Search All Schools

The Search All Schools area allows you to search for schools and view information about those schools. This includes school size, school type (public or private) and school setting among other information.

Search results will fall into one of two categories: Featured Schools or Additional Schools. Featured Schools are those schools that participate in u.select. Additional Schools are those that do not participate.

Search

How to use

• One of the following search criteria is required:
  • Partial School Name - search using a full or partial school name
  • State - search for all schools within the selected State
  • Distance - search within 15, 30, 60, 90, 120 or 240 miles of any US Zip Code
• Optional search criteria:
  • School Size - the number of students who attend a school
  • School Type - limit your search to only Public or Private schools
  • Years - search for either 4 year schools or 2 year schools
  • Awards - the types of degrees the school offers
  • Setting - the type of environment where the school is located (definitions provided by the National Center for Education Statistics)
    • Rural - Census-defined rural territory that ranges in distance from less than 5 miles to more than 25 miles from an urbanized area, as well as being less than 2.5 miles to more than 10 miles from an urban cluster
    • Suburban - Territory outside a principal city and inside an urbanized area with a population ranging from less than 100,000 to one of more than 250,000
    • Town - Territory inside an urban cluster that ranges in distance of less than 10 miles to more than 35 miles from an urbanized area
    • City - Territory inside an urbanized area and inside a principal city with a population ranging from less than 100,000 to one of more than 250,000
  • Housing Available? - does the school provide campus housing for their students
• Click Go

Search Results

How to use

Featured Schools

• u.select Quick Links - click one of the quick links to go to that u.select page using this school
  • Example: selecting Browse Programs under Ohio State University will take you to Ohio State's programs in u.select
• School URL - takes you to the school's homepage
• School Name - clicking this will take you to the About School page to show you more information about that school including:
  • Description
  • Contact Information
  • u.select Information - available links vary school by school
  • School Links - available links vary school by school
  • Google Map of the school's location

Additional Schools

• School URL - takes you to the school's homepage
• School Name - clicking this will take you to the About School page to show you more information about that school including:
  • Description
  • Contact Information
  • Google Map of the school's location

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Featured Schools

The Featured Schools area allows you to find out which schools are using u.select and quickly find information about those schools.

The Map

How to use

• Click on the blue dot on the map that corresponds with the school you're interested in.
• This will display basic information about the school with a link for more information.
  • This includes school size, school type (public or private) and school setting among other information.

By State

How to use

• Click on a state name. This will expand a list of all participating schools within this state.
• Clicking on the school name will take you to the About School page where you can find out more about that school.
  • This includes school size, school type (public or private) and school setting among other information.

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About School

The About School area allows you to see detailed information about a specific school.

Map

Each page will have a Google map of the school's location. You can zoom in or out to get a better idea of the exact location of the school.

Description

• Type:
  • Public
  • Private not-for-profit
  • Private for-profit
  • Less than 2 year
  • 2 year
  • 4 year
• Awards:
  • Less than one year certificate
  • One, but less than two years certificate
  • Associate's Degree
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Master's Degree
  • Doctorate Degree
  • First Professional Degree
  • Post-baccalaureate certificate
• Setting:
  • Town
  • City
  • Suburb
  • Rural
• Campus Housing:
  • Yes
  • No
• Student Population:
  • List the total number of students enrolled at the school with number of undergraduates in parenthesis.

Contact Information

• Email: email address of the u.select administrator at this school
• Website: url for the school
• More Information: link to additional information about this school provided by the U.S. Department of Education
• Phone #: phone number for the institution
• Address: mailing address of the school

School's u.select Information (featured schools only)

This section will contain links to parts of u.select where this school posts information. This list will vary school to school.
Available Links include:

• Programs
• Courses
• Equivalencies
• Create a Plan

School's External Links (featured schools only)

This section will contain links to information available on the school's website. This list will vary school to school.

• Admissions Info
• Admissions Online Application
• Financial Aid
• Financial Aid Info
• Registration
• Registration Info
• Transfer Info

Featured School

Additional School

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Search Courses

This area allows you to search for courses currently or previously offered at schools that participate in u.select. It will provide information on the course department and number, course title, course hours, and possibly a description of the course.

If you are logged in with your u.select account, you will also be able to Add Courses directly from the Search Courses results to your account. These courses will be displayed in the My Courses area.

Searching for Courses

How to use

• Select a State (required)
  • Select one of the states listed.  The states in the list have schools that participate in u.select.
• Select a School (required)
  • Select the school that you want to view courses for. Only schools that participate in u.select will display in the list.
• Select a department
  • Choose the department that you want to look at courses in.  You can select "All departments" if you enter a course title or course number later.
• Enter a Course Number (optional)
  • Enter the course number that you want to search for.
• Enter a Course Title (optional)
  • Enter all or part of the course title that you want to search for.
• Click Show Descriptions (optional)
  • Some schools provide more information about a course.  Click the check box to display any additional information about the course in the results list.
• Click Show Current Courses Only (optional)
  • This allows you to search for courses that are only currently being offered.
• Add Course to your My Courses profile (optional) - see below

Adding Courses to My Account

How to use

• Clicking the Add to My Courses icon in the last column.
• Enter Year Taken
• Enter Term Taken
• Enter Grade
• Select Credit Hours (if necessary)
• Click Submit
  • The course will be added to your account and you will be taken back to the Search Results page.

Find out more about this school

How to use

• Click either the "Find out more about..." link or the school's logo (if available) to view this institution's About School page
  • This includes school size, school type (public or private) and school setting among other information.

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View Course Catalogs

Organized by state, this page provides a list of links that take you directly to each school's course catalog on their website.

View the Catalog

How to use

• Select the state.
• Click the Submit button.
• A list of schools with a link to their course catalog will display.
• Click on the school name to be redirected to a new page with their course catalog.

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Quick Equivalencies

The quick equivalencies guide area allows you to view equivalencies on a one school to one school basis. To compare equivalencies for up to five schools at a time please see the equivalencies by school page.

Performing a Search

Step 1

How to use - Step 1

• Select the State your course work will transfer to (Step One)
  • The states displayed are those that have schools who participate in u.select
• Select the school your course work will transfer to
  • The schools displayed are those who participate in u.select. Be sure to select the school that you are interested in transferring to.

Step 2

How to use - Step 2

• Choose a state, territory, etc. (Step Two)
  • The list of available states will vary from school to school and represents those equivalencies that the school in step one has chosen to display.

Selecting a School

A list of schools with course equivalencies that match your search criteria will return at the bottom of the page. Please note that the list of schools is determined by the school selected in Step One.

Step 3

How to use - Step 3

• Select Schools from the list (Step Three)
  • Click the name of the school to view the equivalency guide.
    • If you want to view equivalencies for more than one school at a time, use the "Equivalencies by School" feature.

Reading the Guide Results

How to use

Clicking the school name will create an equivalency guide which will show you how courses from the school selected in Step Three are equivalent to courses at the school selected in Step One. These equivalencies are determined by the school you are transferring to.

• Sort by Department
  • Click the drop down box at the top of the equivalency guide to filter rules by department.
• Check the Glossary
  • Schools often set up links to a glossary at the bottom of the page for equivalency rules that need further explanation.
• Find out information about a school
  • Click the information icon next to the school name to view the About School page for that institution.
• Click Back to return to the previous page

Results

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Equivalencies by School

The equivalencies by school area allows you to view all the course equivalencies available for a particular school.

Performing a Search

Step 1

How to use - Step 1

• Select the State your course work will transfer to (Step One)
  • The states displayed are those that have schools who participate in u.select
• Select the school your course work will transfer to
  • The schools displayed are those who participate in u.select. Be sure to select the school that you are interested in transferring to.

Step 2

How to use - Step 2

• Choose a search method (Step Two)
  • Search by Region: Select the type of credit you'll be transferring or state you will transfer from.
    • The Region tab includes US States, Canadian Schools, International Schools, Standardized Examinations
  • Search by Partial Name: Enter the name of the school you are looking for
    • An example would be: when searching for Columbus State Community College, type Columbus State
  • Search by Distance: Select a distance from the school in step one, from you, or from a specified zip code
• Click Go

Adding Schools to the Equivalency Guide

Step 3

How to use - Steps 3 & 4

A list of schools with course equivalencies that match your search criteria will return at the bottom of the page. Please note that the list of schools is determined by the school selected in Step One.

• Select Schools from the list (Step Three)
  • Use the check boxes to select up to five (5) schools that you would like to view determined equivalencies.
• Click Add Schools
  • Adding schools will add them to a list at the top of the page
• Click Create Guide (Step Four)

Step 4

Reading the Guide Results

Results

How to use

Clicking the Create Guide button will create an equivalency guide which will show you how courses from the schools selected in Step Three are equivalent to courses at the school selected in Step One. These equivalencies are determined by the school you are transferring to.

• Sort by Department
  • Click the drop down box at the top of the equivalency guide to filter rules by department.
• Check the Glossary
  • Schools often set up links to a glossary at the bottom of the page for equivalency rules that need further explanation.
• Find out information about a school
  • Click the information icon next to the school name to view the About School page for that institution.
• Click Back to return to the previous page

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Equivalencies by Course

The Equivalencies by Course area allows you to view all the schools that have equivalencies for a specific course at a selected school.

For example, if you want to take a class while you are at home for the summer and transfer it back to the school you normally attend, you can search to see what schools have an equivalency to the course you'd take over the summer.

Select a State and School

Step One

How to use - Step 1

• Select the State your course work will transfer to
  • The states displayed are those that have schools who participate in u.select
• Select the school your course work will transfer to
  • The schools displayed are those who participate in u.select. Be sure to select the school that you are interested in transferring to NOT from.

Enter the Course

Step Two

How to use - Step 2

• Enter a Course Department
  • Enter part or all of the department abbreviation of the course you will transfer.
  • If you don't know what the department abbreviations are for this school please consult their website.
• Enter a course number
  • Enter part of all of the course number of the course you will transfer
• Alternate ID's are only used by schools who use the DARwin degree audit system. The majority of students and advisors will not need to use this feature.

Choose a Search Method

Step Three

How to use - Step 3

You can search for the school you want to look at equivalencies from using three different options:

• Search by Name: Enter the name of the school you are looking for
• Search by Type: Select the type of credit you'll be transferring or state you will transfer from
• Search by Distance: Select the maximum amount of miles from a designated zip code to search

Results and Glossary

Results

How to use

• The search results will display equivalencies for the course you entered in Step Two.
• To find out information about a school click the information icon next to the school name in the results.
  • This will take you to the About School page for that institution.
• Check the Glossary
  • Schools often set up links to a glossary at the bottom of the page for equivalency rules that need further explanation.

Glossary

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My Courses

The My Courses area shows you the courses that have been added to your u.select account.

Course work added to your u.select account are grouped by the school name and sorted within the school by the term you took the course.

Add a Course

To Add a Course:

• Click the Add Course button
• View the Add a Course page for further instructions on adding courses

Edit a Course

To Edit a Course:

• Click the Edit icon
  • Edit the grade received or planned for the course. Edit the number of credit hours for the course
• Click the Update button

Delete a Course

To Delete a Course:

• Click the checkbox next to the course(s) you wish to delete.
• Click the Delete button at the top of the page

Information About Schools

Find out information about a school by clicking the information icon next to the school name to view the About School page for that institution.

Import Requests

Requests to have courses imported from a school will display at the bottom of the page.  Requests can be deleted by clicking the trash can next to the request.  If a request is pending, and is deleted, it will prevent the request from completing.

More information about importing courses can be found on the import courses page.

Printing

Courses in the My Courses area can be printed by clicking the Print icon at the top of the screen. A new window will open in a print friendly format to print your course work.

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Add a Course

The Add a Course area allows you to add courses to your u.select account manually or using a course list. Adding courses will better allow you to see how courses will transfer and apply to a program when you run a plan. You can add courses that you have already completed or courses that you are planning for transfer.

Select a Credit Type and School

Type

How to use

• Select the Type of Credit
  • This may be credit from a US school, a Canadian school, other international schools, standardized exams, or military credit.
• Select a State or Province
  • If you select US or Canadian schools, select a state or province.
• Select a School
  • Select the school or exam that you wish to add course work from to your profile.

School

Enter a Course Manually

Manual Add

How to use

If the school that you wish to add course work for does not have a course list available, you will have to enter the course information by hand. It may be helpful to have a transcript with you to enter the course information.

To add a course manually, enter the following information:

• Calendar Year Taken (required): The calendar year you took the course
• Term Taken (required): The term (ex. Fall Semester) or Month that you started the course (so if the semester started in August, select August)
• Course Department (required): The department abbreviation (ex. If the course is ENG 111, enter 'ENG')
• Course Number (required): The course number (ex. If the course is ENG 111, enter '111')
• Course Title (optional): The title of the course (ex. English Fundamentals)
• Credits (required): The number of credit hours of the course
• Grade (required): The grade received or planned to be received in the course

Enter a Course via the Course Catalog

Add via Course Catalog

How to use

Some schools have course lists available for you to choose from to add courses to your profile.

To add courses from the course catalog, enter the following:

• Catalog Year (required): The catalog year the course was taken
• Catalog Term (required): The term the course was taken (ex. Fall Semester)
• Course Department (required): Select the department of the course. A list of courses in the department will return at the bottom of the page.
• Find the course you want to add to your u.select account
  • Select the number of credit hours of the course from the drop down (If the course did not have a range of credit hours, only one option will be available)
  • Enter the grade you received or plan to receive in the course
• Click the check box in the add column
• Click the Add button at the top to add the course to your profile

If you want to add courses from several departments, you can change the information at the top to see a new list of courses.

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Import Courses

This area gives you the option to import your course work directly from a school that you have attended into your u.select account.  Please note that not all schools have this functionality available.

Select a State and School

How to use

• Select a State
  • States listed will be states that have schools with the ability to import courses.
• Select a School
  • Schools listed are those that have the import functionality available.

Import Request

How to use

• Click the Import button
  • Click the import button below the school's logo. This will open a new page outside of u.select where you will validate student information in order to import your course work. Import requests and imported course work will be available to view in the My Courses area.

My Courses

How to use

After you've completed the import request there will be a pending request item listed on your my courses page until the import has been completed. Once the courses have been completed they will be listed on the my courses page with the "source" listed as institution. If you were to edit one of your courses after the import, all of the imported courses would have a new "source" of student.

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Find a Program

This area allows you to search to see what schools offer a program that you are interested in and review the requirements for the program.

For example, if you are interested in getting a degree in Elementary Education, you can use this area to see all the u.select participating schools that offer similar programs.

Perform a Search

How to use

• Select a State (required)
  • Enter the state you want to look for programs in. States listed are ones in which there is a u.select participating school.  You can select "All" states if you are planning on selecting a category later in the search
• Select a Category (required)
  • Categories are based on the Classification for Instructional Programs (CIP) Codes.  Enter the category that is most like the type of program that you are interested in. You can choose "All" category if you select a state in the step above.
• Select a Degree Type (optional)
  • Here you can select if you are looking for a bachelor degree, associate degree, or certificate.  If you are interested in any type of degree or certificate, select "All."
• Enter a Keyword (optional)
  • If desired, you can enter an additional keyword to help in your search.  The keyword will search on the CIP code sub-category and the name of the program.
• Click Find

Search Results

How to use

Results will return at the bottom of the page. The results can be sorted by clicking on the header of each column.

• View the Requirements
  • Clicking the view icon will bring up a degree audit in a new window. The audit will show you the requirements to complete the selected program.
• Find out information about a school
  • Click the information icon next to the school name in the results to view the About School page for that institution.

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Programs by School

This area will show you a list of programs offered at schools who participate in u.select. Once you have selected a program, you will be redirected to a new window that will show you a report of requirements needed to complete the program.

Perform a Search

How to use

• Select a State (required)
  • Enter the state that your school of interest is located in.  States listed are ones in which there are u.select participating schools.
• Select a School (required)
  • Select the school that you want to view programs for. The list consists of schools that have chosen to make their programs available through u.select.

Select a Program

How to use

• Select your Program of Interest (required)
  • A tree-view "drill-down" of colleges, departments, and programs will display.  Schools may choose to present this information differently.
  • If there is a "plus" sign next to the category, there are further categories beneath it.  A "minus" sign indicates that the category is open.  You can open and close categories by clicking on the category name.  If there is no plus or minus sign, this indicates that you are at the program level. 
  • At the program level, a new window will open displaying a report that lists the requirements needed to complete the program. You can print the report to keep a copy or close the new window to return to u.select.

More Information About the School

Tip

Once you've selected a school you can click either the "Find out more about..." link or the school's logo (if available) to view this institution's 'About School' page.

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My Plans

The My Plans area shows you a list of the plans you have created. You can also view the contents of the plan and delete old plans.

List of Completed Plans

How to use

• Completed plans can be viewed by clicking either Complete, the Program Name, or the Plan icon. The plan will open in either a new window or tab.
• Plans can be deleted by clicking the check box next to the plan and clicking the Delete button.
• Find out information about a school by clicking the information icon next to the school name to view the About School page for that institution.

Pending Plans

How to use

Created plans can be viewed on the My Plan page. It often takes several minutes for plans to return to u.select, so refresh the page until the plan is marked as complete.

Tips

Tip: Once the Plan is Open

Plans that are being viewed can be printed in a print-friendly format by clicking the Print button at the top of the page. Plans can be closed by clicking Close button at the top of the page.

Tip: Questions about the Plan

Questions regarding the contents of the plan should be directed toward someone at the school the plan was created for.  Usually there is an email link at the top of the plan for use to forward questions.

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Create a Plan

The Create a Plan area allows you to run a plan for the school of your choice. Plans show you how the courses you entered into the My Courses area transfer and apply toward a program.

Selecting a State and School

How to use

• Select the State
  • Select the state of the school where you want to run a plan. Note that only states with u.select participating schools will display in the list.
• Select a School
  • Select the school where you want to run a plan. Note that only u.select participating schools are listed.

Selecting a Program

How to use

• Select your Program of Interest(required)
  • A tree-view "drill-down" of colleges, departments, and programs will display. Schools may choose to present this information differently.
  • If there is a "plus" sign next to the category, there are further categories beneath it.  A "minus" sign indicates that the category is open.  You can open and close categories by clicking on the category name.  If there is no plus or minus sign, this indicates that you are at the program level.

Request a Plan

How to use

• Select an Academic Year
• Choose a method
  • Regular Plan
    • Regular Plans show you how the courses you entered in My Courses transfer and apply toward the selected program.
  • Plan with Equivalencies
    • See below

Plan with Equivalencies

How to use

• Plan with Equivalencies (Not available for all schools)
  • Plans with Equivalencies show you how the courses you entered in the 'My Courses' area transfer and apply toward the selected program. The plan will also display equivalent courses at another school in case you want to take courses in order to transfer.
• Click Next

Questions

How to use

• Answer Questions
  • Some schools ask questions to provide additional information for the plan, such as adding a minor/second major or waiving requirements.
• Click Next

Review and Submit the Request

Review the information to be sent for the plan, if correct click Submit.

Review Regular Plan

Review Plan with Equivalencies

View the Plan

Created plans can be viewed on the My Plan page. It often takes several minutes for plans to return to u.select, so refresh the page until the plan is marked as complete.

See 'My Plans' for information about opening and deleting plans.

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My Account

This area allows you to update your personal information for use in u.select.

Updating My Account

How to use

• Enter any changes to information you provided when you created an account.
• Click the Update button.

Tip

The email and zip code information may be used in other areas of u.select so it is important to keep this information up to date.

Change Password

How to use

The Change Password area allows you to change your password in u.select.

Passwords are case sensitive, must contain at least one alpha and one numerica character, and be between 6 and 13 characters long. Passwords cannot contain special characters.

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