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Data Dictionary
Data Dictionary is a tool used to provide a standardized way of defining the key terms. This helps maintain consistency among departments for how the Institute defines these terms which contribute to the way in which we define data.
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Academic advisement
Plan under which each student is assigned to a faculty member or a trained advisor, who, through regular meetings, helps the student plan and implement immediate and long-term academic and vocational goals.Academic Common Market student
A student from another state who has been certified by his or her state to participate in an approved academic program in a Virginia institution.Academic Program
An academic program is a coherent set of courses leading to a credential (degree, diploma, or certificate) awarded by the institution.Academic Rank
Categorization of faculty positions, which include tenure/tenure-track and non-tenure-track positions. Tenured and tenure-track positions are usually classified as assistant professor, associate professor and professor; non-tenure-track positions are usually classified as instructor, clinical professor, professor of practice, coordinator, research professor, and adjunct teaching appointments.Academic Unit
An academic unit is equivalent to a department, division, college, or school.Academic Year
An academic year usually consists of summer, fall, and spring semesters (in that order). This is based upon federal government definitions.Accepted
Formally offered admission for the reporting semester or quarter.ACT Composite Score
The American College Test (ACT) composite score is an average score based on the four ACT assessment tests (English, Math, Reading, Science).Active duty military
A person on full-time active duty pursuant to military orders in one of the United States services (Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy, and Coast Guard).Admitted student
Applicant who is offered admission to a degree-granting program at an institution.Aid Year
Displays financial aid (academic) year for student.American Indian or Alaska Native
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment. American Indian or Alaska Native (old definition) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North America and who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community recognition.Applicant
An individual who completed the necessary requirements for application for admission to the reporting institution; someone who reached the point where the final decision is made to accept or reject his/her application.Applicant (first time, first year)
An individual who has fulfilled the institution’s requirements to be considered for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who has been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution).Application Status
The status of the admissions application.Applied
Completed all necessary requirements for application and reached the point where the final decision is made to accept or reject the application.Asian
Asian (new definition) - A non-Hispanic person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.Assessment
A systematic process of establishing learning outcomes, collecting data in relation to those outcomes, synthesizing the results, and interpreting the results to identify areas of continuous improvement AND to determine if learning outcomes were achieved. This process focuses on student's knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with an experience, so the results are used to improve or enhance learning.Assessment Measure (Tool)
Tools used to collect information about student learning and performance to determine if an outcome was met and identify continuous improvement efforts (e.g., exams, writing assignments, surveys, focus groups, presentations, etc.).Assistant Professor
Faculty who meet the following requirements: Earned doctorate from an accredited institution in the instructional discipline or related area (or Master’s degree in the instructional discipline when that Master’s degree is the recognized terminal degree in that instructional discipline); Master’s degree in the instructional discipline or related area plus 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) beyond the Master’s in that instructional discipline or related areas plus appropriate professional experience in the instructional discipline or related area; potential ability in instruction, public service, and research.Associate degree
An award that normally requires at least two but less than four years of full-time equivalent college work. (CDS) An award that normally requires at least two but fewer than four years of full-time equivalent college work. (IPEDS)Associate Professor
Faculty who meet the following requirements: Earned doctorate or appropriate terminal degree from an accredited institution in the instructional discipline or related area plus five years of appropriate professional experience in the instructional discipline or related area; documented ability in instruction, public service, and research.Average Net Price
As defined by the federal government, Net Price is the amount that a first-time, full-time, degree-seeing student pays to attend an institution in a single academic year AFTER subtracting scholarships and grants the student receives. Scholarships and grants are forms of financial aid that a student does not have to pay back.Bachelor's degree
An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education) that normally requires at least four years but not more than five years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes ALL bachelor’s degrees conferred in a five-year cooperative (work-study plan) program. (A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies.) Also, it includes bachelor’s degrees in which the normal four years of work are completed in three years.Black or African American Black, non-Hispanic
Black or African American (new definition) - A non-Hispanic person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Black, non-Hispanic (old definition) - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).Books and supplies (costs)
Average cost of books and supplies. Do not include unusual costs for special groups of students (e.g., engineering or art majors), unless they constitute the majority of students at your institution.Calendar system
The method by which an institution structures most of its courses for the academic year.Carnegie units
One year of study or the equivalent in a secondary school subject.Census date
The date when the number of students enrolled in each class and section is counted. For semester terms, the census date shall be no sooner than the end of the fourteenth calendar day from the beginning of the term.CIP Code
Classification of Instructional Program code. Associated with courses and majors. Describes the general content or subject matter of a course or major.NOTE: Based on a coding system created by the National Center for Education Statistics, to standardize reporting of course and majors nationally. A CIP Code is assigned to both the course and the major.
Class Equivalent
"Revers to the sudent classification at VMI- First Class: Senior
- Second Class: Junior
- Third Class: Sophomore
- Rat/Fourth Class: Freshman