Developmental Credit-Hour Limits Settings
Use these settings to limit the number of developmental credit hours a student can take.
Limit the number of developmental credit hours: When this checkbox is selected, you can set the number of developmental credit hours a student can attempt before triggering either a warning or a stop. When unselected, developmental credit hours are not limited, and the other fields in this section are not available.
Developmental credit-hour limit: This number of hours must be a whole number from 1 to 99.
How should the limit be enforced?
Warning: The registration for the repeat course can take place, but a warning explains that the limit is exceeded.
Stop: The system doesn't allow the repeat course to be registered.
Year / Terms to Include in Count: Determine whether all year/terms are included in the count or the count is limited to more recent year/terms.
All year / terms
The selected year / term and all following:
Year / Term: Select an option from the drop-down. This will be the starting year/term for the repeat count.
Options When the Limit Is Exceeded
Update the State Funded field on the Manage Student Section Record page: When this checkbox is selected, then when a student exceeds the repeat limit, the State Funded field on the Manage Student Section Record page is set to No.
Update the Reason Not Funded field as follows: Select an option from the drop-down. The options come from the Not-State-Funded Reason Definitions page. When a student exceeds the limit, this field is updated on the Manage Student Section Record page.
Data is stored in the Configuration Table table (configuration_tabl).
Field | Database Location |
|---|---|
Limit the number of developmental credit hours | configuration_tabl where char_cde = 'USE_DEV_LIMIT' |
Developmental credit-hour limit | configuration_tabl where char_cde = 'DEV_HOURS' |
How should the limit be enforced? [radio button group] | configuration_tabl where char_cde = 'DEV_WARN_STOP' |
Warning | Value: W |
Stop | Value: S |
Year / Terms to Include in Count | configuration_tabl where char_cde = 'DEV_CRS_INCLUD' |
All year/terms | Value: A |
The selected year /term and all following | Value: B |
Year / Term | Data comes from configuration_tabl where char_cde = 'DEV_YR_BEGIN' and also from char_cde = 'DEV_TRM_BEGIN' Options come from year_term_table ordered by year_def.yr_sort_order then by year_def.yr_cde then by term_def.trm_sort_order then by term_def.trm_cde. |
Update the State Funded field on the Manage Student Section Record page | configuration_tabl where char_cde = 'DEV_ST_FUNDED' |
Update the Reason Not Funded field as follows | Data comes from configuration_tabl where char_cde = 'DEV_UNFUND_RSN' Options come from ST_UNFUNDED_REASON_DEF ordered by display_order. If any have Active = 'N', put 'Inactive' in parens at the end. |
In Desktop, developmental credit-hour limit settings are on the Registration Configuration window, Configuration Table tab.
The permission needed to view and edit these settings is "Can manage registration limits settings". It's available in the Registration Settings section of the Registration Module Manager role or roles copied from it.
On the Registration Administration hub, click Hub options.
Select Settings and then Registration limits. The Registration Limits settings page opens.
Click the anchor link for Developmental Credit-Hour Limits or scroll down to the section.
Click the Edit this section button.
Make changes to editable fields as needed. See the Fields section above for guidance.
To abandon your changes, click the Cancel button. Otherwise, click the Save this section button.