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DegreeProgram
Description
Academic courses of study that result in a formal award.
Data includes degree, major, program length, organizational structures and usage properties.
Entity relationship: Degree + FieldOfStudy + AcademicTerm (optional) + Campus (optional) = DegreeProgram
Data includes degree, major, program length, organizational structures and usage properties.
Entity relationship: Degree + FieldOfStudy + AcademicTerm (optional) + Campus (optional) = DegreeProgram
Fields
campus string Campus->campus Campus code associated with the degree program Additional Notes If institution does not associate a campus with degree programs, set value of field to null. |
college string College code associated with the degree program Additional Notes If institution does not associate a college with degree programs, set value of field to null. |
degree string Degree->degree Degree code associated with the degree program |
degreeProgram string Unique identifier for an academic course of study that results in a formal award Additional Notes Value is client-defined, but typically includes the degree and major and/or a combination of data fields that result in a unique value. The value for degreeProgram will be referenced as a one-to-one relationship in Award and AcademicTrack. |
degreeProgramDescription string Description of the degree program |
department string Department code associated with the degree program Additional Notes If institution does not associate a department with degree programs, set value of field to null. |
distanceEducationType enum Distance education property of the degree program. Additional Notes If all instructional activity required for program completion cannot be completed remotely, the degree program is not considered distance education. Onsite component can include orientation, testing or other non-instructional activity. Allowed Values
Allowed Value Details '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. |
division string Division code associated with the degree program Additional Notes If institution does not associate a division with degree programs, set value of field to null. |
isClockHours boolean If degree program length is reported in clock hours instead of credit hours, value = 1, else 0 Additional Notes Default value if null: 0/false. |
isESL boolean If degree program is considered English as a Second Language (ESL), then value = 1, else 0 Additional Notes Default value if null: 0/false. |
isForAdmissions boolean If the degree program is used for recruiting and admissions, value = 1, else 0 |
isForDegreeAcadHistory boolean If the degree program is used for degree/graduation and academic history, value = 1, else 0 |
isForStudentAcadTrack boolean If the degree program is used for students and academic track, value = 1, else 0 |
isIPEDSReportable boolean If record is applicable for IPEDS reporting, value = 1, else 0 |
lengthInCreditOrClockHours number Number of clock hours or credit hours required for completion of the degree program |
lengthInMonths number Number of months required for completion of the degree program |
major string FieldOfStudy->fieldOfStudy Major code associated with the degree program Additional Notes Condition for reference - FieldOfStudy->fieldOfStudyType = 'Major' |
recordActivityDate date Date source record inserted or modified |
startDate date Date on which degree program is active Additional Notes Either startDate or termCodeEffective must contain a non-null value. |
termCodeEffective string AcademicTerm->termCode Academic term in which degree program is active Additional Notes Either termCodeEffective or startDate must contain a non-null value. |
degreeLevel enum deprecated Level of degree program Additional Notes Removed. The degreeLevel field is not required, since the degree level value is located in the Degree entity. |
distanceEducationOption enum deprecated Distance education (DE) option for the degree program Additional Notes Renamed to distanceEducationType. Remap the distanceEducationOption field to the distanceEducationType field. |