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IPEDS IC NONTRADITIONAL CREDIT
IPEDS institution characteristics on acceptance of non-traditional credits earned prior to admissions. Information for each institution is organized by survey year.
| Field Name | Description | Data Type | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMIC_YEAR_KEY | Use this field to join the ACADEMIC YEAR table to a fact table for time dimension information. | VARCHAR2 | 4 |
| INSTITUTION_KEY | Use this field to join to another table with the same-name field (ie. INSTITUTION_KEY). | VARCHAR2 | 6 |
| INSTITUTION_NAME | Name of an institution. | VARCHAR2 | 60 |
| IPEDS_IC_KEY | Use this field to join between two IPEDS Institution Characteristics tables. | VARCHAR2 | 10 |
| SPEC_CREDIT_ADV_PLACEMENT_CODE | Special credit upon entry - Advanced placement (AP) credit (code) Indicates whether an institution accepts credit earned prior to admission through Advanced placement. Advanced placement (AP) courses are college-level courses taught in high school. Students may take an examination at the completion of the course; acceptable scores allow students to earn college credit.Value - Label 1 - Yes 0 - No - 1 - Dont know - 2 - Not applicable | VARCHAR2 | 2 |
| SPEC_CREDIT_ADV_PLACEMENT_DESC | Special credit upon entry - Advanced placement (AP) credit (description) | VARCHAR2 | 75 |
| SPEC_CREDIT_DUAL_CREDIT_CODE | Special credit upon entry - Dual credit (code) Indicates whether an institution accepts credit earned prior to admission through Dual credit.DUAL CREDIT - A program through which high chool students are enrolled in advanced placement (AP) courses, taught at their high school, that fulfill high school graduation requirements and may earn the student college credits. Value - Label 1 - Yes 0 - No - 1 - Dont know - 2 - Not applicable | VARCHAR2 | 2 |
| SPEC_CREDIT_DUAL_CREDIT_DESC | Special credit upon entry - Dual credit (description) | VARCHAR2 | 75 |
| SPEC_CREDIT_LIFE_EXPRINCE_CODE | Special credit upon entry - Life experience credit (code) Indicates whether an institution accepts credit earned prior to admission through Credit for life experiences.CREDIT FOR LIFE EXPERIENCES - Credit earned by students for what they have learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities (military, government, or professional). Credit may also be awarded through a credit by examination program. Value - Label 1 - Yes 0 - No - 1 - Dont know - 2 - Not applicable | VARCHAR2 | 2 |
| SPEC_CREDIT_LIFE_EXPRINCE_DESC | Special credit upon entry - Life experience credit (description) | VARCHAR2 | 75 |
| SPEC_CREDIT_NO_CREDIT_CODE | Special credit upon entry - No credit (code) Indicates that an institution does not accept credit earned prior to admission through any of the sources listed: Dual credit, Credit for learning experiences, or Advanced placement (AP) programs. Value - Label 1 - Yes 0 - No - 1 - Dont know - 2 - Not applicable | VARCHAR2 | 2 |
| SPEC_CREDIT_NO_CREDIT_DESC | Special credit upon entry - No credit (description) | VARCHAR2 | 75 |
| SURVEY_YEAR | Year the survey was issued (e.g. 1999 for Fall 1999) | VARCHAR2 | 4 |
| UNIT_ID | Unique identification number of each AAUDE institution | VARCHAR2 | 6 |
| WAREHOUSE_LOAD_DATE | The date the records were last loaded/updated in this table in the Data Warehouse | DATE | 7 |
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