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Campus Solutions Glossary of Terms

Click on any letter to view a list of CUNYfirst terms and their definition.

A

#1	Academic Career Level	A student's "level" at a particular school. e.g., Undergraduate, or Graduate.
#2	Academic Group	Divisions. The school or division within a college. e.g., Career, Education, Humanities and Sciences.
#3	Academic Institution	The college, Bronx Community College (Bronx Community College code is BCC01).
#4	Academic Level	Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior.
#5	Academic Load	Full time or part time student.
#6	Academic Organization	Departments. Academic Department.
#7	Academic Plan	Major or Curriculum Code. For undergraduate students this refers to their majors; Criminal Justice, Accounting, Nursing.
#8	Academic Program	Degree/Non-Degree. The degree type e.g., A.S., A.A., A.A.S.
#9	Academic Structure	Defines how programs (including degrees, majors, specializations, and concentrations) are organized.
#10	Academic Sub-plan	Concentration, Specialization or Curriculum Code. A specialization, concentration, or option; sub plans are always linked to a plan.
#11	Add/ Drop Consent	This is equivalent in SIMS to Restrictions, e.g., Department or Instructor Permission.
#12	Advisor Center	A self-service administrative "dashboard" used by advisors to manage their advisor related activities with the student, e.g., view a student's academic progress and assist student in enrollment activities.
#13	Academic Career	Undergraduate.

B

#1	BARFIT	Bursar, Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid, and, Information Technology.

C

#1	Campus Solutions	the student information system module of CUNYfirst.
#2	Catalog Number	A unique number that is tied to a specific subject (course). The course number, e.g., 11, as in ENG 11.
#3	Class Number	The registration code for a specific course section.
#4	Class Sections	course sections.
#5	Component	Identifies the different structure of a course (i.e., lecture, lab, seminar, or tutorial.
#6	Course Attributes	Associated to courses or specific class sections and are generally used for reporting purposes. Note in SIMS, this was derived from the CPROG table e.g., writing intensive, College Now, experimental.
#7	Course Catalog	A list of all courses that are or have been offered at each campus, with descriptions and all other course details. (It is similar to the "Course Master" in eSIMS).
#8	CUNYfirst Icons	Are graphical representations of CUNYfirst actions.
#9	Customer Relations Management (CRM):	The ticketing system used to report CUNYfirst issues and manage and control workflow. When you report an issue, they will go in as "CRM tickets".

D

#1	Description/Long Course Title/Long Description	The course description.

E

#1	Effective Date	The date on which a value, description, or record becomes current.
#2	Enterprise Learning Management (ELM)	Is the CUNYfirst application used by Faculty and Staff to register for training sessions.
#3	EMPLID	A unique eight-digit personal identification number used in the CUNYfirst system used as a Student ID or Employee ID.
#4	Employee Self Service (ESS)	Allows faculty and staff to view, update, and/or make change requests to their Human Resources personal information within the CUNYfirst system.
#5	Enrollment Appointment	A registration appointment during which students can enroll (register) in classes for a term.
#6	CEnrollment Requirement Group/Requisites	Prerequisites/Corequisites.

F

#1	Faculty Center	Self-service component used by faculty to manage their instructor-related transactions, e.g., obtain class rosters, verify attendance roster, and submit grades.
#2	Financial Aid Progress Units	Equated Credits.

G

#1	Grading Basis	Indicates how the course is graded, e.g. whether only A - F grades can be awarded or whether other options, such as NC, are available.

H

#1	Holds	Are current service indicators that appear on the Student Center. Students may see how to resolve their holds and which department to contact for additional information by clicking on details link. Note: Some holds may prevent students from enrolling in classes, so it is important for students to deal with holds prior to their enrollment appointment date.
#2	Human Capital Management (HCM)	The Human Resources module in CUNYfirst.

I

#1	Institution	The College.

N

#1	National ID	Social Security number.

P

#1	Planner	A registration preparation option. The student can add classes to their Planner and add them to their schedule once their enrollment appointment opens. Students may add courses to a future term for enrollment.
#2	Program	A method of grouping plans. Programs are the tracks within a major, minor, or graduate program e.g., Masters in Art History, Masters in Computer Science, Masters in Chemistry, etc.

R

#1	Repeat for Credit Rules	This is equivalent in SIMS to "Repeat Allowed."
#2	Requirement Designation	Academic level (regular, remedial, and message) and Liberal Arts (Y or N).
#3	Row	A technical term used to describe an addition to a record.

S

#1	Service Indicators	Stop Codes. Negative Service Indicator - Restricts student access to one or more services (i.e.; enrolling in classes, requesting transcripts, etc. and is easily visible to staff. Positive Service Indicator - Allows students to access additional services, e.g., veterans' services, early registration, specialized accommodation.
#2	Shopping Cart	A CUNYfirst registration feature for students to temporarily save classes until it is time to enroll in them in term. Classes in a student's shopping cart remain there throughout the term, until the student either enrolls in a class or deletes the class from their Shopping Cart. Note: Classes added to the shopping cart are only temporary and doesn't mean that students are enrolled in those classes.
#3	Student Center	A self-service component where students manage their college-related activities e.g., enroll in classes, view class schedules, view and pay bills, etc.
#4	Student Finance (SF)	A CUNYfirst module that refers to the Bursar Office.
#5	Student Groups	Program Codes. A grouping of students that share a common characteristic for various business processes, e.g., honors students, athletes, CD, veterans, ASAP, etc.
#6	Student Records (SR)	A CUNYfirst module that refers the Office of the Registrar.
#7	Student Self-Service	Students can view their financial aid packages, bills, and registration information on-line. Students will also be able to accept or deny financial aid awards as well as provide address changes online.
#8	Student Services Center	An administrative "dashboard" used by the campus community as a single point of entry to view/update a wide range of student data.
#9	Subject Area	Course discipline, e.g., ENG, ACC, etc.

T

#1	Term	The semester, e.g., Fall, Spring and Summer.
#2	Term Codes	A four-digit code used to represent a term.

U

#1	Units	Credits.