8Term Element
Outlines the way the academic year is divided into terms, such as semesters or quarters.
Required Element? Yes
Can Repeat? No
Best Practices: Once a term has been communicated once in a Student Academic and Financial Information (SAFI) it should remain in the SAFI even if the student never attends.
Field: Term Type
Description: Defines the term type for the program
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: Field is only used for display purposes.
| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
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| Semester | Enumeration (Enum) | Yes |
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Yes getTermType() |
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Field: Terms per Academic Year
Description: Defines the number of terms per academic year. We'll use this value to appropriately create the academic years.
Impact on Financial Aid Processing: Use by Borrower Based Academic Year (BBAY) term schools only.
For BBAY Term schools, we'll never begin an academic year for which a student isn't attending any courses. The academic year can contain terms without any courses as long as it begins with a term that the student is attending.
This field is also use for Pell Formula 1 to decide the number of terms in an academic year.| Example | Data Type | Required | XML Schema Validation | Accessible via Configuration? | Display Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Positive Integer (>0) | No | No | Yes getTermAcys() | Not viewable from UI |