Merge Candidate

A merge candidate is a pair or group of low-enrollment sections of the same course that could be combined into fewer, better-filled sections. Typically, two sections are flagged as merge candidates when their combined enrollment would still fall within a single section's capacity, such as two sections at 30% and 25% capacity that together would reach 55%. Merging candidates reduces instructional cost per seat and frees up rooms and instructor time for other uses.