Navigation through the Text-Only Accessible View of u.direct can be done with either a mouse or the keyboard. To navigate to items using the keyboard, use the Tab key and select by hitting either Enter or the Space Bar. To Navigate back up a page, use the Shift + Tab keys.

If you are using a screen reader, there is a link in the top right corner of the screen. Hitting 'Tab' once will highlight his link. The screen reader will recognize a "Text Only View". After the link is found, hitting the "Enter" key will enable the Accessible Version of the site.

Student Home

The Home Page of the Text Only version will have several options displayed in a bulleted list and accessible by using a mouse or by using the "Tab" key for navigation.  The options are:

• Skip Navigation Links
• Manage Plans
• Manage Roadmaps
• View All Roadmaps
• User Documention
• Logout
• Turn on Styles and Javascript

Skip Navigation Links

This option allows you to skip down to the first relevant link on the page you are on without having to tab down through all of the links at the top of the page.

Manage Plans

The Manage Plans page allows you to create, modify or delete plans. Please note if you have an approved plan, you cannot delete it.

You can view existing plans under your account by either scrolling or tabbing down the page. If you haven't created any plans or you wish to create a new one, you can do so now.

Creating a New Plan

First, you must first select the roadmap from which the plan is based. The roadmap is a generic term-by-term guide that 'maps out' a your path through the terms of your academic career. The plan is the specific route you will take to achieve your degree. So, in order to plan your route, you must first look at the 'map'.

You can select a roadmap by tabbing through the degree program options. Any programs that do have roadmaps will provide a link to that roadmap. Selecting the roadmap will then prompt you to name the plan.

You will also need to enter a valid year that you wish the Plan to begin; you can also change the term in which the plan will start. Once you've given the plan a name, a start term and a start year, you can tab or click on the "Add Plan" button. Provided that you entered a valid year, the Plan will then display in the list below.

 In the list of plans, you have several options:

• Declared Plan - will designate this as the Plan you intend to follow. You may only have one declared plan.
• Plan Name - by clicking on the Name of the Plan you will open that Plan for editing in the Roadmap View.

• Action -: This field has several options:
  
  •   Copy - will provide a page allowing you to give the copy a name. Hitting OK will then clone the plan, allowing you to modify it just as you did the original plan.
  •   Delete- this will allow you to delete a plan from the list.
  •   Edit- this allows you to go into the Plan view and make changes. Note that your declared plan will open as "Read Only" and will not allow changes.
  •   Rename: This will allow you to rename a plan from that which was originally created. You must hit the "Ok" button after renaming the plan for the change to take.

You may not see all of the options above in the drop-down menu depending on the permissions you have set in the security console. For example, if you are not permitted to delete roadmaps, that option will not be one of the actions you can select.

• PDF - allows you to view the Roadmap in PDF format. You can also print the Roadmap in this view.

Creating a Plan in Plan View

The Plan Name is displayed at the top with the number of credit hours currently added to the Plan. You will have multiple options on this page, each accessible by scrolling and clicking or using the Tab key to navigate.

• Add Term - This will add an additional term to your Plan. You will need to:
  • Select the term
  • Select the year
  • Click the Add Term button

• Term Level - lists the term, year and number of credit hours that have been added to the term so far
  • Add Courses - enter the course department and number exactly as it appears on the Roadmap
    • If applicable, you will need to select the requirement you want this course to satisfy
  • Add Term - will add an additional term to your Plan
    • Select the term
    • Select the year
    • Click the Add Term button
  • Remove Term - will remove the term and all of the courses within from the Plan
  • Remove All Courses - will delete all courses from this term

• Course Level - displays the course department and number, credit hours and title
  • View Catalog - lists the course, title, credit hours, course description and availability
  • Remove - will delete the course from the Plan
  • Move to Year x Term y - allows you to move the course from the current term to another
    • Select the term where you want to move the course
    • Click the Move It button

A note about Course Ranges: When an option is given on a roadmap to choose from a course between a given start and end range of a number, you must manually add the course by right clicking on the desired term in which you'd like to take this course. You can manually any course that falls within the range. HOWEVER, you must hit the 'validate' button in order for the roadmap to check the course against the audit and show that it is a valid selection.

Validate

In Plan View, you can Validate your Plan at any time. The Validate process will check your Plan against the Audit to make sure that requirements are being fulfilled.

• Click the Validate icon
• You will be taken to the Roadmap View and any courses you have added to your Plan will no longer show on the Roadmap. Any courses that still need to be added will continue to show.

Creating/Modifying a Plan in Roadmap View

The Roadmap will display a "Complete" next to the subrequirements that have been met by adding the relevant courses to the plan. Any incomplete subrequirements will still display courses that need to be selected and added to a year and term on the plan.

There are two buttons at the top of this view labeled "Move All" and "Move Preferred"

Move All- This will move all courses listed on the roadmap to the plan, regardless of if a student is supposed to make a selection or if a course has a status beside it.

Move Preferred- This will move any courses which are flagged as "Critical", "Required" or "Preferred". It also moves courses for which no options are provided- i.e. if only one courses is listed to satisfy a requirement, that course will be moved from the Roadmap to the Plan. However, if a student must decide between two or more courses, these courses will not be moved, thus forcing the student or Plan creator to select a course to be taken.

The Roadmap View displays the following:

• Year Level - displays the number of credit hours that are still present within this year
• Term Level - displays the number of credit hours that are still present within this term
  • Requirement Name - shows the number of hours yet to be completed for this requirement and lists all courses still available to add to your Plan
• Course Level - displays the course department and number, credit hours and title
  • Add to... - will add this course to your Plan in the term selected
  • View Catalog Details - lists the course, title, credit hours, course description and availability

Change Roadmap

If you want to add a second major or a minor to your plan, you can use multiple roadmaps to build your plan.

To do this:

• Select the "Change Roadmap" option at the top of the Roadmap page
• Select the new Roadmap from the tree
• You can now continue to create and edit your Plan using the new roadmap.

Audit View

The Audit View will run a degree audit for the major this Plan is associated with. It will incorporate all coursework that has been added to your Plan in addition to courses you have already taken (including transfer coursework).

Plan View

There is one button at the top of this view: The "Remove All" button. This button enables a user to remove all dragged/manually added courses from a plan. It is a good way to start over if you decide that you don't like the way the plan is looking. If you have any currently enrolled courses on your plan (in the current term), they will not be removed from the plan if you use the 'remove all' button.

If you have courses in the current term, the 'Remove All" button will not remove them. You will also not be able to use the "Move All" or "Move Preferred" buttons while you still continue to show these courses on the plan. If you do want to remove them, go to Plan View and use the 'Remove All Courses" from term feature for the current term.

• Plan Name - is displayed at the top with the number of credit hours currently added to the Plan
• Add Term - will add an additional term to your Plan
  • Select the term
  • Select the year
  • Click the Add Term button
• Term Level - lists the term, year and number of credit hours that have been added to the term so far
  • Add Courses - enter the course department and number exactly as it appears on the Roadmap
    • If applicable, you will need to select the requirement you want this course to satisfy
  • Add Term - will add an additional term to your Plan
    • Select the term
    • Select the year
    • Click the Add Term button
  • Remove Term - will remove the term and all of the courses within from the Plan
  • Remove All Courses - will delete all courses from this term
• Course Level - displays the course department and number, credit hours and title
  • View Catalog - lists the course, title, credit hours, course description and availability
  • Remove - will delete the course from the Plan
  • Move to Year x Term y - allows you to move the course from the current term to another
    • Select the term where you want to move the course
    • Click the Move It button

Validate

When in Plan View, you can Validate your Plan at any time. The Validate process will crosscheck your Plan against the Roadmap used to build it.

• Click the Validate icon
• You will be taken to the Roadmap View and any courses you have added to your Plan will be removed from the Roadmap

Roadmap View

• Year Level - displays the number of credit hours that are still present within this year
• Term Level - displays the number of credit hours that are still present within this term
  • Requirement Name - shows the number of hours yet to be completed for this requirement and lists all courses still available to add to your Plan
• Course Level - displays the course department and number, credit hours and title
  • Add to... - will add this course to your Plan in the term selected
  • View Catalog Details - lists the course, title, credit hours, course description and availability

Change Roadmap

If you want to add a second major or a minor, you can use multiple Roadmaps to build your plan:

• Click "Change Roadmap" icon
• Select the new Roadmap from the tree
• You can now continue to create and edit your Plan

Audit View

The Audit View will run a degree audit for the major this Plan is associated with. It will incorporate all coursework that has been added to your Plan in addition to courses you have already taken (including transfer coursework).

Manage Roadmaps

As a student, you are unable to create, edit or delete Roadmaps. However, in order to use the full functionality of building plans, you must also have permission to view "Read Only" roadmaps. It may appear, especially in Text Only View that you do have the capability to modify the roadmaps but this is not the case as you will discover if you try.

View All Roadmaps

This option will display a table showing all the existing roadmaps that are available. Depending on your school's security settings you may only be able to see roadmaps for certain programs, departments or schools. You can select a roadmap to view from this table but you will not be able to alter it in any way.

Turn on Styles and Javascript

Because u.direct is 508 Compliant, you have the option of choosing which view type you will have while using u.direct.

• The Text Only View does not use style sheets or Javascript and it's design allows it to be used with a screen reader. Making sure you select "Turn OFF Styles and Javascript" will allow you to use u.direct in text-only mode.

• The Standard View DOES make use of style sheets and Javascript. Making sure you select "Turn ON Styles and Javascript" will enable you to view u.direct in the standard mode.

Logout

Clicking the Logout link from the bulleted list at the top of the page will log you out of u.direct and return you to the login page.