Apparatus and method for administering a scholastic application program
OwnerMark Cadyinventor
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Abstract
The invention is an apparatus and method for administering a scholastic application program. An electronic transcript of a candidate is received by a clearinghouse from a school. The candidate selects one or more institutions and instructs the clearinghouse to transmit the electronic transcript to the institutions for the purpose of a screening review. The institutions receive the electronic transcript and perform automated reviews of the electronic transcript using pre-determined criteria. If the candidate satisfies the predetermined criteria for an institution, the candidate is invited to apply for admission by the institution.
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A method for administering scholastic applications comprising the steps of:
- a. receiving by a clearinghouse of an electronic transcript from a school, said electronic transcript being associated with a performance by a candidate;
- b. storing by said clearinghouse of said electronic transcript in a clearinghouse computer memory;
- c. receiving by said clearinghouse of a permission from an institution, said permission authorizing said clearinghouse to transmit said electronic transcript to said institution;
- d. receiving by said clearinghouse from said candidate of an instruction, said instruction directing said clearinghouse to obtain for said candidate a screening review of said electronic transcript by submitting said electronic transcript to said institution;
- e. transmitting by said clearinghouse of said electronic transcript to said institution.
An apparatus for administering a scholastic education program, the apparatus comprising:
- a. a clearinghouse computer programmed to receive an electronic transcript, said electronic transcript being associated with a performance of a candidate;
- b. said clearinghouse computer having a computer memory, said clearinghouse computer being programmed to store said electronic transcript in said computer memory;
- c. said clearinghouse computer being programmed to receive a permission from an institution, said permission authorizing said clearinghouse to transmit said electronic transcript to said institution;
- d. said clearinghouse computer being programmed to receive from said candidate an instruction to submit a request for screening review to said institution;
- e. said clearinghouse computer being programmed to transmit said request for screening review and said electronic transcript to said institution.
A method for administering scholastic applications, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. developing by an institution of an automated transcript screening criteria;
- b. granting a permission by said institution for a clearinghouse to transmit an electronic transcript to said institution for purposes of a screening review, said electronic transcript being associated with a candidate, said electronic transcript not being accompanied by an application for admission to said institution;
- c. receiving by said institution of said electronic transcript;
- d. storing in an institution computer memory of said electronic transcript by said institution;
- e. screening said electronic transcript by said institution by automated application of said automated transcript screening criteria to said electronic transcript by said institution computer;
- f. transmitting to said candidate of a result of said screening of said electronic transcript by said institution.
An apparatus for administering a scholastic application program, the apparatus comprising:
- a. an institution computer, said institution computer having a computer memory;
- b. automated transcript screening criteria resident in said computer memory, said institution computer being programmed to apply said automated transcript screening criteria to an electronic transcript;
- c. a computer network;
- d. said institution computer being programmed to receive an electronic transcript from a clearinghouse computer over said computer network, said electronic transcript being associated with a candidate;
- e. said institution computer being programmed to store said electronic transcript in said computer memory;
- f. said institution computer being programmed to screen said electronic transcript by applying said screening criteria to said electronic transcript;
- g. said institution computer being programmed to transmit to said candidate a result of said screening of said electronic transcript.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.