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The CCCApply Non-Credit Application is a streamlined, residency-determination-free version of the Standard Application, with a unique, college MIS-code branded URL intended explicitly for students enrolling exclusively in non-credit courses. More like a "workflow" than a completely separate application, the non-credit application uses the same infrastructure as the Standard Application - but without the residency questions or the residency algorithm.  The residency status field will automatically default to "N" and a new "non_credit" flag will default to "True"for all applicants who enter the Standard Application via the new Non-Credit URL. 

Product Features

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Non-Credit

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Application: Key Characteristics

• Shorter, more streamline version of the Standard Application workflow
• New URL created for the Non-Credit Application workflow Confirmation (every college will have a custom URL)
• In-Progress App-ID numbers are modified with a prefix "NC-"  (Example:  "NC-794033")
• Users are flagged as "non-credit"
• No residency questions, pages, or logic*
• New Integrity Flag 81 is triggered when user applies via the Non-Credit URL
• New "Non-Credit" flag is set to "True" when user applies via the Non-Credit URL
• Residency status field defaults to a new value: "N"Submitted application Confirmation numbers are modified with a prefix: "NC-" (Example: "NC-794033")
• Students that apply using the new Non-Credit URL, certain data fields and actions will default to the following:
  • New "non_credit" status field = True
  • New "Integrity-flag-81" field is triggered
  • Residency Status field = "N"  (new value)
  • Residency Area status fields = "9"  (new value)
• Students that need to re-apply for credit courses after submitting the Non-Credit application, will be allowed to submit a Standard Application for the same term, same college
• Students that need to re-apply for credit courses using the Standard Application after submitting the Non-Credit application will only have to answer the questions that were hidden in the Non-Credit application (this is also true when applying to any term, any college within 2 years of submitting a Non-Credit Application). auto-population 

Non-Credit Application: User Interface

The Non-Credit path will NOT include the following pages and questions:

• Citizenship & Military Status page
• Residency page
• Needs & Interests questions:
  • Comfort with English
  • Financial Assistance
  • Athletic Interest

The Non-Credit path WILL include the following pages and questions:

• Enrollment page
• Account Information/Mailing - including the Dependency Status for minors
• Education page
• Needs & Interests questions:
  • Programs & Services
• Review, Consent, & Submission

Non-Credit Application: Admin & Downloads

The Non-Credit path is embedded in the Standard Application, which means that much of the admin configuration, implementation, and downloads functionality is already setup in your Standard Application confirmation; such as: 

• The Non-Credit path uses the same reporting and admin configuration as the Standard Application:
  • Uses the same Terms that are setup for the Standard Application
  • Uses the same Majors and Major Categories that are setup for the Standard Application
  • Uses the same Supplemental Questions currently setup for the Standard Application
  • Uses the same Rules & Messages modules for the Standard Application
  • Uses the same databases as the Standard Application ("In-Progress" and "Submitted Applications")
  • Uses the same Report Center, reports, views, charts, and dashboards
• The Non-Credit path uses the same DOWNLOADS process and XML files
  • Uses the same Format Definitions XML file for specifying which data fields should be downloaded from the Standard Application Download Server
  • Uses the same Job XML file 
  • Uses the same Download Client that you currently have installed now
  • Uses the same Glue for CCCApply process that you currently have installed now (if applicable)

Differences Between the Standard Application & the Non-Credit Application

There are very few differences between these two applications because, for the most part, the Non-Credit application (path) IS THE STANDARD APPLICATION without residency questions and without the residency algorithm running to determine the preliminary residency-status determination (NO submission calculation service; NO residency determination).

The other differences are primarily implemented to help colleges identify the Non-Credit Applications from the Standard Applications; such as:

• Different URL is used to get to the Application 
• A new "Non-Credit Status" data field was added to help identify Non-Credit apps submitted. If the new Non-Credit URL is used, the new <non_credit> field is set to "True", otherwise it is "False"
• The Confirmation number (and App ID number) will have a "NC" prefix added to them
• A new Integrity Flag 81 was added. When the new Non-Credit Status flag value is set to "True", the integrity flag is triggered which sends an email to the college admissions office with the message, "Applicant applied using the Non-Credit URL"
• There will be blank and/or null values appearing for a lot of existing fields, including the Citizenship, Military, and Residency fields, in your download files and in the Report Center

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Project Phases

Development and implementation of the Non-Credit Application will roll out in phases.  The first phase, development, has already begun and a soft-launch release to the Pilot environment is scheduled for February 15, 2019 as part of the CCCApply 6.4.0 release. Below is a breakdown of the implementation plan. 

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