Welcome to the DARS Users’ Group Meeting – Spring 2004

1. Welcome to the DARS Users’ Group Meeting – Spring 2004

2. AGENDA • Announcements • SECBAC marker • What is it and what does it do? • Reserving undergraduate work for use in a graduate program • What is it and why is it necessary? • Demonstration of the RESCRD exception • A review of Exceptions • Where do I find them? • Why the NOTE line is necessary • What to include in the note line and comment section

3. Agenda continued.... • The addition of NCAA requirements for athletes in DARS • The timeline for implementation • A preview of the changes that will occur to every audit • A preview of the NCAA marker requirements specifically for athletes • Questions for us?

4. What is it? A marker posted on the student’s D screen What does it do? It captures courses taken since completion of the student’s first degree It is a requirement that will ensure the student completes the 30 hours required for the second bachelor’s degree SECBAC Marker

5. Reserving undergraduate work for use in a graduate program • What is it? • An RM exception type • PSNAME = RESCRD • Why do this? • To ensure selected coursework is not used towards the undergraduate degree • Each college/department has internal process for determining coursework

6. A review of Exceptions • Where do I find them? • Every DARS user has at least read-only access to the exception menu • E on the main menu • The NOTE line • It is necessary that the note line be completed on every exception so that the reader of the audit has relevant information

7. Exceptions continued • The COMMENT area • It is extremely useful for all of the users who did not make the exception to have background or approval information on the exception in the comment section • The graduation office • For DARS staff members trying to help with questions or changes to the record • If the student changes major/college it assists the receiving major/college in understanding the reasoning or approval for the exception

8. The addition of NCAA requirements for athletes in DARS • Timeline • Spring 2004 completing a test pilot involving a major from almost every college • Summer 2004 – begin coding requirements into select number of majors • Fall 2004 – expand to all remaining majors • Lets look at the new requirements that will be placed on every audit (essentially a greater breakdown of the elective hours) • Lets look at the marker ($NCAA) that will be placed on each student athlete’s audit

9. Questions for us?