Create and Manage Academic Period Attribute Dates

Prerequisite Features

Set up these features before you create academic period attribute dates and academic periods:

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.
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
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
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.
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

Create User Defined Academic Period Attribute Dates

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