Typical Rule Conditions
Primarily, there are 4 Rule Conditions that will be used:
Complete All Of
- Used when a student must complete an entire list of courses or an entire course set
Complete Any Of
- Used when a student must complete 1 option from a list of courses
- Do not use with a course set; instead, use Complete X Of or Minimum Credits
Complete X Of
- Used when a student must complete a specific number of courses from a course list or course set
- The number of required courses is placed in the Set Number box
Minimum Credits
- Used when a student must complete a specific number of credits from a course list or course set
- The number of required credits is placed in the Set Min Credits box
Troubleshooting Tips
The following situations are uncommon, but can be resolved using the instructions outlined below.
Program has separate course requirement lists based on a pathway, concentration, or other specialization chosen by the student
Solution: Use Number Of for the Rule Condition
How To
- Create a new rule in the desired requirement
- Select Number Of in the Rule Condition box
- Give the rule an appropriate name, such as "Concentration Requirements"
- Enter 1 into the At Least _ of the Following box
- Click + Add Sub Rule
- Fill out the rule with the pathway requirements
- Name the rule with the name of the pathway
- Repeat steps 5-6 for each concentration/pathway
Example of Correctly Entered Rule
Requirement rule has an additional limitation beyond quantity
Solution: Enter the limitation(s) as plain text in the Rule Notes field
How To
- Create a rule containing all of the course information using the standard practice
- Type the limitation into the Rule Notes field, eg. "(You must select from 2 different discipline areas)"
Example of Correctly Entered Rule
Program with sections that don't match the provided requirement level headers
Solution: Give the requirement a name that does not match the requirement level.
How To
- Assign a requirement to the closest matching requirement level
- Instead of matching the requirement name to the requirement level, enter the desired header name into the requirement name box
Notes
- This is an exception to the normal process
- Use whatever header that you would in the state definitions
- The requirements will be displayed in the catalog in the same order listed in the Requirements section
Example of Correctly Entered Requirement
Program has a non-course requirement
Solution: Use Freeform Text for the Rule Condition
This should NOT be used for new courses that need to be entered into the catalog. In that case, faculty should instead submit a request to add a course. This option is only for items that would never be listed in the course catalog, such as the in the example below.
How To
- Choose Freeform Text in the Rule Condition box
- Enter the requirement as plain text
- Name the rule
Example of Correctly Entered Requirement
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