Program Management is a feature on Explore where you can browse through the Direct Apply Programs. Here, you will be shown a preview of how the information will look from the perspective of a student.
Locate the Program Manager
Log into your Explore account and click on the Direct Apply button. Next, under the Direct Apply button, click on Programs. Now you will either see a blank screen or you will see some programs if you are an existing Direct Apply user.
1. Programs
This section is divided into 5 tabs
Information
Test
Content
Courses/Major
Additional Requirements
1. Information - This section consists of generic information about the program. Below is the information you can view in this section.
Picture – A landscape image (approximately 800 × 300 pixels) that visually represents what it’s like to study at the university is uploaded by the Cialfo team. The image should be relevant to the program or institution.
Program Type – This field contains the appropriate program type (Foundation, English, International Year 1, or Direct Admission)
Program Name – The full name of the program, including the degree title if applicable (no abbreviations, except for "Hons") will be updated here. If there is no specific degree title, the program will be listed as "General Undergraduate".
Institution Name – This field is auto-filled if the program is from an independent university. If it is from a pathway provider, the name of the university offering the program will be added.
Program Website – This field contains the direct URL to the program page (not the general university homepage). This is the link students will access.
Brochure – The field contains the brochure (up to 25 MB) or link it from the College Details page within the settings.
Application Fees Required – The fee amount, as specified by the university is mentioned.
Annual Tuition Fees – The tuition cost per academic year is added based on university-provided information.
Intake – The intake month or season is be specified according to the program's schedule.
Start Date – The program’s commencement date is added in accordance with university timelines.
Application Deadline – Here the final date for accepting applications can be seen, as per the university’s deadline.
Student and Counselor Documents – The Cialfo team will mark documents as "Required" or "Optional" as per the university’s preferences. However, please note that only the Passport document is strictly validated during submission. All other documents can technically be bypassed even if marked as "Required".
Note - University should note that on Direct Apply, students are still able to submit applications even after the application deadline, all the way till Matriculation Date. So the deadline on our platform is not exactly a hard deadline per semester.
2. Test - In this tab the test requirements, minimum eligibility scores and more can be viewed.
English Language Requirements - This is a summary of all English test requirements, and include more specific details like particular sections for IELTS and TOEFL. The tests are separated by a vertical bar. E.g TOEFL: 100 (min. 70 in Reading) | IELTS: 6 (min. 5.5 in each section)
Academic Requirements - GPA/Percentage required by universities as per their requirement countries country-specific.
Description - It is split into each exam and includes international exams like IB, IGCSE as well as local entry requirements specific to each region.
3. Content
Program Description - This describes what the program is about, and why the should study at this program.
Program Flashcards - This describes why the students should apply to this program, what kind of skills the student will need to develop to successfully complete the program.
Testimonial - Testimonial from one of the graduated students. Here the university can find the Student Name, Region and Profile Picture.
4. Add Courses/Majors
All courses/majors are available - The university's website is attached where students can find more information on this course.
Only these courses are available - In this section, only one course/major per line can be added.
5. Additional Requirements
This section is designed to capture any additional questions/information that is not available in Cialfo global application form but would be a mandatory requirement as a part of the university's application form. You can request answers in the following formats
Short Answer
Paragraph
Linear Scale
Checkboxes
Date
Multiple Choice
File Upload
Required question - Turning on the toggle will make a question mandatory to answer. There is also an ability to drag and drop questions to rearrange them.
If you'd like to make any changes to the university details on Explore, please reach out to us via Chat with Cialfo, and we'll be happy to assist you with the updates.