Term

Each student course is associated with a code that represents the term. This term code (up to 2 alphanumeric characters) and associated description (up to 30 alphanumeric characters) are defined on the Term Definition window. The term code (examples) can be joined with a year code to define a specific year/term code. If your organization purchased the Registration module, the Registrar will define term codes.

A term is a subset of an academic year. Common synonyms for a term are semesters, trimesters, quarters, or sessions. Terms should be coded so that they will sort in chronological order.

 

The code for Fall semester should be less than the code for Spring semester. In the sorting hierarchy, letters are sorted before numbers; therefore, term ZZ would precede term 01.

Transaction Entry window

This column is displayed for all source codes that have been marked as eligible for the 1098T calculation on the Source Code window. This column is required if a value is selected in the 1098T Eligibility column. Select the appropriate value from the drop-down list, which displays from the Year Term Table values that are valid for the selected year.

Calculate Satisfactory Progress window

Select the appropriate term from the drop-down list. This value is required.