The first program needs to be created on the Department Settings page's Programs tab.

Click the Create New Program (➕) button.

Once any program is created, you can create additional programs this same way, or just use the blue plus button next to Programs on the Program settings tab.

Adding content to the programs takes quite a bit of thoughtful effort. Start by mapping out the ideal dates and deadline dates for all program milestones and requirements. To fill in the program details click the Edit “Program Name” Details button, this will load the Program Settings tab of the Admin Tools page.

Basic Information

• Provide the common name and formal name of the program (e.g. PhD, Doctor of Philosophy).
• Choose whether the Program has supervisors and committees.
• Enter the Program’s ideal or expected completion time in months.
• Enter the maximum program length in months. This will be recorded as the student’s program end date.
• Enter in the number of course credits required for the completion of the program.

Settings

We will be adding settings here as new program-specific settings are suggested to us by users.

For now, the only setting is whether or not students and supervisors get the automatic monthly update email that shows upcoming and overdue milestones and requirements. We strongly recommend leaving this on. If you wish to turn it on after a month or two, after students have back-filled their completed milestones, you can do that. (Set a reminder to turn it on.)

This tab also holds the list of subfields in the program. These are listed on students' profile pages. Simply add, edit, and delete them as necessary. Note that deleting one will not delete it from students' profiles.

🚧 Administrators (Under construction)

This tab will eventually let you add program-specific Administrators, who will be able to see all faculty in the department but only students in this specific program. However this feature is still under construction and not available. If you have a strong use-case for it, please let us know about it at [email protected].