Bonnie,
The short answer is “no” we do not have a good way to code interdisciplinary majors. We had looked at using a generic college or departmental code that would signal interdisciplinary – but that wasn’t super well received. We move some courses back and forth between department alignment depending on the term it is being offered.
We were hoping for new features in banner 9 but haven’t found any yet (that I know of). Perhaps there has been progress in the last several months that I am unaware of, but we would be very interested in any solutions people have tried.
The programs that we do have rely on backend-refiguring by institutional research when reporting out and even though they are very good at what they do and are almost always spot-on, it often causes confusion or consternation by the departments or colleges and we often end up revisiting and re-explaining with some frequently.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me directly if I can be of service.
Sincerely,
Tony
Tony Campeau
Associate Vice President: Enrollment Management
Montana State University
406.994.2604
From: MACRAO Listserv <MACRAO@LISTSERV.GFCMSU.EDU> On Behalf Of Pace (Holzworth), Bonnie
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:08 AM
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Subject: Multiple Department Responsibility for a Major
Hello Everyone,
I hope your having a great Tuesday.
I have a question regarding interdisciplinary majors/programs and how you record those in Banner.
In Banner, there is only one field/slot to record the department and college on major/programs and courses. I’m wondering if anyone is using other places/forms in Banner to record secondary (or 3rd, or 4th, etc.) college and department codes on courses and majors/program.
Also, if you do have multiple responsible colleges and departments for courses and major/programs, how are you identifying those for the state and institutional data and research offices on campus?
Thanks!
Bonnie Pace
Associate Registrar
Registrar’s Office
Emma B. Lommasson Center | Missoula, Montana
t: (406) 243-2997 | URL: https://www.umt.edu/registrar/
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