Several UNMC programs recently started to accept student online applications via Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions.
PeopleSoft is the new student information system for students at the University of Nebraska and the four state colleges.
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- Graduate studies;
- School of Allied Health Professions programs aside from physician assistant (PA) and physical therapy (PT);
- Undergraduate College of Nursing;
- College of Public Health programs; and
- Dental hygiene.
“The switch to the new application process has gone fairly smooth so far,” said Cheryl Thompson, Ph.D., .associate professor in the College of Nursing who leads the implementation team at UNMC.
Training for staff and faculty to help adjust to the new application has begun and will continue over the next several months, Dr. Thompson said.
UNMC’s other programs — which include the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and PA and PT programs within the School of Allied Health Professions — will continue to use national online application services. Applicant data from these programs will be converted into PeopleSoft after the decision making process is complete.
One feature of PeopleSoft is that it allows applicants to track the progress of their application.
Complete implementation of the PeopleSoft system is planned for Fall 2010.
When complete, the PeopleSoft system will handle student information needs for all university and state college students, including course schedules, registration, financial aid and grades.
“This project — which was called for from the highest level of the university and state college administration — has progressed nicely,” Dr. Thompson said. “We will continue to work with people throughout campus to assist in the smooth the conversion to the new system.”