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Setting Up Milestones

To set up milestones, use the Milestone Table component (MILESTONE_TBL) and Milestone Template component (MILESTONE_TMPL).

Milestones are non-course related but vital requirements that a student must complete toward degree progress to graduate. You might be able to relate milestones most easily to graduate student progress, but your institution might also use milestones for undergraduates as well. After you define milestones, you can assign milestones and advisors to a student, as well as record the student's completions of milestones and attempts to fulfill them, by using the Student Milestones component.

This section discusses how to:

Page Name

Definition Name

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Usage

Milestone Table

MILESTONE_TBL

select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Enrollment, then select Milestone Table, then select Milestone Table

Define milestones.

Milestone Templates

MILESTONE_TMPL

select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Enrollment, then select Milestone Templates, then select Milestone Templates

Create milestone templates to reduce data entry later on.

Access the Milestone Table page (select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Enrollment, then select Milestone Table, then select Milestone Table).

Image: Milestone Table page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Milestone Table page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Milestone Table page

Note: To inactivate a milestone code, remove that code from every milestone template in addition to entering a status of Inactive on this page.

Field or Control

Definition
Calculate Required Date and Calculate Anticipated Date

If you enter a value, for example Expected Grad Term Start Date, the date/term is calculated when you add a milestone for a student on the Student Milestone page or when you run the Process Milestone process.
Print Milestone Detail

Select a print milestone detail to indicate if the milestone detail information will appear on the transcript. Milestone detail information includes the details on the Student Milestones page.
Attempts Allowed

Enter the number of attempts students can make at completing the milestone. This field is a default data entry and tracking aid. You can override the attempts allowed on individual student records.
Grading Scheme

Select a grading scheme for the milestone. When you enter the milestone on a student's record, you can override the grading scheme.
Grading Basis

Select a grading basis for the milestone. Link grading bases to grading schemes on the Grading Scheme Table page. You can override this value on individual student records.

Self-Service Availability

Field or Control

Definition
Allow Student Self-Service

Select the check box to allow students to access information about the milestone in Self Service.

If the check box is selected, the milestone appears in the Milestone section on the Student Center page. Students click the details link to access the Student Milestones Details self-service page (SS_SR_MILESTON_SEC).

Field or Control

Definition
Allow Advisor Self-Service

Select the check box to allow advisors to access information about the milestone in Self Service.

If the check box is selected, advisors can access the Student Milestones Details self-service page through the Advisor Center.

Field or Control

Definition
Allow Student Attachment and Allow Advisor Attachment

Select the check box to allow students and advisors to add attachments — for example, an advisor might attach instruction or reference materials for students to use.
Information for Students

The information that you enter here can be viewed by students in Self Service.

See Setting Up a Self-Service Student Center.

Understanding Self-Service Student CenterUsing Self-Service Student Center

Enter Milestone Levels Here

Field or Control

Definition
Milestone Level

Enter an alphanumeric code that identifies this milestone level code. You use milestone levels for detailing the progress of a milestone and for informational purposes. For example, you might define a milestone of Written Comprehensive Exams for doctoral students and have four levels within that milestone to designate the four sets of comprehensives required.

(NZL) Defining Milestones for Unit Standards

When you define a milestone for New Zealand institutions, use the NQF Detail group box to enter a Milestone Type of U and link NQF codes to the milestone.

See Linking NQF Codes to Milestones.

Access the Milestone Templates page (select Set Up SACR, then select Product Related, then select Student Records, then select Enrollment, then select Milestone Templates, then select Milestone Templates).

Image: Milestone Templates page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Milestone Templates page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Milestone Templates page

If you link a milestone template to only an academic institution and academic career, it can be used as a template for any academic program or plan. If you want a milestone template to be restricted to a specific academic program or plan, enter the program and plan in the search dialog box. When you link milestones to academic programs you are making a template, not a permanent link. This information appears in the Student Milestones component when you copy the template to the student's record.

For information about the fields on this page:

See Defining Milestone Codes.