Create optimal class schedules with uAchieve® Schedule Builder
uAchieve Schedule Builder is a scheduling tool that guides students to the best possible class schedule by suggesting multiple options based on available sections and their preferences.
Build class schedules with confidence
uAchieve Schedule Builder is a dynamic scheduling platform that helps students plan their academic term. Students can build class schedules manually or use the powerful algorithm of Schedule Builder to automatically generate combinations based on preferences. In addition, the modern platform allows students to connect with friends to share schedules and take them on the go with calendar exporting.
Shared schedules
With Schedule Builder, students can share schedules, see what courses their friends are taking, and upload their class schedules to external digital calendars to easily share with family, friends, and employers outside the institution.
Special accommodations
Students can block out work, sports, and other time commitments, spread classes out or cluster them in the fewest number of days as possible, set the minimum/maximum number of courses they’d like to take, and mark courses as mutually exclusive (either/or, not both). They can also indicate which instructors are preferred and view which sections friends have chosen.
Advisor access
With Schedule Builder, advisors can see student schedules to help them make the best choices based on their choice of major and academic strengths. Additionally, advisors can be given permission to edit student schedules or build schedules on behalf of students, and once the schedule is created, advisors can also register the students.
Start the scheduling process with uAchieve® Planner
More powerful together
The connection between Schedule Builder and Planner simplifies scheduling classes. uAchieve Planner validates selected courses against degree audit requirements to ensure students are planning necessary courses that move them to graduation. Then the push of a button moves the planned courses into Schedule Builder to auto-generate dozens of potential schedules based on available sections.
Built with every student in mind
uAchieve Schedule Builder has an easy-to-use interface, accessible down to a phone screen, and requires little to no customization or training. Get started with Schedule Builder today.
Features you’ll love
uAchieve Schedule Builder allows students to design multiple schedules for the courses they intend to take and include an auto-generate feature that presents various options based on students’ criteria.
Anticipated demand reports
Data from student schedules can be used to assess course demand in upcoming terms so the institution can optimize the number of seats and course sections needed based on the anticipated demand. These reports include: Scheduled Course Demand, Busy Time Reporting, and Student Schedule Preferences.
Sharing capabilities
Schedule Builder allows students to share with friends or to see the schedules that friends have shared with them, so students can coordinate schedules and build a study network. The intuitive interface lets students know which courses friends have already selected. Schedules can be printed, emailed, and exported to other calendaring systems.
Build the best schedule for the student:
Auto-generation of schedules is based on course selection and section availability, with students having the choice to auto-generate up to 100 schedule combinations
Specify preferences for auto-generated schedules, including time blocks where they do/do not want to take courses, the time between courses, weighting of preferred courses, professors, campuses, and venues (among others)
View seat availability, time conflicts, and other information governing section scheduling
Share/compare their schedules with friends and see if friends are scheduling specific course sections (given mutually approved sharing)
Students can push their schedule into the school’s registration system (PeopleSoft institutions only)
Guide students with advisor access
uAchieve Schedule Builder allows students to select time and instructor preferences, view classes friends are taking, as well as take into consideration other factors such as course availability and waitlists to help make the best schedule possible.
Dynamic student scheduling
Get started with the scheduler that allows students to schedule classes based on their unique preferences. Tell your team about uAchieve Schedule Builder and its features today!
Training and support
Degree Audit and Transfer Articulation encoding is challenging for even the savviest encoders. Those who have had official training from CollegeSource tend to have better success in their encoding efforts. To best accommodate our clients’ myriad training needs, CollegeSource offers multiple training opportunities that are easy to access and focused on your wants and needs.
Additionally, you can head to the Support Center to access uAchieve documentation, the Issue Tracker, or the Questions forum.
Available training
Select the workshop or training course titles below to view program details, including description and fee.
uAchieve Encoding Workshop
A virtual workshop on fundamental degree audit encoding practices.
uAchieve Encoding Advanced Topics Workshop Series
A series of virtual workshops on advanced degree audit encoding topics and techniques throughout the year.
uAchieve Self-Paced Training
The following self-paced training courses apply to versions prior to 5.0 uAchieve degree audit software.
Looking for custom training?
The Individualized uAchieve Workshop or the Encoding Mentorship Program are also available to fit the needs of your institution.
Virtual uAchieve Encoding Workshop
This workshop uses a blended training approach, combining individual learning with guided hands-on practice and exercises provided by trainers with real-world degree audit experience. To register, please visit the schedule at the bottom of this page and select an upcoming event.
Intended audience: This training is intended for beginning encoders or anyone wanting a robust encoding refresher and will cover topics applicable to all versions of uAchieve.
View workshop content. | This course applies toward the uAchieve Degree Audit Encoder Certification. Learn more about certifications.
Pricing and what’s included
The Virtual uAchieve Encoding Workshop is $1,199 (group discount discounts available for 3 or more!) and includes:
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- Daily lectures led by our CollegeSource trainers who share their own experiences through real-world examples and best practice recommendations.
- Guided, hands-on exercises to practice encoding in the uAchieve environment.
- Printed training materials and exercise solutions.
Advanced String Table Rules
The String table houses sets of courses with simple and complex relationships to one another and is used to deal with course equivalencies, limiting credit, prerequisite management, and course time-sequencing. This workshop will cover String table concepts, the use and function of control rules, types of String relationships, and how String table rules can be used for curriculum scenarios. A brief review of the basic equivalency string types will be followed by lessons on the advanced string rule types of credit-limiting, prerequisite checking, and time sequencing. Additional advanced topics, such as multiple string rule effect and exceptions, will also be discussed.
The workshop lasts 3 hours and uses a blended training approach. Individual learning is combined with guided hands-on practice and exercises provided by trainers with real-world degree audit experience.
Intended audience: This training is intended for intermediate to advanced encoders with previous uAchieve workshop training, on-site training, or 5+ years of uAchieve encoding experience.
To register, please visit the schedule at the bottom of this page and select an upcoming event.
View workshop content. | This course applies toward the uAchieve Degree Audit Encoder Certification. Learn more about certifications.
Pricing and what’s included
The Advanced Topics Workshop is $350 (group discounts available for 3 or more!) and includes:
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- Lectures led by our CollegeSource trainers who share their own experiences through real-world examples and best practice recommendations.
- Guided, hands-on exercises to practice encoding in the uAchieve environment.
- Printed training materials and exercise solutions.
Calculating Required Electives Using Reference Values
uAchieve can dynamically calculate the electives needed for each student for monitoring and reporting purposes. Through reference value encoding, uAchieve can adjust the student’s elective hours based on course choices, report the hours remaining to complete a program, and sort courses into necessary and unnecessary electives. The calculated elective results can then be used for athletic eligibility, financial aid eligibility, and other progress toward degree requirements.
The workshop lasts 3 hours and uses a blended training approach. Individual learning is combined with guided hands-on practice and exercises provided by trainers with real-world degree audit experience.
Intended audience: This training is intended for intermediate to advanced encoders with previous uAchieve workshop training, on-site training, or 5+ years of uAchieve encoding experience.
To register, please visit the schedule at the bottom of this page and select an upcoming event.
View workshop content. | This course applies toward the uAchieve Degree Audit Encoder Certification. Learn more about certifications.
Pricing and what’s included
The Advanced Topics Workshop is $350 (group discounts available for 3 or more!) and includes:
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- Lectures led by our CollegeSource trainers who share their own experiences through real-world examples and best practice recommendations.
- Guided, hands-on exercises to practice encoding in the uAchieve environment.
- Printed training materials and exercise solutions.
Course Grouping Sub-requirements
When the curriculum gives students a choice among areas, multiple methods can be used to encode the requirement in uAchieve. When the choice of areas must be in a single sub-requirement, course grouping sub-requirements can be employed. This workshop will review alternate methods to encode student choice before focusing on course grouping sub-requirements for single, multiple, and self-defining groups.
The workshop lasts 3 hours and uses a blended training approach. Individual learning is combined with guided hands-on practice and exercises provided by trainers with real-world degree audit experience.
Intended audience: This training is intended for intermediate to advanced encoders with previous uAchieve workshop training, on-site training, or 5+ years of uAchieve encoding experience.
To register, please visit the schedule at the bottom of this page and select an upcoming event.
View workshop content. | This course applies toward the uAchieve Degree Audit Encoder Certification. Learn more about certifications.
Pricing and what’s included
The Advanced Topics Workshop is $350 (group discounts available for 3 or more!) and includes:
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- Lectures led by our CollegeSource trainers who share their own experiences through real-world examples and best practice recommendations.
- Guided, hands-on exercises to practice encoding in the uAchieve environment.
- Printed training materials and exercise solutions.
Encoding Credit Restrictions and Limits
uAchieve can enforce restrictions and limits on the application of student coursework. This workshop will focus on how and when uAchieve enforces restrictions and limits, options that affect limit enforcement, course sharing and overlap (X-lines and Y-lines), and best practices for encoding restrictions and limits.
The workshop lasts 4 hours and uses a blended training approach. Individual learning is combined with guided hands-on practice and exercises provided by trainers with real-world degree audit experience.
Intended audience: This training is intended for intermediate to advanced encoders with previous uAchieve workshop training, on-site training, or 5+ years of uAchieve encoding experience.
To register, please visit the schedule at the bottom of this page and select an upcoming event.
View workshop content. | This course applies toward the uAchieve Degree Audit Encoder Certification. Learn more about certifications.
Pricing and what’s included
The Advanced Topics Workshop is $350 (group discounts available for 3 or more!) and includes:
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- Lectures led by our CollegeSource trainers who share their own experiences through real-world examples and best practice recommendations.
- Guided, hands-on exercises to practice encoding in the uAchieve environment.
- Printed training materials and exercise solutions.
System Condition Codes and Conditional Requirements
Curriculum can sometimes vary based on something true of the student: alternate General Education requirements due to transfer status or previous degree, lower-division courses waived due to higher courses or test-out, Honors requirements, degree progress messaging, etc. This workshop will focus on using system condition codes to activate or de-activate requirements and sub-requirements based on individual student criteria.
The workshop lasts 3 hours and uses a blended training approach. Individual learning is combined with guided hands-on practice and exercises provided by trainers with real-world degree audit experience.
Intended audience: This training is intended for intermediate to advanced encoders with previous uAchieve workshop training, on-site training, or 5+ years of uAchieve encoding experience.
To register, please visit the schedule at the bottom of this page and select an upcoming event.
View workshop content. | This course applies toward the uAchieve Degree Audit Encoder Certification. Learn more about certifications.
Pricing and what’s included
The Advanced Topics Workshop is $350 (group discounts available for 3 or more!) and includes:
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- Lectures led by our CollegeSource trainers who share their own experiences through real-world examples and best practice recommendations.
- Guided, hands-on exercises to practice encoding in the uAchieve environment.
- Printed training materials and exercise solutions.
Self-Paced uAchieve Basic Encoding Training
The Self-Paced uAchieve Basic Encoding Training includes lessons and hands-on exercises developed to help you learn encoding as your time and schedule allow. This training is for the beginning encoder and is appropriate for ANY version of uAchieve or DARwin. It is also an appropriate pre-cursor to the uAchieve Intermediate Encoding Workshop. To register, please visit the schedule at the bottom of this page and select an upcoming event.
Pricing and what’s included
The Self-Paced uAchieve Basic Encoding Training is $699 (group discount discounts available for 3 or more!) and includes:
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- An entire month of learning (most people finish in an average of 20–25 hours)
- Self-paced instruction—Work on the course when it’s convenient for you!
- Assistance from support staff
Self-Paced uAchieve Transfer Articulation Training
The Self-Paced uAchieve Transfer Articulation Training includes lessons and hands-on exercises developed to help you learn transfer articulation at your own pace. This workshop is aimed at the new transfer evaluator, the experienced evaluator who is new to uAchieve, or anyone who wants to learn more about the transfer articulation functionality in Self-Service. Please note that this training is most appropriate for those institutions already using uAchieve and Self-Service together, as the functionality presented in the course is delivered in uAchieve Self-Service. To register, please visit the schedule at the bottom of this page and select an upcoming event.
View course content. | This course applies toward the uAchieve Transfer Articulation Encoder Certification. Learn more about certifications.
Pricing and what’s included
The Self-Paced uAchieve Transfer Articulation Training is $699 (group discount discounts available for 3 or more!) and includes:
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- An entire month of learning (most people finish in an average of 20–25 hours)
- Self-paced instruction—Work on the course when it’s convenient for you!
- Assistance from support staff
Individualized uAchieve Workshop
Our uAchieve workshops can be scheduled at your convenience, delivered in-person or virtually, and tailored to fit your institution’s needs. Select your uAchieve workshop of choice (Basic Encoding, Transfer Articulation, Intermediate Encoding, or NCAA Encoding) and whether it will be held in person or virtually:
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- Virtual: Up to 10 attendees (7 Business days – 4 hours/day)
- In Person: Up to 10 attendees (3 ½ business days, 8 hours for three days, and 4 hours on the last day)
For a flat fee, CollegeSource will provide the appropriate staff and materials for your uAchieve workshop of choice. Please note that for in-person workshops, the institution will need to provide the training room, WiFi access, and any necessary AV needs (i.e., a projector).
Don’t have enough people to fill a workshop?
You can host a regional workshop. Client-hosted regional workshops are in person, located on your campus, and registration is open to uAchieve encoders across the country. In addition, CollegeSource will promote the workshop to help boost attendance.
Contact us to learn more and receive pricing information.
Encoding Mentorship Program
The Encoding Mentorship Program was created to help staff at institutions understand the reasoning behind and learn to maintain inherited encoding. The program is not designed to replace training but to aid in understanding the existing encoding. Those participating in the mentorship program must have completed uAchieve Basic Encoding training. CollegeSource will assign a dedicated Functional Implementation Specialist to work with your staff member remotely throughout the length of the program (6 or 12 months) in providing the following:
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- Monthly hour-long virtual meetings to discuss encoding, the types of issues/challenges you are currently facing, and to set priorities on what guidance may be needed for the rest of the month.
- Up to 4 hours of additional assistance/working session(s) throughout the month, as requested.
- Direct support through your dedicated Functional Implementation Specialist, eliminating the need to submit help tickets or rely solely on support documentation.
Below are some examples of the assistance CollegeSource can provide in the mentorship program:
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- Review existing encoding strategies and collaborate to provide guidance for optimizing your encoding based on best practices.
- Help troubleshoot complex curriculum challenges and navigate unique institution’s policies.
Pricing is $6,500 per person for a 6-month mentorship, or $12,750 for 12 months.
Contact us to learn more and get connected with your mentor today.
Upcoming training courses
Virtual uAchieve Encoding Workshop
Virtual uAchieve Encoding Workshop
Join a live demonstration
Register for one of our free webinars hosted regularly below. Our introductory sessions demonstrate uAchieve in action—overviewing the Degree Audit, Planner, and Schedule Builder—followed by Q&A with a product expert. We also host topical sessions focused on user roles, functions, or product updates. If you’d rather tune in right now, check out our on-demand demos.
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Enjoy peace of mind and budgeting simplicity with our right-sized, subscription-based pricing that eliminates the uncertainty of large upfront fees, local hardware expenses, and unexpected upgrade costs. Our comprehensive solution includes a scalable platform, performance and security monitoring, data backup and disaster recovery, and cyclical upgrades. Every subscription also comes with 40 hours of support, ensuring you can easily make any desired technical changes.
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Self-Paced uAchieve Basic Encoding Training
Course content includes:
- Build and Test a Degree Program
- Course Definition Attributes
- Allow Course Repeat
- The Grade Table
- Restricting Course Reuse
- uAchieve Processing
- Collect and Report “Excess” Courses
- Interpret Credit Ranges and Limits
- Encode Student Choice
- Add Course Conditions
- Define Course Relationships (Strings)
- Add Date Ranges
- Accept Different Catalog Year Work
- Handle Student Exceptions
- Add Supplemental Information to the Degree Program
- Change Course IDs
- Compute Total Hours and Enforce Residency
- Encoding for the Web
Self-Paced uAchieve Transfer Articulation Training
Course content includes:
- Interpreting Institutional Information
- Creating Basic Articulation Rules
- Creating More Complex TA Rules
- Articulating Credit
- Articulating Grades
- Passing Course Information Using IREF Tables
- Identifying Information for Groups of Courses
- Passing Information Using TA Rules
- TA Processing Flow
- Setting and Testing Conditional Elements by Student
- Setting up Different Articulations for Identical Courses
- Changing Articulations Based on Date
- Setting up Default Tables
- Reporting Transfer Courses on the Degree Audit
uAchieve Encoding Advanced Topics: Advanced String Table Rules
Course content includes:
- Encode Programs and Requirements
- Matching Courses and Course Lists
- The COM Table
- Duplicate Logic and the Repeat Table
- The Grade Table
- Requirements Groups and Course Reuse
- Marker Programs and Lists of Requirements
- uAchieve Audit Processing
- Requirement Types
- Sub-requirement Types
- Using ANDs and ORs
- Hungry Elective
- Reserved Condition Codes
- Course Condition Codes
- Total Hours and Residency Requirements
- The String Table
- Date-Ranging for Curriculum Changes
- Convert Table
- Student Exceptions
Virtual uAchieve Intermediate Encoding Workshop
Course content includes:
- uAchieve Phase Processing
- What-if Encoding
- Adding Conditional Requirements/Sub-requirements
- Making Exceptions
- Reserved Condition Codes
- Monitoring Course Relationships (Strings)
- Course Grouping
- Using Reference Years
- Using Reference Values
- Enforcing Course Limits (X- and Y-Lines)
- Course Order Processing
- Requirements with a Twist
uAchieve Intermediate Encoding Workshop
Course content includes:
- uAchieve Phase Processing
- What-if Encoding
- Adding Conditional Requirements/Sub-requirements
- Making Exceptions
- Reserved Condition Codes
- Monitoring Course Relationships (Strings)
- Course Grouping
- Using Reference Years
- Using Reference Values
- Enforcing Course Limits (X- and Y-Lines)
- Course Order Processing
- Requirements with a Twist
About NCAA Encoding Workshops
uAchieve Degree Audit has specific encoding settings used to determine eligibility for NCAA certification of student-athletes. The workshop is three days and includes hands-on encoding and testing in your institution’s environment. Additionally, uAchieve encoders and the NCAA compliance officer work to verify that the encoding clears student-athletes for competition.
This specific encoding has been extended at institutions to provide Progress Towards Degree tracking and Financial Aid eligibility.
