Each Course must have a Course Type associated with it. Course Types determine whether the Course is clinical or not, and it determines if Patient Encounter Tracking (PET) will be available for the course.
Path: Admin Toolbar > Advanced > FCT Admin > Course Types > Select Year
For detailed information on Course Types, please refer to Courses: Course Types in Course Management
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Course Type Maintenance Screen
After selecting a Program Year, a list of existing Course Types will be displayed:
- Name (Edit): Click the Name to edit the Course Type
- Courses: Click the number to view which Courses have been assigned to this Course Type
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FCT Features
- Name: (*) The only required field in this screen is the Name field. We recommend you choose a unique name for your new Course Type.
- Description: (Optional)
- FCT Code: Select from drop down menu
- FCT Type: Classroom, Clerkship or Elective
- Destructive Rebuild:Yes/No toggle NOTE: This applies only to Student Groups
- Ignore Didactics in FCT: Yes/No toggle:
- Clinical: Yes/No toggle
- PET Flag: Yes/No toggle
- Save Record
- Deleted: Yes/No toggle
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