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Requirement Types and Codes

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Requirement Types and Codes#

When editing a degree and adding courses or groups to a degree plan, you can specify the type of each course or group. FlightPath refers to this as the requirement type.

For example, a course such as ENGL 1001 might be considered a Core requirement, while another course might be a Major requirement or an Elective.

Requirement types are identified by a letter code.

Assigning a Requirement Type#

When editing a degree, add the requirement type code after the course or group.

Course Repeat Policy

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Course Repeat Policy#

FlightPath can handle repeated courses in several different ways. The way repeated courses are evaluated is controlled by the Course repeat policy setting on the Configure School Settings form.

The available policies determine which attempt FlightPath uses when a student has taken the same course more than once.

Note: The course repeat policy applies to normal courses whose repeat hours are the same as their minimum hours. Courses that are specifically designed to be repeated are handled differently.

Term ID Structure

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Term ID Structure#

Every course taken by a student must have a corresponding term ID that identifies when the course was taken.

For many schools, a term ID is a simple code that combines a year and a term code. For example:

2008SP might represent Spring 2008.
2009FL might represent Fall 2009.

Each school may have its own system for representing terms. FlightPath can be configured to understand the school’s term ID structure and display terms appropriately.

Grade Logic

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Grade Logic#

FlightPath uses grade logic to determine how different grades affect a student’s degree plan.

For example, grade logic determines whether a student has failed a course and needs to retake it. It also determines whether a grade is considered sufficiently high to satisfy a minimum-grade requirement.

These settings can be configured from the Configure School Settings page in the Admin Console.

Grade Order#

This is the order, from highest to lowest, of all the grades in your system. This is how FlightPath understands than B is better than C and so on. In situations where courses are ordered by grade, this data is required.