Work continues, almost twenty-four hours a day, to prepare for our first registration on the new system. Training opportunities for faculty will be announced soon, but learning the PeopleSoft lingo will give you a head start.
In our current system, the term designation is a two-digit numeric year followed by an alpha character representing spring, summer or fall. Spring 2010 is 10S. Summer 2010 is 10U. Fall 2010 would be 10F. In PeopleSoft, the term is a four-digit number. The first digit represents the century. The twenty-first century is 1 and the twentieth century is a zero. The second and third digits are the year. The fourth digit is the semester indicator—1 for spring, 5 for summer, and 8 for fall. This last number designates the month during which the semester begins: January = 1, May = 5, August = 8. So, in PeopleSoft, Fall 2010 is 1108.
The academic program for our students has been defined in our current system by a combination of college, degree, and major. In PeopleSoft, this is called CPP. The combination of career, program and plan is the student’s program of study. Career is GRAD or UGRD. Note that the PG career will no longer exist in Fall 2010. Program is the college—CBT, COE, FAH, NSS. Plan is the major, minor or additional endorsement.
As soon as the dates are announced, make sure you attend a training session to learn to navigate and talk “PeopleSoft.”
