Overview of Academic Period Attribute Dates

Academic period attribute dates are landmarks in time such as the first date to enroll and the last date to drop a course section.

Attribute dates are a key part of academic periods. You use academic periods when you create courses and course sections in which students enroll.

Some predefined attributes are available. They represent specific milestones that are required for downstream functionality such as enrollment.

You can also create user-defined attributes to meet your institution’s business requirements. Examples include census date and last program change date which can be used for reporting and tracking.

Academic period attribute dates are also used in the configuration of the Drop Scheme feature. Drop Schemes