Majors and Departments window

Use this window to attach majors to rules. The base rule displays at the top of the window. You can access this window using the Majors and Departments section.

Each base curriculum rule can have one or more valid major attachments at any given point in time. Data values will not be able to be saved in a module when curriculum rules are in effect unless the fields match values in a locked base curriculum rule and in an attached major/department rule. Major/department attachments can also change over time. For example, some majors may be discontinued, and so the attachment would no longer be valid in Recruiting and Admissions, but would need to remain valid in General Student, Academic History, and CAPP until all current students had graduated. At that time, the attachment would no longer be valid in any module.

You can copy attached majors/departments to a new effective term or end them as of a given term. The message No Effective Terms Found appears in the window until at least one record is added for an initial term range (e.g., 199501 - 999999). If the record is copied or ended, creating multiple effective term records (e.g, 199501 - 199601 and 199601 - 999999), the message Multiple Effective Terms Present will display in the window. A List function from the From Term field will display the major/department rule effective terms which exist. When attempting to copy or end a rule, the list of terms presented will not include terms which have already been used for copying or ending.

Even though the base rule to which a major is attached may be valid for a given term and module, only some of the majors attached may be valid. Majors may be turned on and off over time in Recruiting, Admissions, General Student, Academic History, and CAPP using the checkboxes in this window.

A major may have concentrations attached. These display in the Concentration field. Majors are usually formed within departments, and concentrations are usually formed within majors. When string of asterisks (****) is displayed in the Concentration field, it indicates that multiple concentrations are attached to that major. To view the concentrations for a major, perform a Help function from the Major field.

Majors and departments can be set up and used separately. The combination of major and department is also valid.

Use the EDI Cross-Reference Curriculum Rules (SOAXCUR) page to define valid curricula which can be displayed on the Web admissions application and also to define the description which should display. You can access SOAXCUR from the Options Menu on SOACURR.

Note: To use both Web Admissions Application processing and receive EDI admissions applications, the programs of study for which an applicant can apply must be defined on SOACURR, cross-referenced to valid EDI values on the EDI Cross-Reference Curriculum Rules (SOAXCUR) page, be in effect for the term for which the application is submitted, and be valid for Admissions processing. Web and EDI application processing use the college, degree, and major from the curriculum rule to populate these fields in the applications created.