?section_number=002 |
| course_reference | An id that points to the course in MongoDB that this section is an instantiation of | /section?course_reference=61ebbb126e3659537e8adsdss |
| academic_session.name | The name of the academic session of the section | /section?academic_session.name=Spring 2022 |
| academic_session.start_date | The name of the academic session of the section | /section?academic_session.start_date=January 18, 2022 |
| academic_session.end_date | The name of the academic session of the section | /section?academic_session.end_date=January 18, 2022 |
| professors | One of the professors teaching the section | /section?professors=61ebbb126e3659537e8a14d8 |
| teaching_assistants.first_name | The first name of one of the teaching assistants of the section | /section?teaching_assistants.first_name=John |
| teaching_assistants.last_name | The last name of one of the teaching assistants of the section | /section?teaching_assistants.last_name=Doe |
| teaching_assistants.role | The role of one of the teaching assistants of the section | /section?teaching_assistants.role=Teaching Assistant |
| teaching_assistants.email | The email of one of the teaching assistants of the section | /section?teaching_assistants.email=xxx555555@utdallas.edu |
| internal_class_number | The internal (university) number used to reference this section | /section?internal_class_number=82785 |
| instruction_mode | The instruction modality for this section. | /section?instruction_mode=Traditional |
| meetings.start_date | The start date of one of the section's meetings | /section?meetings.start_date=January 18, 2022 |
| meetings.end_date | The end date of one of the section's meetings | /section?meetings.end_date=January 18, 2022 |
| meetings.meeting_days | One of the days that one of the section's meetings | /section?meetings.meeting_days=Monday |
| meetings.start_time | The time one of the section's meetings starts | /section?meetings.start_time=10:00am |
| meetings.end_time | The time one of the section's meetings ends | /section?meetings.end_time=11:15am |
| meetings.modality | The modality of one of the section's meetings | /section?meetings.modality=traditional |
| meetings.location.building | The building of one of the section's meetings | /section?meetings.location.building=SLC |
| meetings.location.room | The room of one of the section's meetings | /section?meetings.location.room=2.203 |
| meetings.location.map_uri | A hyperlink to the UTD room locator of one of the section's meetings | /section?meetings.location.map_uri=https://locator.utdallas.edu/SLC_2.203 |
| core_flags | One of core requirement codes this section fulfills | /section?core_flags=020 |
| syllabus_uri | A link to the syllabus on the web | /section?syllabus_uri=https://dox.utdallas.edu/syl118093 |
GET /section/{id}
This endpoint returns a single Section with a primary key matching {id}.
Parameters
This endpoint accepts a single route parameter: id. This is passed into the endpoint path.
| Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| id | ID of the section to get | /section/61ebbb126e3659537e8adsdss |