About Expected Graduation Semester
The expected graduation semester represents a student’s anticipated final term at your institution.
Separately, the degree end date represents a student’s last expected day of participation in the academic program (major). Typically, the date represents the last day of the semester in which the student is expected to graduate. However, the degree end date could be earlier if your institution allows students to graduate prior to the end of the student's final semester.
The expected graduation semester and degree end date are used by the financial aid module as well as the IPEDS and Clearinghouse reports. Groups of students may be found based on the expected graduation semester by using the Student Finder.
View/Edit Expected Graduation Semester and Degree End Date
Go to the student’s profile.
Click the Student Degree tab.
Edit Expected Graduation Semester or Degree End Date
Go to the student’s profile.
Go to the menu > Person Selected > Degrees/Majors.
Next to the degree under Edit, click the pencil.
Enter a new Degree End Date (May Override) or select a new Expected Grad Sem.
Click Save.
Configure Anticipated Graduation Semester to Automatically Populate
If the semester dates are changed after the initial creation of the student’s degree row the dates on the student's degree detail will not change.
The anticipated graduation semester and degree end date can be configured to automatically populate on the student's degree row based on a set of rules.
For each academic program (major) set the Years to Complete on the Major Detail (Admin > Major Maintenance)
For each semester, set the Expected Grad Sem for Year 1, 2, 3, etc. Year 1 represents the expected graduation semester for a 1-year program. Year 2 for a 2-year program. Year 3 for a 3-year program and so forth. (Admin > Semester Date Maintenance)
For each semester set as an expected grad semester ensure it has an end date (Admin > Semester Date Maintenance)
To have the degree end date populated automatically set custom control DEGREE_OVR, sequence 1, parameter 1 (Admin > Custom Control Maintenance)
