PostSecondary Event Interchange - v2.1
This interchange loads student post-secondary institution events such as application, admission, and enrollment.
Like all standard Ed-Fi interchanges, this schema references the Ed-Fi Core XSD and can be extended using the Ed-Fi Extensions Framework. See the XML Design & Implementation Guidelines for more information.
Use Cases
The Post Secondary Event Interchange can be used to:
Exchange information about a student's application to a postsecondary institution.
Exchange student admission decisions by a postsecondary institution.
Exchange a student's selection of institution when admitted to more than one.
Exchange a student's enrollment in a postsecondary institution.
Exchange student applications for financial aid from a postsecondary institution.
Exchange degree or certification awards earned by a student at a postsecondary institution.
Model Details
The following figure shows a logical view of the Post Secondary Event Interchange schema:
Entities
The following table describes the primary entities of which the Post Secondary Event Interchange is composed.
Name | Description |
|---|---|
PostSecondaryEvent | This entity captures significant postsecondary events during a student's high school tenure (e.g., FAFSA application or college application, acceptance, and enrollment) or during a student's enrollment at a post-secondary institution. |
Extended References
This interchange includes the following Extended References.
Extended Reference Name | Description |
|---|---|
StudentReference (in PostSecondaryEvent) | Required. The student associated with the PostSecondaryEvent. |
Descriptor Dependencies
This interchange references the following Ed-Fi Descriptors, thus requiring them to have been defined using the Descriptors interchange prior to this interchange. For more information on the Ed-Fi Descriptor Pattern, see the XML Design & Implementation Guidelines.
Descriptor Name | Description |
|---|---|
AdministrativeFundingControlDescriptor | Optional. This descriptor holds the type of education institution as classified by its funding source (e.g., public or private). |
EducationOrganizationIdentificationSystemDescriptor | Optional. This descriptor defines the originating record system and code that is used for record-keeping purposes by education organizations. |
The following link is a ZIP archive containing the XSD for the PostSecondary Event Interchange v2.1 along with the Ed-Fi Core XSD:
A ZIP archive containing all v2.1 Ed-Fi Standard Interchange Schema can be found in the Download Directory.