Repeat Determination

This column controls the Online Registration Program Search for repeated courses by two choices: C (based on the catalog course components) and U (based on the course's Requirement ID).

Repeat determination type can be changed at any time; however, if repeat determination is changed from catalog components to Requirement ID, use the following criteria:

· Make sure that a Requirement ID exists on every record in the Catalog Master and the Section Master.

· Make sure that a Requirement ID exists on every Student Course History record.

The following example shows a cross list for Intro to Statistics using Requirement ID:

Year	Term	Course	Course Title	Requirement ID
2011	01	BUS-139-1	Intro to Business	001100
2011	01	CSC-131-2	Intro to Computers	000150
2011	01	ENG-141-4	Fresh Comp I	000200
2011	01	SOC-230-1	Intro to Statistics	001130
2011	01	REL-121-1	Old Testament	000500

2011	02	ART 238-1	Art Hist & Appr	000600
2011	02	BUS-233-1	Principles of Acctg	001120
2011	02	CSC-137-1	Basic	000160
2011	02	ENG-142-1	Fresh Comp II	000201
2011	02	ECO-230-1	Intro to Statistics	001130

If repeat determination is C (course components), the Online Registration Program would not detect any repeated courses between these two terms. However, if repeat determination is U (Requirement ID), the Online Registration Program would detect the repeat. The 001130 Requirement ID, which is on both versions of Intro to Statistics, alerts the program that a repeat exists.

Although the Requirement ID catches some unique repeat situations, it does require additional setup work when assigning an ID to each course in the course catalog. However, it is extremely beneficial if you have many cross-listed courses or if you have many courses whose course number has changed over time.