<s>
FlightPath	B-Language
is	O
an	O
open-source	O
,	O
web-based	O
enterprise	O
software	O
application	O
for	O
academic	O
support	O
,	O
academic	O
advising	O
,	O
and	O
degree	O
audit	O
for	O
institutions	O
of	O
higher	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile-friendly	O
,	O
Flightpath	B-Language
provides	O
comprehensive	O
and	O
persistent	O
academic	O
advising	O
to	O
support	O
student	O
success	O
in	O
institutions	O
of	O
higher	O
learning	O
;	O
all	O
history	O
of	O
academic	O
support	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
through	O
a	O
browser	O
or	O
customized	O
cell	O
phone	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
several	O
accreditation	O
cycles	O
,	O
Flightpath	B-Language
has	O
been	O
used	O
continuously	O
to	O
academically	O
advise	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
university	O
students	O
since	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightPath	B-Language
was	O
created	O
by	O
The	O
University	O
of	O
Louisiana	O
at	O
Monroe	O
's	O
Student	O
Success	O
Center	O
,	O
after	O
searching	O
for	O
a	O
commercial	O
solution	O
to	O
online	O
academic	O
advising	O
and	O
retention	O
services	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
software	O
package	O
that	O
was	O
both	O
affordable	O
and	O
customizable	O
for	O
specific	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightPath	B-Language
was	O
operational	O
in	O
fall	O
of	O
2006	O
but	O
lacked	O
the	O
framework	O
necessary	O
for	O
integrating	O
contributions	O
from	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2012	O
,	O
FlightPath	B-Language
's	O
core	O
code	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
include	O
framework	O
features	O
of	O
Drupal	B-Application
,	O
a	O
popular	O
open-source	O
CMS	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
suitable	O
for	O
adoption	O
by	O
other	O
universities	O
as	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
its	O
inception	O
,	O
FlightPath	B-Language
has	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
degree	O
audit	O
tool	O
for	O
academic	O
advising	O
"	O
for	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
undergraduate	O
students	O
with	O
mobile-friendly	O
application	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightPath	B-Language
's	O
core	O
open	O
source	O
software	O
features	O
provide	O
complete	O
solutions	O
for	O
academic	O
advising	O
including	O
equivalent/substitution/transfer	O
courses	O
with	O
degree	O
audit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
type	O
of	O
complex	O
configuration	O
of	O
courses	O
based	O
on	O
academic	O
degree	O
programs	O
listed	O
in	O
a	O
university	O
or	O
college	O
catalog	O
(	O
prerequisite	O
,	O
required	O
,	O
and	O
elective	O
courses	O
)	O
is	O
fully	O
supported	O
by	O
catalog	O
year	O
with	O
equivalent	O
and	O
transfer	O
credit	O
because	O
design	O
feedback	O
modifications	O
were	O
requested	O
by	O
many	O
dozens	O
of	O
academic	O
advisors	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
of	O
versions	O
;	O
consequently	O
,	O
Flightpath	B-Language
provides	O
easily	O
prepared	O
reports	O
for	O
accreditation	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automated	O
early	O
warning	O
alerts	O
for	O
students	O
and	O
other	O
related	O
features	O
may	O
be	O
integrated	O
with	O
Flightpath	B-Language
as	O
additional	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightPath	B-Language
's	O
functionality	O
is	O
extensible	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
add-on	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SSO/LDAP	O
-	O
User	O
authentication	O
handled	O
through	O
an	O
LDAP	B-Protocol
server	O
or	O
OAuth	O
single-sign-on	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightPath	B-Language
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
enterprise	O
software	O
application	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
hosted	O
as	O
a	O
secure	O
and	O
managed	O
cloud	O
service	O
or	O
installed	O
with	O
freely	O
available	O
source	O
code	O
on	O
an	O
enterprise	O
network	O
application	O
with	O
manual	O
setup	O
support	O
or	O
with	O
an	O
automated	O
installation	O
wizard	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flightpath	B-Language
can	O
be	O
integrated	O
securely	O
in	O
practically	O
any	O
campus	O
network	O
as	O
a	O
FERPA-compliant	O
application	O
for	O
institutions	O
of	O
higher	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightPath	B-Language
uses	O
industry-standard	O
web	O
server	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
:	O
</s>
