Setting a prerequisite for a resource prohibits users from enrolling into the resource until the prerequisite is completed.
You may set up multiple learning resources to act as prerequisites, and optionally confine the prerequisite checks to enforce audience rules on the prerequisite courses.
To access the prerequisites for a learning resource, go to Resources > Maintain Learning Resources, search for the resource on which the prerequisite should be placed, and edit it.
Go to the Details tab and the Prerequisite sub-tab.
Once on the Prerequisite sub-tab, begin typing the name of the course that will be the prerequisite course. When you see the correct course, select it and click Add to make the course a prerequisite.
To make an inactive course a prerequisite, uncheck the Select only active courses check box.
At the bottom of the screen are several settings that allow you to define how the prerequisite course should be treated.
The Join field allows you to choose whether the user needs to complete all of the prerequisite courses or only one. If all courses need to be completed, the Join box should stay set to the “and” default. Change it to “or” to allow the user to select any one of the prerequisite resources to fulfill the requirement.
By default, a user cannot enroll in an instructor-led class until the prerequisite requirement has been fulfilled. Check the Allow Enrollment even if Prerequisites have not been completed box to allow a user to enroll in a class session before completing the prerequisite.
By default, all users who want to enroll in the selected course will be forced to fulfill the prerequisite requirement before they can enroll. Checking the Enforce Audiences on prerequisites box will cause the LMS to look at the audience of the prerequisite resource. If a user is not in the audience for that prerequisite, they will not need to fulfill the prerequisite requirement.
If a user attempts to enroll in a course before they fulfill a set prerequisite, the system will alert them to the prerequisite that needs to be fulfilled before the enrollment can be completed. The LMS will suppress the enrollment button until the prerequisite has been completed.