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. SECBAC Marker 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

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?