Merge pull request #1642 from edx/carol/DOC-3860

DOC-3860 Add Course Sessions topic to Learner's Guide

en_us/shared/students/SFD_dashboard_profile.rst

@@ -106,11 +106,12 @@ media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
     courses.
 
     To access information about a program, select that program. A page opens
-    that provides details about the program, as well as links to enroll in courses in that program.
+    that provides details about the program, as well as links to enroll in or
+    upgrade to the verified track in all courses in that program.
 
-  * View your progress through the program.
+  * View your progress for each program.
 
-    Under the name of the program are indications of your progress through the
+    Under the name of each program are indications of your progress through the
     program. You see the number of courses in the program that you have
     completed, the number of courses in the program that you are enrolled in,
     and the number of courses in the program that you are not yet enrolled in.
@@ -179,8 +180,8 @@ A limited profile includes only your username and, optionally, an image.
 To add or update a limited profile, follow these steps.
 
 
-#. At the top of any page, select **Profile** from the dropdown menu icon next
-   to your username.
+#. At the top of any page, select **Dashboard** from the dropdown menu icon next
+   to your username, then select the **Profile** tab.
 
 #. In the header area of your profile page, for **Profile Visibility**, select
    **Limited Profile**.
@@ -232,8 +233,8 @@ addition to your username and profile image.
 
 To add or update your profile, follow these steps.
 
-#. At the top of any page, select **Profile** from the dropdown menu icon next
-   to your username.
+#. At the top of any page, select **Dashboard** from the dropdown menu icon next
+   to your username, then select the **Profile** tab.
 
 #. In the header area of your profile page, for **Profile Visibility**, select
    **Full Profile**.

en_us/students/source/SFD_enrolling.rst

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ you should understand these concepts.
 .. contents::
   :local:
   :depth: 1
-
+  
 
 .. _Course Availability:
 
@@ -82,6 +82,83 @@ For more information, see :ref:`course start dates<Start Date and Duration>`
 and :ref:`course pacing<SFD Course Pacing>`.
 
 
+.. _Course Sessions:
+
+============================
+Course Sessions
+============================
+
+A course session is the period during which a course is held. A course might
+offer multiple sessions over a year. For example, a course might have two
+available sessions:
+
+* Session 1: starts September 1, 2018 and ends March 30, 2019
+* Session 2: starts June 1, 2019 and ends December 30, 2020.
+
+Not all courses offer multiple sessions. Some courses only show the currently
+running session. 
+
+Courses that show multiple sessions and the ability to change between sessions
+are usually part of MicroMasters or Professional Certificate programs. For
+these courses, on the **Courses** and **Programs** pages of your dashboard,
+after you enroll in the course, you have options to select a session, change
+to a different session, or leave a session. You must select a session before
+you can access the course.
+
+.. image:: ../../shared/images/session_select.png
+   :width: 600
+   :alt: A course card showing a dropdown menu with several available course
+      sessions and option to leave the session and decide later.
+
+When you enroll in the verified track for courses that offer multiple
+sessions, be aware of the following policies and timeframes.
+
+* **Upgrading From the Audit Track**
+
+  If you were already enrolled in the audit track of a course and you purchase
+  the verified track as part of a program purchase, we automatically enroll you
+  in the verified track for the course, in the current session. You can change
+  to a different session if the one we enrolled you in does not work for you.
+
+* **Join a Session Within 15 Months**
+
+  After you purchase the verified track for a course, you have 15 months from
+  the date of purchase to join a course session. After 15 months, if you have
+  not joined a session, your purchase expires, and you can no longer access the
+  course.
+
+
+* **Changing or Leaving Sessions**
+
+  After you join a course session in the verified track (including if we
+  automatically add you to a session as a result of your program purchase), you
+  can change to another session or leave the session within 14 days, as long as
+  you have not completed the course. For Professional Certificate courses only,
+  you must change sessions or leave the session within 2 days.
+
+  .. note:: When you change sessions, your course progress is not carried from
+     your current session to the new session.
+
+  Leaving a session is not the same as unenrolling from the course. If
+  the current session does not work for you, you can leave a session and wait to
+  decide on joining a later session of the course.
+
+
+* **Unenrolling and Getting a Refund**
+
+  Within 60 days from the date of purchase, you can unenroll from the course
+  entirely and get a refund of your course purchase, as long as you have not
+  been in a course session for more than 14 days. 
+
+  .. note:: For Professional Certificate courses only, you must not have been in
+     a course session for more than 2 days, to be able to unenroll.
+
+  If the refund eligibility period has passed (meaning that you will not
+  receive a refund when you unenroll), the unenroll option is not available.
+
+
+
+
 .. _Enrollment Tracks:
 
 ===========================================
@@ -350,6 +427,14 @@ the program to go to a page that has more information about the program. On
 this page, you can view your progress through the program, enroll in more of
 the program's courses, and view any certificates that you have earned.
 
+.. note:: In some programs, courses offer multiple sessions and the ability to
+   change between sessions. For these courses, on the **Courses** and
+   **Programs** pages of your dashboard, after you enroll in the course, you
+   have options to select a session, change to a different session, or leave a
+   session. You must select a session before you can access the course.
+
+   For more information about course sessions, see :ref:`Course Sessions`.
+
 
 .. _Unenroll from a Course:
 

en_us/students/source/SFD_pursue_certs.rst

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-.. This topic is edX only
+.. This file is for edX only; not included in Open edX version of the Learner's
+.. Guide.
 
 .. _SFD Pursuing Certificate:
 
@@ -23,15 +24,27 @@ For more information about enrollment tracks, see :ref:`Enrollment Tracks`.
 
 .. _SFD Change to the Verified Track:
 
-********************************
-Upgrading to the Verified Track
-********************************
+************************************************
+Enrolling in or Upgrading to the Verified Track
+************************************************
+
+If you pay for the verified track for courses in a program, you are enrolled
+directly in the verified track for these courses, and can earn a certificate
+when you pass the courses with the required grade.
+
+.. note:: In some programs, courses offer multiple sessions to select from, and
+   the ability to change between sessions. For these courses, on the **Courses**
+   and **Programs** pages of your dashboard, after you enroll in the course, you
+   have options to select a session, change to a different session, or leave a
+   session. You must select a session before you can access the course.
+
+   For more information about course sessions, see :ref:`Course Sessions`.
+
+If you enroll in the audit track for a course and decide later to pursue a
+verified certificate, you can upgrade to the verified track at any time, until
+the deadline for upgrading has passed. The deadline for upgrading to the
+verified track is usually about two weeks after the course start date.
 
-If you enroll in the audit track for a course on the edx.org website, and then
-decide to pursue a verified certificate, you can upgrade to the verified track
-at any time, until the course deadline for upgrading has passed. The deadline
-for upgrading to the verified track is usually about two weeks after the course
-start date.
 
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