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EMPLID - Empl ID (key)
ACAD_CAREER - Academic Career (key)
STDNT_CAR_NBR - Student Career Nbr (key)
EFFDT - Effective Date (key; the current record is the maximum effective date, less than or equal to today, for the EMPLID, ACAD_CAREER and STDNT_CAR_NBR)
EFFSEQ - Effective Sequence (key; this field allows multiple transactions for the EFFDT. The current record is the maximum effective sequence for the EFFDT.)
INSTITUTION - Academic Institution (this is not a key but should be considered one because there are multiple institutions in CUNYfirst. Always delimit your selection by INSTITUTION.)
ACAD_PROG - Academic Program (the student's program - MPA, MA, MBA, UGRD, etc.)
PROG_STATUS - Academic Program Status ('AC' - active – a student MUST be active to be term activated; 'CM' - completed – the student has graduated; 'CN' - cancelled; 'DC' - discontinued; 'DM' - dismissed. This field is derived from PROG_ACTION.)
PROG_ACTION - Program Action (what is happening, such as MATR - matriculation, DATA - data change, DISC - discontinuation, etc.)
ACTION_DT - Action Date (the date of the action, always defaults to today's date)
PROG_REASON - Action Reason (why the action is taking place)
ADMIT_TERM - Admit Term (the term when the student started)
EXP_GRAD_TERM - Expected Graduation Term (the term when the student should graduate)
REQ_TERM - Requirement Term (the term which governs the rules for graduation.)
ACAD_LOAD_APPR - Approved Academic Load
CAMPUS - Campus
DEGR_CHKOUT_STAT - Degree Checkout Status (if a student has applied for graduation, or has graduated; 'AG' - applied, 'AW' - awarded, etc.)
COMPLETION_TERM - Completion Term (the term in which the student graduated)
ACAD_PROG_DUAL - Dual Academic Program
JOINT_PROG_APPR - Joint Program Approved
ADM_APPL_NBR - Application Nbr (if this student came through the Admissions process, this number can be used to retrieve the application.)
APPL_PROG_NBR - Application Program Nbr
DATA_FROM_ADM_APPL - Data from Admissions Appl
SSR_RS_CANDIT_NBR - Candidate Number
SSR_APT_INSTANCE - APT Instance
SSR_YR_OF_PROG - Year of Program
SSR_SHIFT - Academic Shift
SSR_COHORT_ID - Cohort Tag
SCC_ROW_ADD_OPRID - Created By (the user who added the record.)
SCC_ROW_ADD_DTTM - Created (when the record was added.)
SCC_ROW_UPD_OPRID - Updated By (the user who change the record last.)
SCC_ROW_UPD_DTTM - Last Update Date/Time (when the record was changed last.)
The EFFDT allows history for the student to be stored and EFFSEQ allows multiple transactions for the same EFFDT. These are reserve words in PeopleSoft and have special functions. Query recognizes this special-ness and creates code accordingly. STDNT_CAR_NBR is important in the CUNYfirst environment because a student may have multiple careers. Another important field, but not a key, is INSTITUTION. Because CUNfirst has many institutions, this field MUST be considered in order to narrow down the selection and to join to other table.
Other important fields in this table are: ACAD_PROG (i.e., UGRD, MBA, etc.), ADMIT_TERM, DEGR_CHKOUT_STAT and PROG_STATUS. Another field of interest is the ADM_APPL_NBR. If this ACAD_PROG record was created through the application process (Admissions), this field will have a value. It allows the user to return to the application to find data captured there, such as the ADMIT_TYPE.
B) ACAD_PLAN contains the student's plan, which is the major or minor. A student MUST have one plan but there could be more than one. ACAD_PLAN is owned by ACAD_PROG, so the five keys of ACAD_PROG MUST equal the first five keys of ACAD_PLAN. The table layout is below.
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