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Entering External Courses

To set up external courses, use the School Course Classification (SCHOOL_COURSES) component.

This section discusses how to record external courses.

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Definition Name

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Usage

School Course Classification

SCHOOL_COURSES

select Set Up SACR, then select Common Definitions, then select External Education, then select School Course Classification, then select School Course Classification

Record the specific course offerings for each subject area of an external organization. You use these course classifications when you create course transfer rules.

Access the School Course Classification page (select (Set Up SACR, then select Common Definitions, then select External Education, then select School Course Classification, then select School Course Classification).

Image: School Course Classification page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the School Course Classification page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

School Course Classification page

Note: If you want to inactivate an external course, you must enter a status of inactive and remove the external course from your course equivalency rules.

Field or Control

Definition
School Course Number

Enter the course number at the specified external organization for the course that you are classifying. This value is usually the catalog number of the external course.
External Subject Area

Enter the external subject area for this course at the specified external organization. This field is where school subjects that are the same but have different names can both be represented by the single external subject area that you enter.
Career

Enter the career for this course at the specified external organization. Values for this field are delivered with your system as translate values. You can modify these values.
External Course Type

Enter the external course type for this course at the specified external organization. Values for this field are delivered with your system as translate values. You can modify these values.
Course Level

Enter the level for this course at the specified external organization. Values for this field are delivered with your system as translate values. You can modify these values.
External Units

Enter the number of external units that this course is worth at the specified external organization.

Note: External courses are converted to the unit type of your academic institution based on the rules on the External Term Table page.