Building in which the course section meets

Campus on which the course section meets

Unique identifier for every course section per termCode/partOfTermCode

Value is client-defined, but is typically the Course Reference Number (CRN), the Course Section Identifier or a combination of data fields that result in a unique value.
The value for courseSectionNumber will be referenced as a one-to-one relationship in CourseSection, Registration and InstructionalAssignment.

Days of the week on which the course section meets for the startTime/endTime

Concatenate days of week in the following order and using the values:
Sunday = U, Monday = M, Tuesday = T, Wednesday = W, Thursday = R, Friday = F, Saturday = S.
Multiple records could exist for courseSectionNumber/termCode/partOfTermCode if section meets on various days at various times.

Distance education type of the course section

'Distance education with no onsite component' - Instructional content is delivered exclusively via distance education.

'Distance education with mandatory onsite component' - Instructional content is delivered via distance education but requires an onsite component such as testing or orientation.

'Distance education with non-mandatory onsite component' - Instructional content is delivered via distance education but has an optional onsite component such as academic support services.

'Not distance education' - Instructional content is not delivered via distance education.

Date on which course section ends for academic term/part of term

End time for the course section for the daysOfWeek

Instructional method type of course section

'Lecture' - Organized presentation of course material from instructor to a group of students.

'Lab' - Hands-on/practical exposure to course subject matter.

'Lecture/Lab Combination' - Combination of lecture and lab components.

'Activity' - Supplemental learning activity.

'Cooperative Learning' - Course completed by students as a group working towards common learning goals.

'Independent Study' - Course curriculum is satisfied through independently directed study and a demonstration of knowledge.

'Internship' - Course that serves to provide credit for an internship or a course that provides an alternative to an internship requirement.

'Practicum' - Course provides practical, hands-on, field-based experience under the supervision of an instructor.

'Residency' - Course related to a training program which allows the resident to perform as a licensed practitioner under supervision.

'Seminar' - Interactive discussion based course aimed at facilitating participation.

'Studio' - Course taught using a studio style of instruction which is based on a guided hands-on approach to learning.

'Thesis/Capstone' - Course which is a program requirement that demonstrates cumulative knowledge in that program.

'Tutorial' - Small scale interactive instruction type course.

'Other' - Course instruction type is not defined by one of the above types.

If record is applicable for IPEDS reporting, value = 1, else 0

Location type of course section

'On-campus' - Course is held on one of the institution's physical campuses.

'Online or Hybrid' - Course is completed entirely online or in conjunction with an onsite component.

'Other Institution' - Course is held on another institution's physical campus.

'Clinical Facility' - Course is held off campus at a clinical facility.

'High School' - Course is held at a host high school.

'Correctional Facility' - Course is offered to service students in a correctional facility.

'Foreign Country' - Course is offered at a physical location outside of the Institution's home country.

'Other Off-campus Location' - Course offered off-campus and is not defined by on of the above.

'Other' - Course does not fit any of the above types.

Maximum number of seats available for course section

Type of online instruction of course section

'Syncronous' - Online course which maintains an instructional meeting schedule.

'Asyncronous' - Online course which allows coursework to be completed according to the student's schedule within defined timeframes.

'Combined Sync/Async' - Asynchronous online course which has a synchronous online component.

'Other Online' - Online course which is not described by any of the available options given.

'Hybrid' - Online course which has a required in person component.

'Not Online' - Course is not held as in an online format.

Part of academic term

If field is not applicable or value unknown, use default value of 1 for full term.

Date source record inserted or modified

Room in which the course section meets

Date on which course section starts for academic term/part of term

Start time for the course section for the daysOfWeek

Academic term code

Unique identifier for an instance of a course based on academic term, part of term and course number

Renamed to courseSectionNumber. Remap the crn field to the courseSectionNumber field.

Meeting/location type of course

Removed. Relocate values to the new fields instructionType, locationType, distanceEducationType and onlineInstructionType.

Course sequence number to uniquely identify a course instance within a term/part of term

Removed. The section field is not required, since courseSectionNumber uniquely identifies the course section.