1. Insider Access: Catalyst Academic Structure

2. Today’s Agenda Academic Structure NEW Term Coding Convention: CYYT NEW Term Values

3. Navigating Catalyst: Insider Access Give current UniverSIS & Financier users a “sneak peek.” Some system options may change once design and build phase is complete. Some system options may change once design and build phase is complete.

4. Accessing Catalyst Catalyst is a web-based application that offers a portal-like environment. Launch a web browser to access the system.

5. Navigating Catalyst: Log In Log in using your CLS Username (6 + 2) and Password. Username

6. MODULE FIVE MODULE FOUR MODULE THREE MODULE TWO MODULE ONE Academic Structure Academic Institution Academic Career Academic Program Academic Plan Sub Plan Definition It is the foundation for all components of the system, representing the institution's physical and logical academic structure.

7. MODULE FIVE MODULE FOUR MODULE THREE MODULE TWO MODULE ONE Definition An individual university or college, working with the same course catalog and showing on the same transcript. In Catalyst, it’s referred to as: UCINN Academic Institution Academic Career Academic Program Academic PlanSub Plan

8. MODULE FIVE MODULE FOUR MODULE THREE MODULE TWO MODULE ONE Definition An academic career represents a body of work undertaken with a specific academic objective in mind and contains characteristics of students, courses, and terms. Academic Careers Undergraduate Graduate Law Medicine Academic Institution Academic Career Academic Program Academic PlanSub Plan

9. MODULE FIVE MODULE FOUR MODULE THREE MODULE TWO MODULE ONE Definition An academic entity to which a student applies, is accepted, and from which the student graduates. Academic Institution Academic Career Academic Program Academic PlanSub Plan UniverSIS CATALYST

10. MODULE FIVE MODULE FOUR MODULE THREE MODULE TWO MODULE ONE Definition An academic entity to which a student applies, is accepted, and from which the student graduates. Academic Institution Academic Career Academic Program Academic PlanSub Plan UniverSIS CATALYST

11. MODULE FIVE MODULE FOUR MODULE THREE MODULE TWO MODULE ONE Definition An area of study within a Career/Program resulting in awards directly associated with the Program. Academic Institution Academic Career Academic Program Academic Plan Sub Plan UniverSISCATALYST

12. MODULE FIVE MODULE FOUR MODULE THREE MODULE TWO MODULE ONE Definition An area of study within a Career/Program resulting in awards directly associated with the Program. Academic Institution Academic Career Academic Program Academic Plan Sub Plan UniverSISCATALYST

13. Major (undergraduate) Program (graduate) Minor (undergraduate) Certificates (by OBR type) 2 nd Major (additional and cross-college) Plans types

14. More Plans (majors+)

15. MODULE FIVE MODULE FOUR MODULE THREE MODULE TWO MODULE ONE Definition An area of emphasis with an academic plan. Not all plans will have sub-plans and students are not required to have one. Jane, our plant loving UC student! Career: Undergraduate Program: 15BACBaccalaureate seeking degree in the college of Arts and Sciences Plan: BIOL-BSMajor in Biology Sub-plan: BIOL-PSpecializing in Biology of Plants Academic Institution Academic Career Academic Program Academic Plan Sub Plan Other Things to Note: Other uses for sub-plans will include select “advising” PASLAs… Distance learning will be another sub-plan and sub-plan type

16. Using McMicken College of Arts & Sciences- Undergraduate Bachelor’s degree UCINN Undergraduate 15BAC Biol-BS Biol-P Example of Catalyst Academic Structure Institution Career Program Plan Sub Plan Remember Jane Episodes?

17. Term Values Term Coding Convention: CYYT C = century YY = calendar year of the academic year T = month of the term start Term (T) values: 1 = spring semester 5 = summer semester 8 = fall semester

18. Term Value Examples ** 2148 = Fall Semester, 2014-15 2151 = Spring Semester, 2014-15 2155 = Summer Semester, 2014-15 **Continue to use sub term suffixes. (ex. 2155.D) 1959 = Fall Quarter, 1995-96 1960 = Winter Quarter, 1995-96 1963 = Spring Quarter, 1995-96 1966 = Summer Quarter, 1995-96 **The TERM code is the same under each academic career

19. www.uc.edu/catalyst

20. Navigating Catalyst: New Terminology

21. Today’s Forum Highlights UCINN is the universal code for University of Cincinnati’s Academic Institution There are four categories on how students Academic Career will be defined. (Undergraduate, Graduate, Law, Medicine) A student’s Academic Program is defined by their college’s numeric code and intended degree. (ex. 15BAC: undergraduate degrees in A&S) Academic Plan is area of study directly related to a career/program. (ex. Biol-BS: Major-biology, B.S award) The Sub Plan is a concentration within an academic plan. Not all plans have sub plans and are not a student requirement.

22. Today’s Forum Highlights Term Coding Convention: CYYT C = century YY = calendar year of the academic year T = month of the term start Term (T) values: 1 = spring semester 5 = summer semester 8 = fall semester

23. Questions? Stephanie Schuckman – (Training inquiries) UC Training Lead Catalyst SIS Implementation Team Stephanie.Schuckman@uc.edu Cecily Goode – (General SIS inquires) UC Change Leadership & Communications Lead Catalyst SIS Implementation Team Cecily.Goode@uc.edu (513) 556-3071 Cecily.Goode@uc.edu