diff --git a/main/inc/lib/CoursesAndSessionsCatalog.class.php b/main/inc/lib/CoursesAndSessionsCatalog.class.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfe1279098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main/inc/lib/CoursesAndSessionsCatalog.class.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+class CoursesAndSessionsCatalog
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Check the configuration for the courses and sessions catalog
+     * @global array $_configuration Configuration
+     * @param int $value The value to check
+     * @return boolean Whether the configuration is $value
+     */
+    public static function is($value = CATALOG_COURSES)
+    {
+        global $_configuration;
+
+        if (isset($_configuration['catalog_show_courses_sessions'])) {
+            if ($_configuration['catalog_show_courses_sessions'] == $value) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether to display the sessions list
+     * @global array $_configuration Configuration
+     * @return boolean whether to display
+     */
+    public static function showSessions()
+    {
+        global $_configuration;
+
+        $catalogShow = CATALOG_COURSES;
+
+        if (isset($_configuration['catalog_show_courses_sessions'])) {
+            $catalogShow = $_configuration['catalog_show_courses_sessions'];
+        }
+
+        if ($catalogShow == CATALOG_SESSIONS || $catalogShow == CATALOG_COURSES_SESSIONS) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Check whether to display the courses list
+     * @global array $_configuration Configuration
+     * @return boolean whether to display
+     */
+    public static function showCourses()
+    {
+        global $_configuration;
+
+        $catalogShow = CATALOG_COURSES;
+
+        if (isset($_configuration['catalog_show_courses_sessions'])) {
+            $catalogShow = $_configuration['catalog_show_courses_sessions'];
+        }
+
+        if ($catalogShow == CATALOG_COURSES || $catalogShow == CATALOG_COURSES_SESSIONS) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/autoload.class.php b/main/inc/lib/autoload.class.php
index 1c4fadb6e5..2d1085529a 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/autoload.class.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/autoload.class.php
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class Autoload
         $result['Controller'] = '/main/inc/lib/controller.class.php';
         $result['Converter'] = '/main/inc/lib/system/text/converter.class.php';
         $result['Course'] = '/main/coursecopy/classes/Course.class.php';
+        $result['CoursesAndSessionsCatalog'] = '/main/inc/lib/CoursesAndSessionsCatalog.class.php';
         $result['CourseArchiver'] = '/main/coursecopy/classes/CourseArchiver.class.php';
         $result['CourseBuilder'] = '/main/coursecopy/classes/CourseBuilder.class.php';
         $result['CourseCopyLearnpath'] = '/main/coursecopy/classes/CourseCopyLearnpath.class.php';