GET gened/:year/:semester/:category/:subcategory
Returns links to all the General Education resources for a specific subcategory available for the given year, semester, category, and selected subcategory.
If summary mode is specified (see below), then return all courses and course information for given requests. Subcategory Summary requests result in a very large amount of data. The default mode is links (see below).
Resource URL Example(s)
/gened/2012/spring/HUM/1LA
/gened/2012/spring/CNW/1NW?mode=links
/gened/2012/spring/QR/1QR2?mode=summary
| Parameter | Parameter Detail |
|---|---|
| year required | 4-digit year (e.g. 2012, 2011) |
| semester required | One of "spring", "summer" or "fall". These must be specified in all lower-case letters. |
| category required | The Gened Category abbreviation ( e.g. HUM, NAT, SBS ) |
| subcategory required | The SubCategory abbreviation ( e.g. 1LA, 1PS, 1QR2 ) |
| Parameter | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| mode optional |
links (default value)
Returns links to the specific General Education subcategory resource available for the given year, semester, category, and selected subcategory. This is the default mode and does not have to be specified by the request. cascadeReturns all XML data associated with every course resource for the given year, semester, category, and selected subcategory. |
Example Raw HTTP Requests Links Mode (Default)
http://courses.illinois.edu/cisapi/gened/2012/spring/NAT/1PS
Sample HTTP Request Headers
Sample HTTP Response Headers
Sample HTTP Response Body
Example Raw HTTP Requests Summary Mode
http://courses.illinois.edu/cisapi/gened/2012/spring/NAT/1PS?mode=summary