RC325 INSTRUCTOR LOAD

Natural alias: I-LOAD-RC

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RC325 INSTRUCTOR ID

Natural alias: INSTR-ID-RC

from SRSscreen 132, but does not display on screen

RC010 COURSE SECTION ID

Natural alias: SECT-ID-RC

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The unique identifier for a specific course section in a specific term is composed of the Subject_Area, the Course_Number, and the Section_Number:

Positions 1 to 4 are the alphabetic code for the subject area of the academic discipline under which the course is offered.

Positions 5 to 7 indicate the course number assigned to the course at the inventory level.

Positions 8 to 10 indicate the section number for a specific course section in a specific term.

Generally, term specific sections with a midlle digit of 5 indicate that the course was taken through Study Abroad.

Note: Although a Section_Id may be used in more than one term, the activity may be different in different terms.

Values:

Positions 1 to 4  Refer to Table AO35 Table of Subject Areas

Positions 5 to 7

001 to 099     Undergraduate courses primarily for Freshmen

100 to 399     Undergraduate courses

400 to 499     Undergraduate courses primarily for undergraduates but

               graduates may also take the course for credit with 

               permission

500 to 599     Graduate courses primarily for graduates but 

               undergraduates may also take the course for credit

600 to 989     Graduate courses

990 to 999     Graduate independent study courses

Positions 8 to 10

000            Auto section create is for independent study courses 

               only.  The student is assigned a section number by the 

               department, the section is automatically created when 

               the student registers through PARIS.

001 to 049     Lecture sections

050 to 059     Study Abroad sections

060 to 099     Lecture sections

100 to 199     Laboratory sections

200 to 299     Recitation sections

300 to 399     Seminar sections

400 to 499     Crosslisted sections

500 to 599     Grad Engineering Executive Masters Program sections

600 to 699     College of General Studies sections

700 to 799     Wharton Executive MBA sections

800 to 999     Reserved for courses converted from the previous 

               course numbering system

RC005 TERM, CTF

Natural alias: CTF-TERM_RC

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Penn divides the academic year into 3 terms or semesters: Fall, Spring, and Summer. Terms are designated by the 4-digit calendar year, followed by a term code. The Spring term code is A, the Summer term code is B and the Fall term code is C.

Example: 1995C means Fall 1995 1996A means Spring 1996 1996B means Summer 1996

RC330 CIT CODE

I-CIT-CODE-RC

appears on SRSscreen 132

The Courses InTouch code of the instructor, for a specified course section in a specified term.

The CIT Code determines which functions, if any, this instructor can use in the Courses InTouch web interface on the Penn Portal. The course term file roll optionally copies this value for the instructor, but it alsocan be manually changed, from one term to the next.

Values:

null - nothing assigned
L - Class List only
C - Course Problem notices
G - Grading and Class Lists
A - Course Problem notices, Grading, and Class Lists
N - No InTouch functions allowed

RC320 GROUP CONTACT

NATURAL ALIAS: I-GRP-CN-RC

appears on SRS screen 132