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Key concepts related to counting, recording and reporting students, credit hours, courses, degrees, certificates and other formal awards

The GRAPple group

Concurrent bachelor's - master's (BAMA) degrees

• We call concurrent bachelor's-master's degrees BAMA degrees (even though some pairings result in a BS/MS combination)
• The word concurrent is also used to refer to concurrent enrollments with CU-Boulder and a high school or another CU campus. However, this is not how it is being used here.
• BAMA pairs (Excel) - this file lists the current approved BAMA pairings, along with other information including the associated major code, report major, and CIP code
• BAMA degrees - counts of BAMA degrees over time by major

CIP codes

• CIP codes assigned to course subjects. Used for making changes and additions to SIS course records. CIP codes are stored on SIS and used for external reporting.
• CIP codes and use at CU-Boulder
• Searchable list of CIP codes, with descriptions.

Tracking changes in academic program definitions on SIS

• SIS records AAR (admissions control record, screen 231) and RPR (academic program table, screen 1A3) together define valid degree and major combinations for creating admissions records, enrolling students in a term, and awarding degrees.
• See the following links for comparisons of AAR and RPR at two time points. Last updated for 5/15/07 records vs. spring 2006 census
  • AAR: B1  B2
  • RPR: B1  B2

Grand map: linking department-related concepts

• The PBA "grand map" is designed to link together department level data on a variety of topics (majors, degrees, course teaching activity, faculty and staff counts, finances, research funding, etc.) from a variety of sources (SIS, PeopleSoft HR and Finance, OCG sponsored research reports, etc.).
• More background information and details on the mappings

Approved degree programs as reported to CCHE

• Sorted by degree program name
  06-07  05-06  04-05  03-04  02-03  01-02  00-01  99-00  98-99
• Sorted by CIP code
  06-07  05-06  04-05  03-04  02-03  01-02  00-01 
• With detail on associated majors 
• Degree programs with new CIP codes in CIP2000 
  (effective with reporting Summer 2003)

Adding, splitting, ending, naming, and listing (on transcripts, diplomas, etc.) degree programs and associated academic concepts (majors/plans, minors, tracks/options/concentrations, certificates, events)

• Meeting notes, January 2008
• Recommended changes in degree structure and names, Department of Art and Art History, November 2007 - Recommendation - Cover letter
• Formal separation of degree programs in atmospheric and oceanic sciences, and astrophysical and planetary sciences: Implementation in SIS, CCHE records, and federal reporting, February 2008 - Proposal
• Degree Approval Process - checklist and sample proposals

Common questions on procedures for changing or adding degree programs

Procedures for interdisciplinary graduate degrees

• Procedures document
• Start up actions
• Memo (7/2003) from Grad School on reporting for interdisciplinary majors