Insider Access: Catalyst
Academic Structure
Today’s Agenda
• Academic Structure
• NEW Term Coding Convention: CYYT
• NEW Term Values
Navigating Catalyst: Insider Access
• Give current UniverSIS & Financier users a “sneak peek.”
• Some system options may change once design and build
phase is complete.
Accessing Catalyst
• Catalyst is a web-based application that offers a portal-like
environment.
• Launch a web browser to access the system.
Navigating Catalyst: Log In
• Log in using your CLS Username (6 + 2) and Password.
Username
Academic Structure
Academic
Academic
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
MODULE
Academic
Career
Academic
Plan
Sub Plan
Institution
Program
ONE
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
Definition
It is the foundation for all components of the system, representing the institution's physical
and logical academic structure.
Academic
MODULE
Institution
ONE
MODULE
Academic
Career
TWO
Academic
MODULE
Program
THREE
MODULE
Academic
Plan
FOUR
MODULE
Sub Plan
FIVE
Definition
An individual university or college, working with the same course catalog and showing on
the same transcript. In Catalyst, it’s referred to as:
UCINN
Academic
MODULE
Institution
ONE
Academic Career
MODULE
TWO
Academic
MODULE
Program
THREE
Definition
An academic career
represents a body of work
undertaken with a specific
academic objective in mind
and contains characteristics
of students, courses, and
terms.
MODULE
Academic
Plan
FOUR
MODULE
Sub Plan
FIVE
Undergraduate
Medicine
Academic
Careers
Law
Graduate
Academic
MODULE
Institution
ONE
MODULE
Academic
Career
TWO
Definition
An academic entity to
which a student applies, is
accepted, and
from which the student
graduates.
Academic
MODULE
Program
THREE
MODULE
Academic
Plan
FOUR
CATALYST
UniverSIS
MODULE
Sub Plan
FIVE
Academic
MODULE
Institution
ONE
MODULE
Academic
Career
TWO
Definition
An academic entity to
which a student applies, is
accepted, and
from which the student
graduates.
Academic
MODULE
Program
THREE
MODULE
Academic
Plan
FOUR
CATALYST
UniverSIS
MODULE
Sub Plan
FIVE
Academic
MODULE
Institution
ONE
MODULE
Academic
Career
TWO
Definition
An area of study within a
Career/Program resulting
in awards directly
associated with the
Program.
Academic
MODULE
Program
THREE
Academic Plan
MODULE
FOUR
UniverSIS
CATALYST
MODULE
Sub Plan
FIVE
Academic
MODULE
Institution
ONE
MODULE
Academic
Career
TWO
Definition
An area of study within a
Career/Program resulting
in awards directly
associated with the
Program.
Academic
MODULE
Program
THREE
Academic Plan
MODULE
FOUR
UniverSIS
CATALYST
MODULE
Sub Plan
FIVE
Plans types
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Major (undergraduate)
Program (graduate)
Minor (undergraduate)
Certificates (by OBR type)
2nd Major (additional and cross-college)
More Plans (majors+)
Academic
MODULE
Institution
ONE
Academic
MODULE
Program
THREE
MODULE
Academic
Career
TWO
MODULE
Academic
Plan
FOUR
Sub Plan
MODULE
FIVE
Jane, our plant loving UC student!
Career:
Undergraduate
Program: 15BAC
Baccalaureate seeking degree in
the college of Arts and Sciences
Plan:
BIOL-BS
Major in Biology
Sub-plan: BIOL-P
Specializing in Biology of Plants
Definition
An area of emphasis with an
academic plan. Not all plans
will have sub-plans and
students are not required to
have one.
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Other Things to Note:
Other uses for sub-plans will include select “advising”
PASLAs…
Distance learning will be another sub-plan and sub-plan
type
Example of Catalyst Academic Structure
Using McMicken College of Arts & Sciences- Undergraduate Bachelor’s degree
Sub Plan
Plan
Biol-P
Program
Career
Institution
Remember
15BAC Jane Episodes?
Undergraduate
UCINN
Biol-BS
Term Values
• Term Coding Convention: CYYT
C = century
YY = calendar year of the academic year
T = month of the term start
• Term (T) values:
1 = spring semester
5 = summer semester
8 = fall semester
Term Value Examples **
• 2148 = Fall Semester, 2014-15
• 2151 = Spring Semester, 2014-15
• 2155 = Summer Semester, 2014-15
**Continue to use sub term suffixes. (ex. 2155.D)
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1959 = Fall Quarter, 1995-96
1960 = Winter Quarter, 1995-96
1963 = Spring Quarter, 1995-96
1966 = Summer Quarter, 1995-96
**The TERM code is the same under each academic career
www.uc.edu/catalyst
Navigating Catalyst: New Terminology
Today’s Forum Highlights
• UCINN is the universal code for University of Cincinnati’s
Academic Institution
• There are four categories on how students Academic Career will
be defined. (Undergraduate, Graduate, Law, Medicine)
• A student’s Academic Program is defined by their college’s
numeric code and intended degree. (ex. 15BAC: undergraduate
degrees in A&S)
• Academic Plan is area of study directly related to a
career/program. (ex. Biol-BS: Major-biology, B.S award)
• The Sub Plan is a concentration within an academic plan. Not
all plans have sub plans and are not a student requirement.
Today’s Forum Highlights
• Term Coding Convention: CYYT
C = century
YY = calendar year of the academic year
T = month of the term start
• Term (T) values:
1 = spring semester
5 = summer semester
8 = fall semester
Questions?
Stephanie Schuckman – (Training inquiries)
• UC Training Lead
Catalyst SIS Implementation Team
• Stephanie.Schuckman@uc.edu
Cecily Goode – (General SIS inquires)
• UC Change Leadership & Communications Lead
Catalyst SIS Implementation Team
• Cecily.Goode@uc.edu
(513) 556-3071