--- loncom/interface/lonpickcourse.pm	2006/02/01 22:46:09	1.38
+++ loncom/interface/lonpickcourse.pm	2006/02/02 17:57:40	1.39
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Pick a course
 #
-# $Id: lonpickcourse.pm,v 1.38 2006/02/01 22:46:09 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonpickcourse.pm,v 1.39 2006/02/02 17:57:40 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ ENDSCRIPT
                     onclick="javascript:uncheckAll(document.courselist.course_id)" />
                     <br /><br />');
         }
-	foreach my $description (sort(keys(%by_descrip))) {
+	foreach my $description (sort 
+				 { lc($a) cmp lc($b) } (keys(%by_descrip))) {
             foreach my $course (@{$by_descrip{$description}}) {
 	        my $cleandesc=&HTML::Entities::encode($description,'<>&"');
 	        $cleandesc=~s/'/\\'/g;