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GoldMap Explore

This page explains the GoldMap segment in the same portal language as the other Explore surfaces. It is not a framed app, not a modal, and not a separate product shell.

Applicability in Action

GoldMap compares a learner's prior coursework with a target program's published requirements and shows where each course satisfies, partially satisfies, counts as elective or general education credit, or does not apply.

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GoldMap answers the advising question that static requirement references alone do not answer: how does this learner's prior learning apply to this specific target program before the learner commits?

What problem it solves

Requirement references can show possible relationships. GoldMap shows where prior learning actually counts inside the selected program.

What the learner gets

A course-by-course applicability report with dispositions, evidence, and requirement context before enrollment decisions are made.

What institutions get

A clearer picture of learner intent tied to institution, program, and prior learning history instead of vague interest signals.

What it does not claim

GoldMap is advisory. Official applicability decisions remain with the institution and its review rules.

GoldMap has one flow. Importer, upload, and manual entry are different intake paths into the same applicability segment.
Step 1. Gather

Bring prior learning in through coursework import when available, or use upload and manual entry when it is not.

Step 2. Institution

Select the receiving institution whose program requirements will be used for the applicability review.

Step 3. Program selection

Choose the target program so the learner record is checked against a real published requirement structure.

Step 4. Report

Generate a requirement-aware report that shows what satisfies, what partially satisfies, and what remains a gap.

Every prior course receives a disposition, and the report rolls those decisions up against the selected program's published requirement lines and groups.

Course Dispositions

  • Satisfies when evidence strongly matches the target requirement.
  • May satisfy when evidence is partial or needs review.
  • Elective or Gen Ed when the course counts outside the named major requirement.
  • Does not apply when the course does not satisfy the selected program requirement set.

Report Outcomes

  • Requirement coverage for major, general education, and elective areas.
  • Visible evidence and confidence for each course-level decision.
  • A clearer planning conversation before time and money are committed.
  • Institution-specific applicability instead of generic assumptions.
Jordan is not a separate product. Jordan is one learner shown three ways so the same person can demonstrate low, moderate, and higher applicability against a real target program.

Same learner, different readiness

  • Jordan A shows low fit from a manufacturing-heavy DCCC record.
  • Jordan B shows moderate fit from a business-aligned prior learning record.
  • Jordan C shows stronger fit with a fuller DCCC applicability pattern.

Same GoldMap segment

  • Same live GoldMap pages.
  • Same institution and program selection flow.
  • Same applicability report logic.
  • No detached demo-only shell.
Low Fit

Jordan Reynolds A

Manufacturing and electronics coursework with limited direct alignment to WCU Business Management.

  • Delaware County Community College
  • 33 credits
  • Best for showing why applicability is not automatic
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Moderate Fit

Jordan Reynolds B

DCCC business courses that land meaningfully against WCU pre-business requirements.

  • Delaware County Community College
  • 30 credits
  • Best for showing partial requirement coverage
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Higher Fit

Jordan Reynolds C

A fuller DCCC course pattern that shows stronger overall applicability while still using the same learner storyline.

  • Delaware County Community College
  • 36 credits
  • Best for showing stronger readiness and clearer momentum
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