By Academe Solutions' Campus Solutions Blog | January 26, 2013 at 02:22 AM EST |
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Utilize the Campus table to define individual campuses, administrative units and locations that make up the institution as a whole.
In general a Campus is a separate, physical entity that operates as an administrative unit or provides a dedicated function for the Academic Institution.
Each Campus is associated with a primary Location Code and one or more additional Valid Campus Locations. The primary Location is generally the administrative or headquarters unit for the Campus and additional Valid Campus Locations are satellites or affiliates of the Campus at which specific services are provided.
The functions and definition of one Academic Institution’s Campuses or administrative units may be the same as or completely different from other Academic Institutions.
Consider the following questions when defining Campuses:
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What campuses, units or locations within the Academic Institution serve unique populations of students?
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What campuses, units or locations within the Academic Institution process applications and admit students.
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What campuses, units or locations offer and administer courses and/or schedule of classes?
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What campuses, units or locations offer and support specific academic programs of study?
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What campuses, units or locations have administrative offices, classrooms, information technology labs, libraries and other facilities designed to serve and support students?
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What campuses, units or locations provide dedicated staff and student support services for career counseling, academic advising, academic tutoring, registration, financial aid and bill payment?
Campus is both a student characteristic and a course characteristic:
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Academic Programs are associated with Campuses and can be offered on one or multiple Campuses. In some instances, Campuses may be entirely responsible for administering specific Academic Programs, Plans and Sub Plans.
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If the Academic Institution has multiple Campuses, and Courses will be organized on more than one Campus, you must either leave Campus blank on the Course Offering, or create multiple Course Offerings.