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Understanding the curriculum rules for NTC students with approved non-NTC majors

Understanding the curriculum rules for NTC students with approved non-NTC majors

Current policy

Academic programs outside of Newcomb-Tulane College

“Newcomb-Tulane College students may pursue up to one major and one minor in SOPA..Students pursuing a non-NTC major and a major in NTC must declare the NTC major as their primary major except in the cases of coordinate majors.” 

 

Applicable major and Banner curriculum coding

The following table shows examples of program strings and major codes that apply when the student is only pursuing that major.

Name

Program string

Major code

Exercise Science, B.S.

UDSBS_UG

EXSC

Health and Wellness, B.A.

UDLBA_UG

HLWL

Homeland Security, B.A.

UDLBA_UG

HMLS

Information Technology, B.S.

UDSBS_UG

ITIA, ITCL, ITCS, OR ITPS

If a student wants to add a second major along with a non-NTC major, the primary major must be the NTC major. This also requires a change to the program string that aligns with the new primary major.

 

Decision tree

NTC student pursues non-NTC major  

  • Is the major the NTC student’s only major?  

    • Yes -  use above coding. (reference: NTC Major-Minor-Certificate Banner Coding Reference)

    • No  

      • Is the NTC major a stand-alone major (not a Coordinate major)? 

        • Yes  -  The NTC major has to be the primary major 

        • No – The non-NTC major will remain the primary major and the coordinate major will be secondary 

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Examples 

Example 1 

NTC student declares Health and Wellness, B.A. as primary major in second year of study. They are coded as UDLBA_UG, HLWL.  In the third year of study, the student decides to add the Sociology major. The student is then re-coded as LABA_UG, SOCI (major 1, priority 10) and HLWL (major 2, priority 20).  

 Example 2

NTC student declares Exercise Science, B.S. as a primary major in the second year of study. They are coded as UDSBS_UG, EXSC. In the third year of study, the student decides to add the Digital Media Production Coordinate Major. The student’s base-curriculum and primary major remain and DMPC is added as major 2, priority 20.   

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