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Overview of the Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees

CCCApply has implemented several Ed Goal/Majors filters over the years, primarily to allow colleges to filter or control the display of their majors and programs to applicants based on a set of college-defined categories and/or the applicant’s Education Goal selection.

The Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees allows colleges offering baccalaureate degree programs the ability to only display their CCC Bachelor’s degree programs to the applicant if they choose the Education Goal option to “Obtain a California Community College baccalaureate degree”.

General Things to Know

• The Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees is designed for colleges offering Bachelor’s degree programs; however, using the filter is optional.

• The filter has only been implemented in the CCCApply Standard Application.

• In 2025, COMIS added a new field value to the SB14-STUDENT EDUCATION GOAL field to gather data on baccalaureate degree interest. The new value is: “P - Obtain a California Community College baccalaureate degree”.

• CCCApply has now added the new value (P) to it’s own Education Goal field <edu_goal>, and the response option to the Education Goal question drop-down in the application.

• The addition of this new <edu_goal> value does not require any action by the college relative to data delivery.

• The new response option will ONLY appear to the applicant in the list of Education Goal options if the college has configured at least one of their majors with one of the two baccalaureate degree Award Types; otherwise the new Ed Goal option will not display.

• Configuring your majors with the appropriate Award Type, and thus enabling the filter, requires access to the CCCApply Administrator.

How It Works

Enabling the Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees filter is quick and very easy.

The filter is based on a simple design:

• IF the college has one or more Majors with Award Type = Y (Baccalaureate of Arts (B.A.) degree) OR = Z (Baccalaureate of Science (B.S.) degree)

• Display the response option “Obtain a California Community Colleges baccalaureate degree” in the Education Goal drop down menu

• IF response option is selected by applicant (“Obtain a California Community Colleges baccalaureate degree”) in the Education Goal drop down menu

• ONLY display Majors with Award Type = Y or = Z in the Major drop-down menu in CCCApply.

1. Configure the Award Type for each CCC Bachelor’s degree program in the Majors module in the CCCApply Administrator.

2. At least one (or more) Major must have a BA or BS Award Type set to enable the Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees functionality in the CCCApply application.
   
   

Configuring Award Types for Majors

The Majors module in the CCCApply Administrator is where you can add or edit the details of your Bachelor’s degree programs. Setting the Award Type value for each Bachelor’s of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor’s of Science (B.S.) major is required in order to enable the Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees.

Learn how to add and edit majors in the Configuring Majors section of the CCCApply Administrator User Guide.

About the Award Type Setting

• Setting the appropriate Award Type ensures your major is included in various Ed Goal/Major filters

• The major’s Award Type does not appear to the student in the application.

• The Award Type field is not a deliverable field.

• The Award Type value for a Bachelor’s of Arts (BA) major = “Y Baccalaureate of Arts (B.A.) degree”

• The Award Type value for a Bachelor’s of Science (BS) major = “Z Baccalaureate of Science (B.S.) degree”

To set the Major Award Type:

1. Log into the CCC Administrator using your unique college URL.

2. Select CCCApply Administrator from the Applications drop-down in the header.

3. Select CCCApply from the Applications drop-down list.

4. Click the Majors link from the modules menu bar to display the Majors table.

5. To add a new major, click the Add Major button to open the Add Major screen.

6. Follow the steps for Adding a Major in the CCCApply Administrator User Guide.

7. Click on the Award Type field to display the list of available award type options and select the option that best aligns to your baccalaureate degree program.

   1. For a Bachelor’s of Science (BS) program, select “Z Baccalaureate of Science (B.S.) degree”

   2. For a Bachelor’s of Arts (BA) program, select “Y Baccalaureate of Arts (B.A.) degree”

8. Review settings and click Save to add the new major.

Once saved, the new major is added to the Majors summary table where it can be edited or archived as needed.

Video: Configuring Award Types for Bachelor’s Degree Majors (Coming soon)

Video: Ed Goal/Majors Filter User Workflow (Coming soon)

Configuring Major Categories for Baccalaureate Degrees

The Major Categories filter is another tool that can be implemented to work with the Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees. If implemented, categories can add an additional layer of grouping and filtering of your baccalaureate degree majors.

Learn how to Configure Major Categories in the Major Categories Implementation Guide.

About Configuring Major Categories

Custom categories can be added and applied to your baccalaureate degree majors or you can select from your existing categories. If implemented correctly, applicants are required to select a major category first from the Category menu before selecting a baccalaureate major from the filtered Majors drop-down.

Notes About Major Categories

• Category names are restricted to 100 characters each.

• No limit to the number of categories that can be defined and associated to an individual major; however, if every major should be aligned to at least one category.

• A category can be added, edited, disassociated, with you baccalaureate degree in the Majors module in the CCCApply Administrator.

• Categories, also known as response options/values to the <major_category> field, are case-sensitive and must be spelled correctly and spaced consistently.

  • If a category is accidentally misspelled or if extra spaces are added, the system will consider it a separate and unique category and add it to the list of categories.

• When adding a new or existing category in the "Add/Edit Major" modal, you MUST HIT ENTER after adding each (case sensitive) category.

• If even one category is implemented across your Majors, the Major Category drop down will display in the application user interface.

• Please take time to plan your Major Categories implementation carefully. We recommend reviewing the Major Categories Implementation Guide.

Testing & Previewing in the Pilot Environment

The Pilot environment is a sandbox environment for colleges to preview new features and configure and test custom changes.

To setup and test the Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees, follow the instructions below:

Setup in the Pilot CCCApply Administrator

1. Navigate to your college’s unique CCCApply Administrator Pilot site URL and sign in through your college IdP and credentials.

2. Sign in using your college or district IdP credentials.

3. Follow the setup instructions provided here: Configuring Award Types for Majors

Test the filter in the Pilot CCCApply Standard Application

1. Navigate to your college’s unique CCCApply Pilot site URL - or use our generic CCCApply pilot test site listed below.

   • CCCApply Standard Test Application & Account System login (Pilot):
     https://pilot.opencccapply.net/cccapply-welcome?cccMisCode=ZZ1

2. Sign in with your existing pilot testing account credentials or create a new pilot account for by clicking on “Create An Account” on the Sign In page.

3. Report any issues encountered during your testing. Send feedback or report any bugs with our CCCTC Staff Support team: staffsupportccctc@openccc.zendesk.com.

The URLs shown below are templates. To see your college application, you must replace the "XXX" at the end of the URL with your college's MIS code.  To validate that you have reached your college applications, you should see your college logo in the upper left corner of the header banner. NOTE: We have no district applications, so if you are a single-college district, use your college MIS code to access your application.

Testing Your Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees

Before going live with the configuration changes required to implement the Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees - or any other config changes made to your CCCApply applications - we strongly recommend a thorough end-to-end test in your Pilot (sandbox) environment. Below are some high-level steps for making the required changes in the Pilot Administrator and viewing the enabled filter in the Pilot CCCApply Application.

Configure Majors in Your CCCApply Administrator

1. Sign in to your college’s Pilot CCCApply Administrator URL and sign-in using your college or district IdP.

2. Add the Award Type settings to correspond with your BA and BS degree majors.

3. Align BA and BS degrees to new or existing Major Categories, if desired
   
   

Test the Filter in Your CCCApply Application

1. Navigate to your college’s Pilot CCCApply Standard Application or use the generic test college (see URL below).

2. Sign in through OpenCCC and start a new application from the My Applications page.

3. Select a Term from the Term Applying To menu.

4. Click on the Education Goal drop-down menu to view list of education goal response options.

5. Confirm that the Ed Goal/Majors filter is properly enabled:

   1. If the option to “Obtain a California Community College baccalaureate degree” appears in the drop-down list, the filter is enabled correctly.

   2. If the option does not display, there are no active Majors set with the proper Award Type.

      1. Return to the Administrator and ensure each Bachelor’s degree major is set with one of the following Award Types:

         1. Y Baccalaureate of Arts (B.A.) degree

         2. Z Baccalaureate of Science (B.S.) degree

      2. Be sure to Save your changes to each major and return to the CCCApply Application.

   3. Reconfirm that the Ed Goal/Majors filter is properly enabled. If yes, select the option to ““Obtain a California Community College baccalaureate degree” from the Education Goal menu.

6. If Major Categories are implemented, select a category from the menu.

7. Click on the Major/Program of Study menu to view the list of filtered majors.

8. Confirm that all majors displayed in the Major/Program of Study menu are Bachelor’s degree majors.
   If ALL of the majors displayed are Bachelor’s degree majors, the filter has been setup correctly.

9. Make any additions or edits has needed in the Administrator; however, ensure that at least one major is configured with a Y or Z Award Type to enable the filter.

10. Sign out of CCCApply Application.

11. Sign out of CCCApply Administrator.

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Documentation

Related supporting documentation for the Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Baccalaureate Degrees feature are listed below:

• CCCApply Administrator User Guide

• Major Category Filter Implementation

• Ed Goal/Majors Filter for Associate Degrees

• All CCCApply User Guides

• All CCCApply Data Dictionaries

• CCCApply Public Documentation

The latest versions of CCCApply Data Dictionaries and User Guides are posted in the CCCApply Public Documentation space.

• CCC Support Services

• CCCApply Public Documentation

  • CCCApply Data Dictionaries