Online Graduate Admissions
Need to be addressed:
Address the growing paperwork burden and workload generated by the growing graduate enrollment Description:
Graduate Studies is committed to transforming the application and admissions process for graduate students. As a first step in this transformation, the ability to pay application fees via credit card was added to the on-line application for the current year. This process will streamline workload for program and Graduate Studies staff by reducing the number of paper checks that are processed. Additionally, modifications made in the way applications and supporting reports are generated at Graduate Studies will reduce the workload of Graduate Studies' staff. Graduate Studies is committed to continue streamlining the application and admissions procedures in an effort both to improve the business process for our applicants and to reduce the workload for faculty, program staff and Graduate Studies' staff. To that end, they are pursuing three projects. First is the adoption of document imaging and management as a means of handling a growing paperwork burden generated by dramatically increasing numbers of applications and increases in enrolled students. Second will be further automation of the admissions process, including on-line notification of decisions and on-line Statement of Intent to Register. Finally, Graduate Studies is exploring processes to allow program faculty to access, review and evaluate applications on-line, using existing data from Banner. The ultimate goal is to move to a fully electronic application and admissions process. We feel this project will be particularly valuable in reducing workload for faculty and program staff. IT Strategies:
I.1 [see the IT Strategic Plan (PDF) for categories] Sponsor:
Graduate Studies
Address the growing paperwork burden and workload generated by the growing graduate enrollment Description:
Graduate Studies is committed to transforming the application and admissions process for graduate students. As a first step in this transformation, the ability to pay application fees via credit card was added to the on-line application for the current year. This process will streamline workload for program and Graduate Studies staff by reducing the number of paper checks that are processed. Additionally, modifications made in the way applications and supporting reports are generated at Graduate Studies will reduce the workload of Graduate Studies' staff. Graduate Studies is committed to continue streamlining the application and admissions procedures in an effort both to improve the business process for our applicants and to reduce the workload for faculty, program staff and Graduate Studies' staff. To that end, they are pursuing three projects. First is the adoption of document imaging and management as a means of handling a growing paperwork burden generated by dramatically increasing numbers of applications and increases in enrolled students. Second will be further automation of the admissions process, including on-line notification of decisions and on-line Statement of Intent to Register. Finally, Graduate Studies is exploring processes to allow program faculty to access, review and evaluate applications on-line, using existing data from Banner. The ultimate goal is to move to a fully electronic application and admissions process. We feel this project will be particularly valuable in reducing workload for faculty and program staff. IT Strategies:
I.1 [see the IT Strategic Plan (PDF) for categories] Sponsor:
Graduate Studies