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Enrolled for Fall 2009 term? Verify your class schedule in your iSIS Student Center

Oct 5: Columbus Day - Student Holiday.

Oct 26: Students may begin enrolling for Sprig 2010 classes once their enrollment appointment has passed.

Oct 30: Last date to drop a 16-week class.

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Glossary for faculty/advisors

This is a subset of the comprehensive iSIS glossary.

iSIS term

Former SIS term

Definition

Academic Career   A Grouping of all academic work undertaken by a student grouped into a single statistical record. KSU uses Undergraduate, Graduate, and Veterinary Medicine careers.
Academic Level Class Standing Classification of students based on the number of units completed toward their degree. 0-29 units = Freshman, 30-59 units = Sophomore, 60-89 units = Junior, 90+ units = Senior.
Academic Plan Curriculum
Major/Minor
A course of study leading to a formal award given by an institution, such as a degree, diploma or certificate. For example, Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics.
Academic Sub Plan Option The further specialization of an academic plan or major. Sub plans may include concentrations or specializations.
Academic Program N/A The academic entity to which the student applies and which oversees the degree progress of a particular Academic Plan. The Program is controlled by each College and is made up of a 4 or 5 character code. For example, ASUDG = College of Arts and Sciences (AS), Undergraduate (U), Degree-Seeking (DG) plans. See the iSIS Academic Program List (Excel spreadsheet) for a detailed explanation of all Academic Program codes.
Address Type   The possible addresses stored for a person. Address Types are: Home (Local), Billing, Mailing, Permanent, Shipping, and Degree/Diploma.
Campus ID WID K-State issued student identifier. Also called, the Wildcat ID (WID).
Class Section An individual occurrence of a course during a given academic term.
Course Class Academic instruction offered as part of the K-State curriculum.
Enrollment Appointment   Timeframe in which a student may enroll in classes. This date determines the earliest date a student may enroll for a subsequent term.
ID (Empl ID) N/A iSIS unique system identifier.
NOTE: The iSIS Empl ID does not match the HRIS Empl ID.
National ID SSN National identification number issued by the US government. Social Security Number (SSN).
NOTE: unknown SSNs are recorded as 999-99-9999.
Service Indicator Hold Service Indicators are used in iSIS to designate special attention is needed for a particular student. Service Indicators may be positive (honors, special recognition) or negative (holds, probation).
Term Semester Semester in which classes are offered. Terms are identified by a four-digit number where the first digit represents the century, the second and third digits represent the year, and the final digit represents the semester (2 for Spring, 4 for Summer, 5 for Fall). I.e. Fall 2008 = 2085, Spring 2009 = 2092.
Unit Credit Credit hours assigned to a course. The Units are accumulated as credit toward graduation, in figuring Grade Point Average, enrollment eligibility, academic level, etc.