FLORIDA AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING EDUCATIONAL RECORDS
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
FLORIDA INFORMATION RESOURCE NETWORK

Effective: November 14, 1999
Revised: September 27, 1999

1999-2000 Degree Format for Postsecondary Transcript

1. Degree records may be interspersed throughout a student's transcript in the same way as Remark Segment records (P04) records.
2. The presence of LOW-VALUES in data fields causes significant problems for several institutions in the receipt of student records. Please use some other appropriate character (e.g., SPACES) with which to initialize your records before sending them.
3. Item 33, although not required, is a field which can be used in the translation of the FASTER format to the SPEEDE format. If your institution can supply this field, the SPEEDE transcript produced from the translation will be more complete. Also, when receiving a transcript from a SPEEDE institution, this field may supply you with information useful in admissions and placement.

Field Characteristics:

A = Alphabetic only
A/N = Alphameric
N = Numeric only
Z = Zoned numeric
P = Packed decimal
R = Right justified with leading zeros
L = Left justified

Format Characteristics:

Name: 1999-2000 Degree Format for Postsecondary Transcript
Number: P07

Effective Date: November 14, 1999

Record Size: 1020
1 1-3 3 A/N Record Type*

This is the record type for the transaction. The value will always be "P07".
2 4-13 10 A/N/L Social Security Number*

List the student's social security number.
  4-12 9 N Social Security Number
  13-13 1 A/N Filler
3 14-19 6 N Term Designator*

This is the same as described in Item 3 of the Term Header Record (record type P02). This field, along with the Term Tag Number, will tie the degree segments to the appropriate term header.

Format: YYYYMM
4 20-20 1 N Term Tag Number*

This is the same as described in Item 4 of the Term Header Record (record type P02). This field, along with the Term Designator, will tie the degree segments to the appropriate term header.
5 21-21 1 A/N Degree Level*

This indicates the level of the degree or certificate awarded to the student by the sending institution.
Academic Level Code Definition
High School G GED
H High School Diploma
U College Ready Diploma

Postsecondary A Associate in Arts, AA
Undergraduate B Baccalaureate
C Associate in Science, AS
J Associate Degree, AA/AS unknown
Y Associate in Applied Science
I Advanced Technical Certificate
K Certificate, AS
Q Other

Postsecondary D Doctorate
Graduate E Advanced Master's
F Dentistry, DDS or DMD
L Law, LLB or JD
M Master's
O Other
P First Professional (other than F, L, V, W or X)
R Engineer
S Specialist
T Certificate
V Veterinary Medicine, DVM
W Pharmacy (Pharmd)
X Medicine, MD

Other N No Degree
Z Not Reported

6 22-28 7 A/N Number of Institution*

This is the FICE Code Number of the institution which awarded the degree. If the code of the institution does not exist or is not known, use 9999999.
7 29-36 8 N/L Degree Date*

This is the date the degree was awarded. Format: MMDDYYYY
8 37-42 6 A/N Program Code

This is the appropriate code from the "Classification of Instructional Programs" or CIP code. For Community Colleges:

A&P Programs use digits 4 through 9 of the 10-digit CIP Code
Vocational Programs use digits 3 through 8 of the 10-digit CIP Code For Universities: Use the appropriate 6-digit code from the CIP Code
9 43-82 40 A/N Comments Field 1

This is a free-form comments field.
10 83-122 40 A/N Comments Field 2
11 123-162 40 A/N Comments Field 3
12 163-202 40 A/N Comments Field 4
13 203-242 40 A/N Comments Field 5
14 243-282 40 A/N Comments Field 6
15 283-322 40 A/N Comments Field 7
16 323-362 40 A/N Comments Field 8
17 363-402 40 A/N Comments Field 9
18 403-442 40 A/N Comments Field 10
19 443-482 40 A/N Comments Field 11
20 483-522 40 A/N Comments Field 12
21 523-562 40 A/N Comments Field 13
22 563-602 40 A/N Comments Field 14
23 603-642 40 A/N Comments Field 15
24 643-682 40 A/N Comments Field 16
25 683-722 40 A/N Comments Field 17
26 723-762 40 A/N Comments Field 18
27 763-802 40 A/N Comments Field 19
28 803-842 40 A/N Comments Field 20
29 843-882 40 A/N Comments Field 21
30 883-922 40 A/N Comments Field 22
31 923-962 40 A/N Comments Field 23
32 963-1002 40 A/N Comments Field 24
33 1003-1005 3 A/N Honors Level of Degree
Code Definition
B35 Awarded with highest honors available
B36 Awarded with the second hightest honors available
B37 Awarded with the third highest honors available
34 1006-1011 6 A/N Filler
35 1012-1020 9 A/N Filler Reserved for Local Use