Maintaining student curriculum records

Understanding the Banner configuration of curriculum records

Programs

A program in Banner includes School, Degree, and Level, with a naming convention of SchoolDegree_Level (e.g., LABA_UG), followed by major (s) and minor(s).

Priority

Programs, majors, and minors are numbered separately in order of priority. Priority 10 is first, priority 20 is second, etc.
For all degree programs in Banner, the primary program is classified as priority 10, a secondary program as priority 20 , and so forth. [This includes those that no longer exist (Newcomb College, School of Engineering, Graduate School, etc.)]
Dual degree students will have a priority 10 degree program (primary) and a priority 20 degree program (secondary).
For double major students, all programs are associated with a primary priority 10 major.
- The primary major must be in the program’s school (e.g., the primary priority 10 program is LABA_UG, the primary priority 10 major must be in the School of Liberal Arts, could be ANTH, COMM, ENGL, SOCI, UNDL etc.
- The first major under a degree is priority 10, regardless of the degree’s own priority (e.g., priority 20 degree has a priority 10 major).
The difference between dual degrees and double majors

Undeclared majors

In order to associate an undeclared major with a college within the University, we have created specific “undeclared” majors to be used by each school. For example , UNDL=Undeclared Liberal Arts, UNDB=Undeclared Business, etc.

Minors

The first minor under a degree is also priority 10, regardless of other majors already declared.

Also note that for minors, the Department field does not populate, and is not needed.