The Curricular Complexity tool visualizes course interconnections in 2- and 4-year plans, showing pre/co-requisites, DFW rates, course timing, and problematic paths. Access requires campus authentication and ad-hoc program file access.
What can you do with the tool?
- Identify student bottlenecks in program sequences.
- Assess timely graduation impact from course repeats.
- Model effects of course requirement changes (addition/removal).
- Gauge feasibility of suggested degree plans based on course timing.
- Could help students visualize 4-year plans.
Current/Potential Outcomes
- Simplification of program requirements.
- Changes to pre/corequisite requirements or course offering times.
- Targets courses for improvement due to progression impact.
- Models program changes to assess complexity shifts.
Users
- Undergraduate Program Directors and Department Chairs.
- Asst/Assoc Deans investigating program overlaps/shared course blocks.
- Advisors discussing requirements (with permission).
- Faculty groups developing new academic programs.