Dear faculty and staff,
After years of careful planning and preparation on the part of faculty and staff across the university, students and advisors have begun using Workday to search and register for courses. As you know, Workday involved a transition away from cross-listing courses. At the same time, initial feedback from multiple stakeholders (students, academic and faculty advisors, DGSs, DUSs, chairs and directors, and A&S leaders) highlighted a need to enable and streamline the kind of exploration across disciplines that is integral to a liberal arts and sciences education.
With the above goals in mind, Arts & Sciences has created a new Course Explorer tool that allows all students, faculty, and staff to easily identify course sections offered in a given semester that count for specific A&S undergraduate programs of study and IQ curricular requirements. We are pleased to announce the launch of this tool in time for registration for Spring 2026 courses. I’d like to express my gratitude to the individuals from teams across Arts & Sciences, including IT, Data Analysis, the registrar team, the College, and the Dean’s office, for their commitment to making the process of course exploration transparent, functional, and effective for our students.
As I communicated last April, the effectiveness of Course Explorer depends upon the accuracy of the data. Departments and programs must continually review their academic requirements and submit any needed updates via the Office of the University Registrar Academic Requirements Modification Request form. Without these critical updates, Course Explorer (and Workday) will not draw from accurate information and will not function as intended.
Currently, Course Explorer displays Fall 2025 course sections; Spring 2026 course sections will be available in early October once they are published by the Office of the University Registrar (OUR).
If you have questions about the A&S Course Explorer tool, please reach out to Erica Ellard, director of academic administration and student records.
