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Department heads, unit directors, and administrators work with the Dean’s Office and the [CLAS Business Center](https://facultystaff.clas.uconn.edu/portal/124?autoLogin=true) to plan budgets, staffing, and course offerings each year. The systems below support that work by providing data for planning, budgeting, scheduling, and reporting.
For help with these systems, [open a support request](https://facultystaff.clas.uconn.edu/portal/124?createRequest=true&portalId=124&requestTypeId=710?autoLogin=true) or email [bsc@uconn.edu](mailto:bsc@uconn.edu).
## CLAS Systems and Applications
**The following systems are available only while connected to the UConn network.**
### College Holistic Academic Data (CHAD)
The [College Holistic Academic Data (CHAD) dashboard](https://login.uconn.edu/cas/login?service=https%3a%2f%2fchad.clas.uconn.edu%2f) brings together administrative, academic, financial, and research data to support planning and decision-making across the College.
Department leaders can use CHAD to monitor trends and review information such as:
- Personnel and organizational roles
- Student enrollment and degree conferrals
- Research expenditures and grant proposals
- Department space utilization
- Financial and operational metrics
These reports help departments evaluate progress, plan for the future, and support requests for University resources.
### Business Management Services (BMS) and Staffing Plans
[Business Management Services (BMS)](https://bms.clas.uconn.edu/) is the College’s system for planning course offerings, teaching assignments, and instructional resources.
Department administrators use BMS to:
- Build and manage course schedules
- Assign instructors and teaching responsibilities
- Review staffing needs and graduate assistant support
- Monitor instructional metrics such as teaching load, temporary labor costs, and cost per seat
BMS also shares course information with the Registrar’s Office to support the publication of the [Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs](https://catalog.uconn.edu/) and the [Schedule of Classes](https://classes.uconn.edu/).
### Graduate Student Administration (GSA)
The [Graduate Student Administration (GSA) system](https://bms.clas.uconn.edu/gsa) is a CLAS application that helps departments manage graduate student information, including assistantships, advising, milestones, and enrollment data. It uses data from the [Student Administration System](https://studentadmin.uconn.edu/) and information provided by department administrators.
The Student Administration System remains the University’s official system of record. Departments should continue to update official student records in this system.