Story Prioritization — MoSCoW

This document assigns a MoSCoW priority to every user story across all feature docs. Priorities reflect what is needed to deliver a functional v1 Curriculab versus what can be deferred.

Legend

• M — Must Have: System cannot go live without this. Core registration flow, security, legal compliance.
• S — Should Have: High value; included in v1 unless timeline forces deferral.
• C — Could Have: Useful enhancement; deferred to v2 without significant impact to users.
• W — Won't Have (this release): Explicitly out of scope for v1; acknowledged for backlog.

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User Authentication & Authorization (AUTH)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
AUTH-001	Login with credentials	M
AUTH-002	Password recovery	M
AUTH-003	Two-factor authentication	S	Mandate for admin roles in v1; optional for students
AUTH-004	Session timeout	M
AUTH-005	Role-based access control	M
AUTH-006	Course registration authorization checks	M
AUTH-007	Data modification restrictions by role	M
AUTH-008	Restricted report access	M
AUTH-009	Payment & billing access restriction	M
AUTH-010	Activity audit logging	M	Legal/compliance requirement

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Course Catalogue (CAT)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
CAT-001	Browse course catalogue	M
CAT-002	Search courses by keyword	M
CAT-003	Filter courses	S
CAT-004	View course detail page	M
CAT-005	Create/update/retire catalogue entries	M

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Course Management (COURSE)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
COURSE-001	Create a course	M
COURSE-002	Update course details	M
COURSE-003	Retire a course	M
COURSE-004	Schedule course sections per semester	M
COURSE-005	Manage prerequisites and corequisites	M
COURSE-006	Detect registration schedule conflicts	M
COURSE-007	Upload course materials	S	LMS integration may cover this in v2
COURSE-008	Send course announcements	S
COURSE-009	Submit and view course ratings & feedback	C

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Course Capacity (CAP)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
CAP-001	Set section capacity	M
CAP-002	View real-time enrollment count	M
CAP-003	Enforce capacity at enrollment	M
CAP-004	Reserve seats for priority groups	S
CAP-005	Over-enrollment override	S
CAP-006	Enrollment reports	S

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Course Waitlists (WAIT)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
WAIT-001	Join a waitlist	M
WAIT-002	View waitlist position and likelihood estimate	M
WAIT-003	Automatic enrollment from waitlist	M
WAIT-004	Decline a waitlist spot	M
WAIT-005	Leave the waitlist voluntarily	M
WAIT-006	Waitlist enrollment deadline	M
WAIT-007	Priority waitlist rules	S
WAIT-008	Waitlist reports	S

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Student Registration (REG)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
REG-001	Register for courses in an open semester	M
REG-002	Add a course during add/drop period	M
REG-003	Drop a course during add/drop period	M
REG-004	View current semester registration summary	M
REG-005	Receive registration confirmation (email)	M
REG-006	View registration holds on account	M

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Semester & Session Management (SEM)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
SEM-001	Create a new academic term	M
SEM-002	Set registration open/close dates per term	M
SEM-003	Set add/drop deadline per term	M
SEM-004	Manage multiple concurrent academic sessions	S
SEM-005	Configure application deadlines for special programs	C
SEM-006	Archive a completed term	S

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Academic Records (REC)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
REC-001	View current enrollment summary	M
REC-002	View enrollment history (past terms)	M
REC-003	View unofficial transcript	M
REC-004	Request official transcript	S
REC-005	View GPA and academic standing	M
REC-006	Run a degree audit	M	Required for advising and graduation
REC-007	Faculty submit grades for a section	M
REC-008	Student view posted grades	M

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Payment & Billing (PAY)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
PAY-001	View tuition and fee breakdown per term	M
PAY-002	Make an online payment	M
PAY-003	View payment history	M
PAY-004	Receive automated billing reminders	S
PAY-005	View financial aid applied to balance	S	Depends on INT-001
PAY-006	Generate a billing statement	S

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Reporting (RPT)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
RPT-001	View enrollment report	S
RPT-002	View demographic report	C
RPT-003	View course completion and grade distribution report	S
RPT-004	Export any report as CSV	S
RPT-005	Schedule automated report delivery	C

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Integrations (INT)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
INT-001	Sync student financial aid data	S	Required for PAY-005
INT-002	Sync student housing data	C
INT-003	Sync library account/access	C
INT-004	Expose REST API for third-party integrations	C
INT-005	Authenticate API consumers via OAuth 2.0	C	Depends on INT-004

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Accessibility (ACC)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
ACC-001	Access on desktop, tablet, and mobile	M
ACC-002	Navigate using keyboard only	M	Legal requirement in most jurisdictions
ACC-003	Screen reader / WCAG 2.1 AA compliance	M	Legal requirement
ACC-004	High-contrast or large-text mode	S
ACC-005	Supported browsers	M

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Security & Privacy (SEC)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
SEC-001	Encrypt all sensitive data at rest and in transit	M
SEC-002	Comply with FERPA/GDPR	M	Legal requirement
SEC-003	Automated daily data backups	M
SEC-004	Restore system from backup	M
SEC-005	Data retention and deletion policy	M

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Notifications (NOTIF)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
NOTIF-001	Email notification for registration events	M
NOTIF-002	SMS notification (opt-in)	C
NOTIF-003	In-system notification center	S
NOTIF-004	Admin/instructor announcement	S
NOTIF-005	Personal notification preferences	S

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Support & Help (SUP)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
SUP-001	Browse FAQ and help documentation	S
SUP-002	Submit a support ticket	S
SUP-003	Track status of a submitted ticket	S
SUP-004	Support staff view and respond to tickets	S
SUP-005	Admin view ticket volume and resolution metrics	C

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Student Profile & Account Management (PROF)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
PROF-001	View and update personal contact information	M
PROF-002	Manage emergency contacts	S
PROF-003	View enrollment status	M
PROF-004	Declare or change academic program	M	Required for degree audit
PROF-005	Upload a profile photo	C
PROF-006	Request an enrollment verification letter	S

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Degree Programs & Curriculum Management (DEG)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
DEG-001	Create a degree program	M	Required for degree audit and PROF-004
DEG-002	Update degree requirements	M
DEG-003	Retire a degree program	S
DEG-004	Define requirement categories	M
DEG-005	Map courses and equivalencies to requirements	M
DEG-006	View catalog year for a student's program	S

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Room & Facility Management (ROOM)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
ROOM-001	Add a room or facility	M	Required for COURSE-004
ROOM-002	Update room attributes	M
ROOM-003	View room availability	M
ROOM-004	Enforce room scheduling conflicts	M
ROOM-005	Mark a room as unavailable	S

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Administrative User Management (USR)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
USR-001	Create a user account	M
USR-002	Deactivate and reactivate a user account	M
USR-003	Bulk import users	S
USR-004	Provision users via SSO/directory	S	Many universities already have LDAP/AD
USR-005	Manage role assignments	M
USR-006	Search and filter user accounts	S

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Academic Advising (ADV)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
ADV-001	View assigned advisor information	S
ADV-002	Schedule an advising appointment	C
ADV-003	View advising roster	S
ADV-004	Record advising session notes	S
ADV-005	Create and update a student academic plan	C
ADV-006	Grant enrollment exceptions and overrides	S	Overrides referenced in AUTH-006

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Graduation & Commencement (GRAD)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
GRAD-001	Apply for graduation	S
GRAD-002	Review and process graduation applications	S
GRAD-003	Run a pre-graduation degree audit clearance	S
GRAD-004	Register for commencement ceremony	C
GRAD-005	Order a diploma	C
GRAD-006	View graduation status	S

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Transfer Credit Evaluation (XFER)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
XFER-001	Submit a transfer credit evaluation request	S
XFER-002	Review and decide on transfer credit	S
XFER-003	View transfer credit decisions	S
XFER-004	Appeal a transfer credit decision	C
XFER-005	Apply approved transfer credits to degree audit	S

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Document Management (DOC)

Story ID	Title	Priority	Notes
DOC-001	Submit an official document	S	Required for XFER-001
DOC-002	Review and process submitted documents	S
DOC-003	Track submitted document status	S
DOC-004	Generate and download official university documents	S
DOC-005	Configure document types and retention rules	C

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Summary Counts

Priority	Count
Must Have	64
Should Have	40
Could Have	18
Won't Have (v1)	0
Total	122

Note: No stories are classified as Won't Have because all represent legitimate functionality for a university registration system. Prioritization reflects delivery phasing, not permanent exclusion.