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MIT Data Warehouse EXTERNAL TEST GENERATED Table


This table "integrates" the credit results with the test scores. Join this table with the EXTERNAL CREDIT RESULT DETAIL table to get the tests from which the credit results were generated.


Field Name

Description

Data Type

Length

CREDIT_RULE_DATE

Date when the credit rule was last updated.

DATE

8

EXTERNAL_TEST_GENERATED_KEY

Use this field to join together the EXTERNAL TEST GENERATED and the EXTERNAL CREDIT RESULT DETAIL tables for the external tests that are associated with the generated or applied credits.

VARCHAR2

17

IS_HASS_ELIGIBLE_TEST

A 'Y' in this field in this field indicates that this AP test is eligible for HASS general elective credit.

VARCHAR2

1

TEST_CATEGORY_CODE

The category in which the (freshman) external test is in. Valid categories include: "AP" (advanced placement), "AS" (advanced standing), "TC" (transfer credit), "IB" (International Baccalaureate), "GC" (GCE A-Level), etc.

VARCHAR2

2

TEST_CODE

Test identifier. For Graduate Admissions Test data, the test identifiers include: AP, GCE, GRE, TOEFL. For Freshman External Test Score data, the test identifiers include: GCE, IB, TC, ASCHM, ASMTH, ASPHY, FEE, FRADV, MATHD.

VARCHAR2

5

TEST_COMPONENT_CODE

Test component within a test code. Some of the test components for TOEFL are: TWE, SECT1, SECT2, SECT3; for GRE, some of the test components are: ANALY, QUANT, VERB, and WRIT. For Freshman External Tests, some of the test component codes are: '07' (US History), '66' (Calc AB), '68' (Calc BC), '20' (Biology) for Advanced Placement (AP); 'IBB' (IB Biology), 'IBM' (IB Calculus), 'IBP' (IB Physics) for Internal Baccalaureate (IB); 'GEN' for General Transfer Credit and 'MATH' for Transfer Credit in Mathematics.

VARCHAR2

5

TEST_SCORE_SOURCE_CODE

Source of the test score.

VARCHAR2

2

TEST_SCORE_SOURCE_DESC

Descriptive text for TEST_SCORE_SOURCE_CODE.

VARCHAR2

30

TEST_SCORE_VALUE

Test score.

VARCHAR2

7

TEST_SHORT_DESCRIPTION

Short description of the test.

VARCHAR2

20

TEST_TAKEN_MONTH

Month (in numeric) when the test was taken.

VARCHAR2

2

TEST_TAKEN_YEAR

Year when the test was taken.

VARCHAR2

4

WAREHOUSE_LOAD_DATE

The date the record was loaded into the Data Warehouse from the source system.

DATE

8