Student Lifecycle › Academic Structure
Academic Terms
The calendar everything keys off: registration windows, census, grade deadlines.
Where to find it
- Module: Student Lifecycle
- Group: Academics
- Section: Academic Structure
- Screen: Academic Terms
Address in the console: /slcm/terms
List · 10 columns · 14 fields on its form · 4 of them required
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Term | Code | code |
| Name | Text | name |
| Type | Status | term_type |
| Starts | Date | start_date |
| Ends | Date | end_date |
| Reg. closes | Date | registration_closes |
| Sections | Number | section_count |
| Students | Number | enrolled_students |
| Current | Yes or no | is_current |
| Status | Status | status |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Term code required | Text | e.g. 2027FA | |
| Name required | Text | ||
| Academic year | Text | ||
| Type | Choice | Configuration list | |
| Starts required | Date | ||
| Ends required | Date | ||
| Registration opens | Date | ||
| Registration closes | Date | ||
| Add/drop deadline | Date | ||
| Withdrawal deadline | Date | ||
| Census date | Date | The date enrollment is counted for reporting. | |
| Grades due | Date | ||
| Status | Choice | planning, open, in_progress, grading, closed | |
| This is the current term | Yes or no | Only one term is current; setting this clears the others. |
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.