Indicates whether a student is an undergraduate, graduate or professional, or special student. For undergraduates, students are freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior based on accumulated credits, not the duration of time at the University.

An academic year consists of sequential summer, fall, and spring terms. For example, the 2021-22 academic years includes summer 2021, fall 2021, and spring 2022.

A broad grouping of students related to their degree objectives and admitting office. Used for tuition charges, awarding financial aid, grading scales and other operational functions.

A specific group of students established for tracking purposes based on an event shared by the group of students. Examples include entrance cohorts and graduation cohorts.

This is a unit of instruction approved through faculty governance.

The total credits earned by the student in a given academic career up to and including the selected academic term. It includes transfer, test, and other credits as well as UW-Madison credits.

The four divisions established on the basis of related subjects of teaching and research and are independent of colleges, schools, and departments, and include: Biological Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Indicates whether the student is eligible for dissertator fee status in the given term.

Non-immigrant visitors who come to the United States temporarily to take classes.

A group of academic plans that share characteristics within an academic group. Academic program code controls administrative functions such as min credits, max credits, tuition rates, academic standing, grading schemes, full-time/part-time standing, financial aid primacy number.

Indicates the school/college that has ownership of the academic plan.

Any person who is enrolled for study at UW-Madison for a specified academic period.

A period of instruction: Fall, Spring, or Summer.

Elapsed Calendar Time in years from the start date of the first term enrolled in an Academic Program for a given career until the degree completion term conferral date in the same Academic Program in the same career. In the event a student did not complete a degree in the Academic Program in the same career, then the calculation will end at the most recent term that the student was enrolled in that Academic Program in the same career. This is displayed to three decimal places.

Elapsed Calendar Time to Degree in years from academic career matriculation term start date to degree completion term conferral date. This is displayed to three decimal places.