Academic Programs, Course Units & Prerequisites

Configuring undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs, curriculum courses, lecture and lab credit splits, and multi-course prerequisite hierarchies.

Degree Programs & Faculty Offerings#

Universities organize teaching faculties through edu.program. Each program establishes the regulatory baseline required for institutional accreditation.

Program Level Classifications#

classDiagram
    class EduProgram {
        +Char name
        +Char code
        +Selection degree_level
        +Integer total_credit_hours
        +Integer duration_years
        +Many2many course_ids
    }
    class EduCourse {
        +Char name
        +Char code
        +Float credit_hours
        +Float lecture_hours
        +Float lab_hours
        +Many2many prerequisite_ids
    }
    EduProgram "1" o-- "many" EduCourse : Curriculum
    EduCourse "many" o-- "many" EduCourse : Prerequisites

degree_level: Selectable between certificate, diploma, undergraduate (B.Sc. / B.A.), postgraduate (M.Sc. / M.A. / MBA), or doctorate (Ph.D.).
total_credit_hours: Standard graduation requirement (e.g., 140 credit hours for a 4-year B.Sc. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering).
duration_years: Prescribed curriculum timeframe (e.g., 4 or 5 years).

Course Units & Prerequisite Enforcement#

Each course managed under edu.course establishes credit weighting and weekly teaching workloads:

Field Name	Type	Description
`code`	`Char`	Standard catalog code (e.g., `CS-201`, `ENG-101`).
`name`	`Char`	Formal course title (e.g., Data Structures and Algorithms).
`credit_hours`	`Float`	Academic credit value (typically 3.0 to 4.0 credit hours).
`lecture_hours`	`Float`	Classroom theory contact hours per week.
`lab_hours`	`Float`	Laboratory, workshop, or clinical hours per week.
`prerequisite_ids`	`Many2many`	Prior courses that must be passed before enrollment is allowed.

flowchart TD
    P1["CS-101: Introduction to Programming<br/>(Prerequisite: None)"] --> P2["CS-201: Data Structures<br/>(Prerequisite: CS-101)"]
    P2 --> P3["CS-301: Advanced Algorithms<br/>(Prerequisite: CS-201)"]
    P2 --> P4["CS-305: Database Systems<br/>(Prerequisite: CS-201)"]

Important

The course registration wizard blocks any student from adding an advanced course if its listed prerequisites have not been cleared with a passing letter grade on their academic transcript.