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1. What is the difference between a course "correction" and a course "revision" (for curriculum courses)?

2. What is the Local Library Cleanup Project?

3. Why did my course lose its AB status?

   • The course had AB status before I ran XUIC, but now it has X status, what happened?

   • What is locally-assigned AB status -vs- System Office-assigned AB status

4. What must my community college do to gain approval to offer DEVELOPMENTAL courses?

5. How do I build Programs of Study in IIPS?

6. How do I print an IIPS program of study?

7. What does a curriculum course's EFFECTIVE TERM mean?

8. What does a curriculum course's END TERM mean?

9. What determines the System Office START DATE for curriculum courses?

10. What determines the System office END DATE for curriculum courses?

11. What is the purpose of CC CIS CU PROGRAMS email list?

12. Colleague does not recognize this new program code, or program title? How do I add the program code/title so that I can build the program of study (POS) in Colleague? What actions do I take after the State Board has approved a new program?

13. When should colleges update their programs of study (POS) in IIPS?

14. How do colleges receive System Office-assigned AB status?

15. What is the deadline for submitting programs of study in IIPS?

16. When there are multiple versions of a course, how does the IIPS program of study (POS) system choose which version of a course will appear on the POS?

17. Obsolete Courses

1. Which courses receive "O" status? How are courses chosen to receive "O" status?

2. Do courses receive "O" status automatically?

3. What are the steps involved in assigning and receiving "O" status?

4. How does "O" status benefit the community colleges?

5. How does "O" status negatively impact the community colleges?

18. How do I add or update a Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code in Colleague? Where do I find the CIP code; where do I find the CIP code title?

19. How do I determine whether my college is approved to offer a specific version of a course? How do I determine which particular programs of study a specific version of a course is listed? How do I use the Find Course in Program IIPS menu option?

20. I imported courses, but when I search for them by prefix or by name, the courses do not display. 

21. How do I add DEPARTMENT codes in Colleague?