Create Institution Landing Pages: Information
An institution can create a customized, branded Transferology® landing page to help promote the college or university to prospective students. When navigating to Transferology through the institution's referral link or badge, students will see the customized page (assuming it is published) instead of the CollegeSource-branded homepage. This article within the Create Institution Landing Pages: An Overview Guide explains how School Admins can customize information about the institution for the landing page.
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- Edit Institution Landing Pages
The section on information contains four customizable areas to help students get better acquainted with the college or university.
Description
School Admins will need to provide a description of the institution.
- Navigate to the Description field.
- Where it says About this institution... enter a paragraph that describes the college or university.
- Text is limited to 250 characters.
- Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template to see how selections appear on the landing page.
- Select Save Changes to save work on the landing page.
- A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the institution. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.
Custom URL
To enter a URL:
- Navigate to the Custom URL field.
- Enter a URL within an .edu or any URL that contains a college or university domain.
- Institutions wishing to provide a URL outside of these requirements will need to contact CollegeSource for consideration.
- Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template to see how selections appear on the landing page.
- Select Save Changes to save work on the landing page.
- A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the institution. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.
Credit Awards
By default, if none of the checkboxes are marked, at the top of the institution landing page, students will see the following text: See how your courses transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME).
A similar message appears under the institution header image, indicating that the institution has partnered with Transferology® to show students how the institution will award credit for transferrable courses.
Lastly, under the three easy steps, the following text will display under step 2:
To communicate the types of learning experiences for which credit is awarded:
- Enable the checkmark(s) to the left of the learning experience(s).
- Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template to see how selections will appear on the landing page.
- Select Save Changes to save work on the landing page.
- A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the institution. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.
For reference, the following messages will appear on the page depending on the selection(s) made.
Checkbox | Introductory Statement | Partnership Message | 2 Add courses |
None | See how your courses transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME). | (INSTITUTION NAME) has officially partnered with Transferology to show how the institution will award credits for transferrable courses. | Add the college courses you have taken (or plan to take) to your My Courses list. |
Standardized Exams | See how your courses and exams transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME). | (INSTITUTION NAME) has officially partnered with Transferology to show how the institution will award credits for transferable courses and exams. | Add the college courses and exams you have taken (or plan to take) to your My Courses list. |
Military Learning Experiences | See how your courses and military experience transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME). | (INSTITUTION NAME) has officially partnered with Transferology to show how the institution will award credits for transferrable courses and military experience. | Add the college courses and military experience you have taken (or plan to take) to your My Courses list. |
Life Learning Experiences | See how your courses and life learning experiences transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME). | (INSTITUTION NAME) has officially partnered with Transferology to show how the institution will award credits for transferrable courses and life learning experiences. | Add the college courses and life learning experiences you have taken (or plan to take) to your My Courses list. |
Messages presented when more than one credit award is marked are noted below:
Combination | Introductory Statement | Partnership Message | 2 Add courses |
Standardized Exams Military Learning Experiences |
See how your courses, exams, and military experience transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME). | (INSTITUTION NAME) has officially partnered with Transferology to show students how the institution will award credits for transferable courses, exams, and military experience. | Add the college courses, exams, and military experience you have taken (or plan to take) to your My Courses list. |
Standardized Exams Life Learning Experiences |
See how your courses, exams, and life learning experiences transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME). | (INSTITUTION NAME) has officially partnered with Transferology to show students how the institution will award credits for transferable courses, exams, and life learning experiences. | Add the college courses, exams, and life learning experiences you have taken (or plan to take) to your My Courses list. |
Military Learning Experiences Life Learning Experiences |
See how your courses, military experience, and life learning experiences transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME). | (INSTITUTION NAME) has officially partnered with Transferology to show students how the institution will award credits for transferable courses, military experience, and life learning experiences. | Add the college courses, military experience, and life learning experiences you have taken (or plan to take) to your My Courses list. |
Standardized Exams Military Learning Experiences Life Learning Experiences |
See how your courses, exams, military experience, and life learning experiences transfer to (INSTITUTION NAME). | (INSTITUTION NAME) has officially partnered with Transferology to show students how the institution will award credits for transferable courses, exams, military experience, and life learning experiences. | Add the college courses, exams, military experience, and life learning experiences you have taken (or plan to take) to your My Courses list. |
Information Links
By default, the institution's URL and the Transfer Information, Admission Information, Financial Aid Information, Registration, and Admissions Application information links within the School Profile will display as student transfer resources towards the bottom of the landing page. When the user hovers the mouse or keyboard over the field name, the URL will additionally appear within a tooltip.
The links from within the School Profile will auto-populate within the Information Links section of the Institution Template Editor. Institutions can update the links (with the exception of the school website, which is set by CollegeSource) within the editor or within the Information Links section of the School Profile. Updating the information links via the Institution Template Editor will update them within the School Profile and vice versa.
To update the information links within the editor:
- Navigate to Information Links.
- Find the field name corresponding to the link that needs adjustment.
Information Link Field Name | Student transfer resources Field Name |
Transfer Information | Transfer Information |
Admissions Application | Application |
Admissions Information | Admissions |
Financial Aid Information | Financial Aid |
Registration Information | Registration |
- Use the keyboard to adjust the URL.
- Select the Preview Changes button at the top of the template to see how changes will appear on the landing page.
- Select Save Changes to save work on the landing page.
- A pop-up will appear noting that the user is about to make changes to the landing page for the institution. Doing so will make these changes visible to the public if the landing page has been published. Make sure to review changes via the Preview Changes button.
- Select Yes to proceed with saving changes.
- A confirmation will appear indicating that changes have been saved.