Award Code

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4-Year Postsecondary Academic Awards : Award Code (283)

Code	Description	Explanation of Use
1	Under1Yr	Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of less than 1 academic year: • Less than 900 contact or clock hours • Less than 30 SEMESTER or TRIMESTER credit hours, or • Less than 45 QUARTER credit hours
2	1-2Yr	Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years • At least 900, but less than 1800 contact or clock hours, or • At least 30, but less than 60 SEMESTER or TRIMESTER credit hours • At least 45, but less than 90 QUARTER hours
3	Associate	Associate’s Degree
4	2-4Yr	Between 2- and 4-Years Awards Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 2 but less than 4 academic years) • 1800 contact or clock hours, or • 60 or more SEMESTER or TRIMESTER credit hours, or • 90 or more QUARTER credit hours
5	Bachelor	Bachelor’s Degree
6	Postbaccalaureate Certificate
7	Master’s Degree
8	Post-master’s Certificate
17	Doctor’s Degree – Research/Scholarship
18	Doctor’s Degree – Professional Practice
19	Doctor’s Degree - Other

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