Good afternoon,

Dummy courses have been created for core, subject specific courses and electives.  As you are working on your plans, feel free to use the dummy courses as placeholders.

CORE

Below are tables that show you the core requirement and the dummy course that was created for that requirement:

10-12 & 12-14 Catalogs

For all degrees:

Core	Course
Mathematics	C020 XXX3
Natural Sciences	C030 XXX3
Literature	C040 XXX3
Visual and Performing Arts	C050 XXX3
United States History and Diversity	C060 XXX3
Introduction to American Politics	C070 XXX3
Social and Behavioral Science	C080 XXX3
World Society and Issues	C090 XXX3

14-15 & 15-16 Catalogs

For all degrees:

Core	Course
Mathematics	C020 XXX3
Life and Physical Sciences	C030 XXX3
Language, Philosophy and Culture	C040 XXX3
Creative Arts	C050 XXX3
American History	C060 XXX3
Introduction to American Politics	C070 XXX3
Social and Behavioral Science	C080 XXX3
Component Area Option	C090 XXX3

For example, if a student needs to take a core math, but it doesn’t matter which one, you can type in C020 XXX3 on their plan, and that indicates that the student needs to take a core math.  You can include a note saying something about them choosing from any core math class.

SUBJECT SPECIFIC

We have also created subject specific dummy courses as well.  You can differentiate between upper and lower division courses as well, for many subjects.  For example, if a student needs to take an upper-division Criminal Justice course, you can type in CRJ 4XX3 as the course.  If it could be lower or upper division, you could type in CRJ XXX3.

The format for subject specific dummy courses is SUB 4XX3 for upper-division and SUB XXX3 for upper or lower. 

We went through the catalog and created courses based on what was needed for degree plans.  If you want to know if a course was created, you can utilize the course search function by selecting the magnifying glass after adding a blank course row in the plan, then typing in the course you want to search.

If all lower-division courses are required for the major, then a lower-division dummy course was not created. 

If there is a subject that does not have a dummy course, and you feel it needs one, please let me know.

Some degrees require courses from within a college (COB, COS and COLFA), and dummy courses have been created for them as well:

COB XXX3

COS XXX3 & COS 4XX3

CLFA XXX3 & CLFA 4XX3

Electives

Free elective dummy courses have been created. They are listed below:

ELEC 4XX3            ELEC XXX3

ELEC 4XX2            ELEC XXX2

ELEC 4XX1            ELEC XXX1

When you enter in a core or elective placeholder, they will fall in to the plan in the audit view where appropriate.  Below, you can see the three core dummy courses that were added to the plan, mark those requirements in yellow in the Audit View in the plan.

If you have any questions, or need clarification on a matter, please email: DegreeWorks@utsa.edu or you can reach me at x6519.

Amanda Garcia

Program Coordinator
Undergraduate Studies Support and Technology Services

University of Texas at San Antonio

210-458-6519 (phone)