Nested Count function and substring... Need some tips.tx

I am trying to find out the number of active students who have the course 'MCB4U'
twice on their records.
Please let me a comment if you know the solution.
Thank you
Here is my code:
SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM PROG A, ENRL B
WHERE A.STUID = B.STUID
AND B.ENRL = 'E'
AND A.STATUS ='ACTIVE'
AND B.TERM = '2007'
     AND EXISTS (SELECT COUNT(E.SCHOOL_NBER)
                    FROM EXT_COURSE C, EXT_CRSE D, PS_SCHOOL_CRSE E
                              WHERE C.STUID = D.STUID
                              AND C.EXT_ID = D.EXT_ID
                              AND C.COURSE_NBR = D.COURSE_NBR
                              AND D.EXT_ID = E.EXT_ID
                              AND E.SCHOOL_SUBJECT = D.SCHOOL_SUBJECT
                              AND E.SCHOOL_NBR = D.SCHOOL__NBR
                              AND E.SCHOOL_NBR SUBSTR ('MCB4',5,1)
                              AND D.EMPLID = A.EMPLID
                              HAVING COUNT(*) > 2)
HAVING COUNT(*)=1 -- This statement identifies the distinct enroled students

I don't have your tables, but in general if you want "the number of active students who have the course 'MCB4U' twice on their records", then your query might look like this:
select count(*)
  from ( select count(*)
           from ...
          where ...
          group by stuid
         having count(*) = 2
       )Regards,
Rob.

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    STAY AWAY FROM DELETING ANY FILES FROM OS X SYSTEM FOLDER!
    Look through your Documents folder and delete any type of old useless type files like "Read Me" type files.
    Again, archive to disc, flash drives, ext. hard drives or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.
    Look in your Applications folder, if you have applications you haven't used in a long time, if the app doesn't have a dedicated uninstaller, then you can simply drag it into the OS X Trash icon. IF the application has an uninstaller app, then use it to completely delete the app from your Mac.
    Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.
    When you install and launch it, let it do its initial automatic tests, then go to the cleaning and maintenance tabs and run the maintenance tabs that let OnyX clean out all web browser cache files, web browser histories, system cache files, delete old error log files.
    Typically, iTunes and iPhoto libraries are the biggest users of HD space.
    move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.
    If you have any other large folders of personal data or projects, these should be archived or moved, also, to the optical discs, flash drives or external hard drive and then either archived to disc and/or deleted off your internal hard drive.
    Good Luck!

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