Graduation Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Entities, Extended References, and Descriptors

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Name	Description
GraduationPlan	This entity is a plan outlining the required credits, credits by subject, credits by course, and other criteria required for graduation. A graduation plan may be one or more standard plans defined by an education organization and/or individual plans for some or all students.
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.

Name	Description
EducationOrganization	This entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.
PostSecondaryInstitution	This entity represents an educational organization that provides programs for individuals who have completed or otherwise left educational programs in secondary school(s).
School	This entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
Student	This entity represents an individual for whom instruction, services, and/or care are provided in an early childhood, elementary, or secondary educational program under the jurisdiction of a school, education agency or other institution or program. A student is a person who has been enrolled in a school or other educational institution.
StudentAcademicRecord	This educational entity represents the cumulative record of academic achievement for a student.
StudentSchoolAssociation	This association represents the School in which a student is enrolled. The semantics of enrollment may differ slightly by state. Non-enrollment relationships between a student and an education organization may be described using the StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation.

Entity	Name	Description	Usage Classification*
GraduationPlan	AcademicSubject	The intended major subject area of the graduation requirement.	Local
	AssessmentReportingMethod	The method that the administrator of the assessment uses to report the performance and achievement of all students. It may be a qualitative method such as performance level descriptors or a quantitative method such as a numerical grade or cut score. More than one type of reporting method may be used.	Local
	CreditType	The type of credits or units of value awarded for the completion of a course.	Flexible
	GraduationPlanType	The type of academic plan the student is following for graduation: for example, Minimum, Recommended, Distinguished, or Standard.	Local
	PerformanceLevel	The performance level(s) defined for the assessment.	Local
	ResultDatatypeType	The datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc.	Orthodox
	WhenTakenGradeLevel	The grade level when the student is planned to take the course.	Orthodox
PostSecondaryEvent	PostSecondaryEventCategory	The PostSecondaryEvent that is logged (e.g., FAFSA application, college application, college acceptance).	Orthodox

* On these columns, please see the technical article Descriptor Guidance