Courses

Provide the institution identifier (IPEDS Institution ID) in the format “######”.  

The Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) codes are provided by IPEDS (2020 version) 

Provide the literal academic year ending in the format “YYYY”. The academic year is understood as July 1 - June 30. For example, the value of the Academic Year Ending field for July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021, would simply read: “2021”. 

Provide the institution-selected value representing the term during which this student was enrolled. Ignore session information, i.e., 2022 Summer Session 1 and 2022 Summer Session 2 would both be listed under the 2022 Summer term.

Provide the institution’s own unique course code subject.

Provide the institution’s own unique course code number.

Provide the institution’s own unique course section.

Provide the institution’s own course location (city/campus) specific to the identified course, as listed in the course catalog.

Provide the institution’s own course name specific to the identified course.

Provide the secondary name specific to the identified course. This may be used to identify the content of a special topics course. For example, “History of Science” for the course: HIST 398 (Special Topics).

Provide the institution’s own description for the course section (up to 1000 characters).

Provide a decimal indicating the course weighting used for this course in the format #.##.

Provide the unique number used to identify an individual instructor at the institution. If multiple instructors are listed, provide the “primary” instructor for the course. The Instructor ID will be included in verification reports to assist institution staff research and resolve data issues.