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A university staff member assigned to students for the purpose of advising them on academic matters, such as the requirements for progression through a degree program.

An area of study--such as a major, minor, or certificate--that is within an academic career.

A student who has an advisor assignment in SIS.

Assigned student's preferred name (Last, First, Middle). Prior to the fall of 2014 it shows the primary/legal name.

See definition for Plan Code (Academic)

See definition for Academic Plan

The code for the student’s academic program on the academic advisor record.

The name of the student’s academic program matching the advisor record.

This is simply a unique student identifier (10 digits). It may occasionally change at the student's request. It is not the same as ID in the Student Information System (SIS) or ID in the Human Resources System (HRS).

A code associated with a course in the course catalog.

A 5-digit number used for student enrollment in a specific course section.

Signifies the type of instruction for a particular course section.

A 6-digit unique ID assigned to a specific course. All course members of a crosslisted course will have the same Course ID.

The official name of the course.

The grade point average for all courses completed for an A-F grade at UW-Madison within a career; cumulative grade points divided by cumulative credits taken for GPA.

This denotes a specific component of a given course in a given term. For example, a course with five sections - one lecture section, two lab sections, and two discussion sections - will have each section identified by a different section number in a given term.

A grouping of courses, approved by faculty governance, within related academic areas.