Manage External Organizations

External organizations can include high schools, universities, sponsorship organizations, and so on.

Access the External Organizations page: From Student Central, click Search and search for Student Management External Organizations.

Here are some things you can do on this page:

• Search for an external organization.

• Create an external organization.

• Assign identifiers, contacts, and locations to an external organization.

• Inactivate an external organization.

You can also use the Details tab to provide information to help in the Transfer Credit process:

• Select the term type and accreditation entity.

• Indicate that multiple organizations share the same set of external courses and course equivalences.

Transfer credit processing isn't currently available.

Difference Between Party ID and Organization Identifiers

When you create an external organization, the Cloud application automatically assigns a party ID. A Party ID is different from an organization identifier. External agencies assign organization identifiers to enable information exchange and reporting across educational institutions. Use the Identifiers tab to add an organization identifier. Here are some examples of organization identifiers:

• A CEEB code that's assigned to a high school or college. These codes are used mostly in college entrance exams such as the SAT.

• A NCES code that enables school officials to obtain the correct name, address, phone number, and other characteristics of a public school or school district. The code is used in reporting institutional data through the Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System (IPEDS).