Equivalent Course

Updates to course information can be done only when the value in the From Term field is equal to the Term field in the Key block. Use the End Term button to end the equivalent information by term and the Copy Term Data button to copy equivalent information by term.

A course cannot be an equivalent of itself. Also, if a course if specified as an equivalent, it cannot be specified as a corequisite course during the same term range for which the equivalent exists.

The page performs an edit check to prevent a user from defining an equivalent course if the same course is already defined as a mutual exclusion. When a conflicting entry is found, a mutual exclusions error message, *Error* Mutual Exclusions exist for this course. Courses may not be mutually exclusive and equivalent, is displayed. The error appears when the user attempts to navigate out of the row (such as going to an empty row to create a new record) or when the user attempts to save the record.

When a course is defined as an equivalent or a mutual exclusion, that qualification is in effect for all terms within the effective term range and for all terms for which the start and end terms are inclusive. When an error occurs, the user should check for overlapping equivalencies or courses defined as mutual exclusions for the effective terms and the start and end term ranges.