VARIABLE NAME: DEGLEV

DESCRIPTOR: Degree Level

DEFINITION: Defines the level of the degree a student is seeking on the CHEMIS Enrollment File.  Defines the level of the degree a student has earned on the CHEMIS Completions file.

VALUES:

01 = Certificate less than one year

02 = One year but less than two year certificate

03 = Two year but less than four year certificate

04 = Associate I creditable

05 = Associate II non-creditable (Inactive as of 10-18-94)

06 = Four or five year Baccalaureate

07 = Post-Baccalaureate

08 = First-Professional

09 = Masters

10 = Post-Masters Certificate

11 = Beyond Masters but less than Doctorate (Specialist)

12 = Doctorate

14 = Non-degree seeking


FIELD ATTRIBUTE: A2  

NOTES: The following correlations apply to the Student Level and the Degree Level data elements:

If DEGLEV = 01, 02, 03, or 04, STULVL must be 01, 02, 03, or 04

If DEGLEV = 06, STULVL must be 01, 02, 03, or 04

If DEGLEV = 07, STULVL must be 07

If DEGLEV = 08, STULVL must be 06

If DEGLEV = 09, STULVL must be 07

If DEGLEV = 10, STULVL must be 07

If DEGLEV = 11, STULVL must be 07

If DEGLEV = 12, STULVL must be 08

If DEGLEV = 14, STULVL must be 05 or 09



SOURCE: CHE Enrollment and Completions Files

EXAMPLE: To select baccalaureate degree level students, type DEGLEV='06' in the WHERE statement. To select master or post-baccalaureate certificate degree level students, type DEGLEV IN ('07','09') in the WHERE statement.