5Program Length Element
Specifies the overall duration and measuring criteria of the program, such as years or credits.
Required Element? No
Can Repeat? No
Field: Program Length Measurement Unit
Description: When schools define a program, they've to declare the length of the program. This field defines the measurement unit that's used to measure the defined program length.
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: Use with the number of units for Common
Origination and Disbursement (COD) communication, that's:
- If the program length measurement unit is in years, then the number of units will be reported to COD in years.
- If you've a program that's smaller than the Academic Year Definition (AYD), then we'd want the program length measurement unit in weeks.
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
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| Years | Enumeration (Enum) | Yes |
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Yes getProgramLengthMeasurementUnit() |
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Field: Number of Units
Description: This is the defined program units that's defined with the Department of Education for the program
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: Use with the program length measurement
unit for COD communication, that's:
- If the program length measurement unit is months, then the number of units will be reported to COD in months.
- If reporting this value in years, then you'll need to indicate the year as a whole number.
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
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| 120 | Non Negative Integer | Yes | Any integer | Yes getProgramLengthNumberOfUnits() |
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