Add Period Attribute Dates for Academic Periods

Period attribute dates represent milestones that are required for student enrollments. The attribute dates are based on a match between the period type and the period attribute tag. You select the period type when you create a period.

1. From Student Central, click Search then search for Academic Periods.
2. Click the academic period record that you created.
3. Click Period Attribute Dates > Add Period Attribute.
4. Select these period attribute dates:

   Attribute Name	Description
   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.

5. The other predefined attributes that you might configure based on the Student Management features you use and your business requirements are:

   Attribute Name	Description
   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.
   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.

6. Select a calculation method and complete these fields:

   Field	Value
   Manual Entry	Select a date type to indicate when the attribute comes into effect. Select Date to indicate the date only. Select Date time to indicate the time and time zone and the date.
   Pivot	Select this method to define settings for the calculation of the attribute date on the academic period. After the attribute is assigned to the academic period when the period is created, the attribute date is calculated based on the pivot settings. You can update the default pivot settings on the academic period and recalculate the date.

7. Save your changes.