VARIABLE NAME: DEPT

DESCRIPTOR: Department

DEFINITION: Home department budget codes.

VALUES: See Department Codes.

FIELD ATTRIBUTE: A5

SOURCE: On the Enrollment and Degrees Awarded files, the program code determines the department as indicated in the University Bulletin for the selected semester. On the Courses file, the course acronym determines the department.

EXAMPLE: To select enrollment, degrees awarded or courses for the English department, type DEPT='12530' in the WHERE statement.