Create and Manage Academic Period Attribute Dates
Create and maintain date attributes that are used to define academic periods.
Prerequisite Features
Set up these features before you create academic period attribute dates and academic periods:
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Manage Time Zone Settings Time Zone Settings
Required if you use a calculation method of manual entry and a date type of date time on academic period attribute dates and academic periods.
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Academic Institution Academic Institutions
Required for academic periods.
Decide Which Attributes You Need
To access the Academic Period Attribute Dates page: From Student Central, click Search and search for Academic Period Attribute Dates.
You can view all attributes or search by attribute name or attribute code.
Before you configure attribute dates for the predefined attributes in your environment for the first time, decide which attributes you need. Some attributes ensure that your students can search, add course sections to their cart, and enroll in and drop course sections. We recommend that you configure at least these attributes.
Attribute Name | Description |
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First Date to Search |
The first date on which students can search for course sections. |
Last Date to Search |
The last date on which students can search for course sections. |
First Date to Add to Shopping Cart |
The first date a student can add course sections to their shopping cart. |
Last Date to Add to Shopping Cart |
The last date a student can add course sections to their shopping cart. |
First Date to Enroll |
The first date a student can enroll in course sections. |
Last Date to Enroll |
The last date a student can enroll in course sections. |
Last Date to Drop |
The last date a student can drop course sections in the academic period. |
Here are some other predefined attributes that you might configure, based on your business requirements and which aspects of the Student Management features you use.
Attribute Name | Description |
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First Date to Add to Wish List |
The first date on which students can add courses to their wish list. |
Last Date to Add to Wish List |
The last date on which students can add courses to their wish list. |
First Date to Add to Waitlist |
The first date a student can add course sections to the waitlist. |
Last Date to Add to Waitlist |
The last date a student can add course sections to the waitlist. |
Last Date to Drop: Do not Retain |
The last date a student can drop a course section, where the course section isn't retained on their student record. |
Last Date to Drop: Retain |
If a student drops the course on or after this date, the course section remains on their student record as a dropped course. |
Last Date to Drop: Penalty |
If a student drops a course section on or after this date, a grade penalty is applied to their course section result. |
Last Date to Drop: Greater Penalty |
If a student drops a course section on or after this date, a greater grade penalty is applied to their course section result. |
Auto Tuition Calculation |
Use the Auto Tuition Calculation attribute to indicate when tuition calculation will run for a particular academic period. Associate this attribute with a reporting period. |
Auto Tuition Calculation, Self Service |
Use the Auto Tuition Calculation, Self Service attribute to indicate when tuition calculation will run for a particular self-paced academic period. Associate this attribute with a reporting period. Note: As of 22D, you can't create self-paced academic periods.
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Midterm Grade Release |
The date on which midterm course grades will be released to students in the learning catalog and student scheduler. |
Final Grade Release |
The date on which final course grades will be released to students in the learning catalog and student scheduler. |
For next steps, see these topics:
Configure Academic Period Attribute Dates for Predefined Attributes
Rapid Implementation
You can use Rapid Implementation to create and load academic period attribute dates. Use these tasks in the Setup and Maintenance work area, Student Management offering:
- Create Academic Periods in Spreadsheet
- Upload Academic Structures in Spreadsheet