Changing curricula priorities for dual graduate programs

Owned by Denise Kidd
Last updated: Feb 01, 2024
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Overview

Curricula priorities are managed in SFAREGS if registration exists. Prior to registration, curricula priorities are managed in SGASTDN. The process on either screen works the same.

  • If you attempt to update SFAREGS for a future term that’s not yet available, you will get the following error. This is the indicator that the change must be made in SGASTDN.

  • If you attempt to update SGASTDN for a term in which registration exists, you will get the following error. This is the indicator that the change must be made in SFAREGS.

Graduate students pursuing dual degree

Please see Processing graduate interdivisional transfers (IDTs) for guidelines.

Changing curricula priorities

In SFAREGS/SGASTDN, enter the term and ID in the key block. Start with the first effective term that needs to be updated. If needed, override with “OVR”. Go.

Review the current state to determine what needs to change

In the Curricula tab, review the current curricula priorities by using the right triangle to scroll through. We are only concerned about Current and Active curricula. In this example, we have two Current and Active curricula: MSW is priority 10 and the MBA is priority 20. We need to flip them so that MBA is priority 10 and MSW is priority 20.

Correct the priorities

  1. On the priority 10 program, click the Update button. Overwrite the 10 with 30. Save.

  2. Select the priority 20 record. Click the Update button. Overwrite the 20 with 10. Save.

  3. Select the priority 30 record (originally 10). Click the Update button. Overwrite the 30 (from step 1) with 20. Save.

Close the loop (grad programs only)

Update the Student Type

Once the curricula have been updated, be sure to align the Student Type and with the priority 10 program.

  • In SGASTDN, you’re looking for the Student Type field in the Learner tab.

  • In SFAREGS, you’re looking for the Student Type field in the Student Term tab.

Update the attributes

Also update the attributes in SGASADD to align with the priority 10 program. See also: Managing student attributes (SGASADD)

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