NPSAS Reinterview

Attachment 2
NPSAS:08 Data Elements—Student Interview
Data elements

Applies to

NPSAS Study Eligibility Criteria
Enrolled at any time between July 1 to June 30.
Enrolled in (a) an academic program

Purpose/issues
Study eligibility

All
All

or

(b) at least one course for credit
toward an academic degree

All

or

(c) vocational program that requires
at least 3 months or 300 clock
hrs

All

and (d) not concurrently enrolled in high
school

Undergraduates

and (e) not enrolled solely in GED or high
school completion program

Undergraduates

Program of study/class level/GPA

Student classification

Undergraduate degree program (certificate/
AA/AAS/BA/5-yr BA/ none)

Undergraduates

Graduate/first-professional degree program
(MBA, MEd, PhD, JD, MD, etc./none)

Graduate/first-professional

Completed requirements for degree (y/n)

All

Degree completion

Date degree awarded or expected (month year)

All

B&B sample identification

Major/ field of study (on line coding of CIP
codes/ no major/undecided)

All

Type of classes (list)

Non-degree

Undergraduate class level
(1-5/unclassified/graduate taking
undergraduate courses)

Undergraduates

Class level/years

SMART Grants (eligibility/knowledge
about/change of majors)

Undergraduates

SMART grants

Graduate/first-professional year (1-3, 4+)

Graduate/first-professional

Cumulative GPA

All

Enrollment /Attendance Status in NPSAS year

Academic programs

Academic performance
Enrollment classification

Terms or months enrolled

All

Attendance status for each term (full time/half
time/less then half time)

All

Number of credits earned during term

All

Attended other schools during NPSAS year
(y/n)

All

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Data elements

Applies to

For each school attended during the year other
than NPSAS school:

2+ institutions

IPEDS code (on-line coding)

2+ institutions

Name, city, state, level, control (on-line coding)

2+ institutions

Attendance status (full time/ part time)

2+ institutions

Education goals

Educational goals

Reasons for enrolling at this institution:
– complete degree (certificate, AA, BA
– earn credits for degree elsewhere
– prepare for transfer to 4-year
– gain job skills
– prepare for job certification/license
– personal interest/recreation
Main reason for enrolling at this institution

Undergraduates

Highest degree expected at this institution

All

Highest level of education expect to complete
in next 5-10 years

All

Undergraduates

Prior education

2

Purpose/issues

Education background

Type of high school diploma (diploma/
GED/certificate/foreign high school/none)

Undergraduates

Year high school diploma received

Undergraduates

Type of high school (public/private)

Undergraduates

High school math courses

Undergraduates under 30

High school GPA

Undergraduates under 30

Earn credits at a college while in high school

Undergraduates under 30

Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)
(eligibility/knowledge about/course taking)

1st & 2nd year
undergraduates

Date began at NPSAS institution

All

Was NPSAS institution first school attended
after high school (y/n)

Undergraduates

Month and year first enrolled in first school

Undergraduates

Received any previous degrees or certificates
(specify)

All

Ever taken courses at a community college
(y/n)

Undergraduates

Ever taken courses at a 4-year college (y/n)

Undergraduates

Month and year received bachelor's degree

Graduate/first-professional

Date began graduate enrollment in this
program

Graduate/first-professional

Enrolled mostly full-time or part-time in prior
years

Graduate/first-professional

ACG grants

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Data elements

Applies to

Financial aid applications

Purpose/issues
Financial aid

Applied for aid (y/n)

All

Reasons for not applying (multiple)

Non-applicants

Graduate student assistantships/fellowships
Teaching assistantship

Graduate/first-professional

Research assistantship

Graduate/first-professional

Graduate assistantship

Graduate/first-professional

Graduate Fellowship

Graduate/first-professional

Traineeship

Graduate/first-professional

Tuition paid with assistantship or by a research
grant (y/n)

Graduate/first-professional

Health insurance with assistantship (y/n)

Graduate/first-professional

Other aid amounts:
Aid from student’s employer

Financial aid
All

Aid from parents’ employer

All

Alternative (private) loans

All

Grants & scholarships from other
outside/private sources

All

Federal veteran's benefits

All

Other (listed or specify)

All

Student borrowing/debt (cumulative)

Student debt

Total borrowed for undergraduate education

All

Amount still owed on undergraduate loans

Borrowers

Total borrowed for graduate/first professional
education

Graduate/first-professional

Amount still owed on graduate loans

Borrowers

Loan counseling received (repayment
options/future salaries in major)

Borrowers

Tuition and Student Budgets
Out-of-jurisdiction tuition charged (y/n)

Financial aid

College costs
All

Student employment and earnings while enrolled

Student employment

Type and amount of assistantship (research/
teaching/ other)

Graduate/ first-professional

Teaching Assistantships: type of duties
(discussion/grading/lab/office hours/
student e-mail teaching)

Graduate teaching
assistants

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Data elements

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Number of jobs for pay while enrolled

All

Type of job
– Work-study
– Assistantship (undergraduate)
– Co-op employment
– Paid practicum/internship
– Other job for the school
– Private employer or other

All

Work-study for community service or tutoring
(y/n)?

Work-study jobs

Purpose/issues

Job characteristics:
Location (on/off campus)

Employed

Type of employer (school/for-profit/
nonprofit/government/ military/selfemployed)

Employed

Related to major or coursework (y/n)

Employed

Held same job before enrolling (y/n)?

Employed

Average hours per week worked while enrolled

Employed

Amount earned while enrolled (per period)

Employed

Number of weeks worked while enrolled
(all/most/half/less than half)

Employed

Primarily: (1) a student who works; (2)
employee taking courses

Employed

Reasons for working (spending money/
tuition/job experience/expected by
parents/send money home)

Undergraduates who work

Afford to attend school without working (y/n)?

Undergraduates who work

Employment during prior summer (y/n)

Undergraduates under 30

Amount saved from summer job for educational
expenses

Undergraduates under 30

Effect of job (restrict choice of classes/ limit
number of classes/limit class
schedule/assist with coursework/ career
preparation/limit access to campus
facilities)

Students who work

Effect of job on grades (positive/negative/
none)

Students who work

Student Demographic Characteristics

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Effect of jobs

Source of funds

Student demographics

Gender (female/male)

All

Birth date or age

All

Marital status (never married/married/
separated/divorced/widowed)

All

US born (y/n)

All

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Data elements

Applies to

US citizenship (yes/resident alien/student visa)

All

State of legal residence

All

Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino/ Not Hispanic or
Latino)

All

Hispanic type (Mexican/Cuban/Puerto
Rican/other)

Hispanics

Race (American Indian or Alaska Native/
Asian/Black or African American/ Native
Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander/White)—select one or more

All

Member of recognized tribe (y/n)

American Indians

Language spoken in the home (English/ not
English)

All except visa

Number of dependent children

All

Ages of dependent children

With dependents

Number of children in daycare

With dependents

Monthly expenses for daycare

With dependents

Supporting any other dependents (y/n)

All

Location and housing

Purpose/issues

College costs

Housing when enrolled (on campus/off
campus/with parents)

Undergraduates

Distance school from home

Undergraduates

Distance school from work

Employed

Military or Veteran Status
Veteran of U.S. forces (y/n)

All

Active duty or reserves of Armed Forces of U.S.
(y/n)

All

Parents of dependent students

Family background

Parents' marital status

Under 30

Number of people supported by parents

Under 30

Number of other siblings in college

Under 30

Siblings in college before respondent

Under 30

Parents taking college courses

Under 30

Parents born in US (y/n)

All except visa

Parental support
Did parents help pay for:

Parental support
Under 30

Tuition (y/n)

Under 30

Housing (y/n)

Under 30

Living expenses (y/n)

Under 30

Other education expenses (y/n)

Under 30

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Data elements

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Parents’ education

Family background

Father's highest level of education

All

Mother's highest level of education

All

Parent Finances
Total income (ranges in CATI)
Own home (y/n)
Business, farm or investments over $10,000
(y/n)

Purpose/issues

Family income
Under 30
Under 30
Under 30

Student finances

Family income

Student’s own income in prior calendar year

All

Spouse income in prior calendar year

Married

Receive any untaxed income (specify):

All

(TANF/child support/worker's comp/
disability/social security/food stamps)
Own a home, (y/n)

24 and over

Monthly mortgage or rent

All

Own business, farm or investments over
$10,000 (y/n)

24 and over

Credit cards

Student debt

Number of credit cards in your own name

Under 30

Usually pay off balance most months?

Card holders

Current amount outstanding

Card holders

Use credit card to pay tuition bills (y/n)

Card holders

Parents ever help pay (y/n)

Card holders

Remedial courses

Academic preparation

Ever taken any remedial or developmental
courses (y/n)

Undergraduates

Number of remedial courses this year

1st/2nd year
undergraduates

Distance education

All

Type (internet/pre-recorded/live)

All

Location

All

Number of courses

All

Entire program via distance education (y/n)

All

Satisfaction

All

Alternative instruction

Civic participation

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Student involvement

Registered to vote?

Citizens

Ever voted in any national, state, local election?

Citizens

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Data elements

Applies to

Community Service

Student involvement

Perform any community service/volunteer work
during last year (y/n)

All

Type of community service activity (specify
from list)

Volunteers

Number of hours/month

Volunteers

Work required for graduation or part of classes
(y/n)

Volunteers

Student limitations or disabilities
Any long lasting sensory condition (y/n)

Purpose/issues

All

Disabilities

All

Any condition that limits physical activity (y/n)

All

Any other condition lasting 6 months or more
(y/n)

All

Main limiting condition (specify from list)

With disabilities

B&B Eligibility Criteria
Completed or expect to complete bachelor's
degree at NPSAS school between July 1
and June 30?

Undergraduates

Date received/expect to receive bachelor's
degree (year month)

B&B

Employment plans

B&B eligibility determination

Labor market outcomes

Employment plans for after graduation (have a
job or firm offer/actively seeking a job/ not
looking)

B&B

If planning work, description (continuing same
employment from before graduation/
beginning of career in occupation or
industry/ temporary job while planning or
preparing/ just paying bills/ etc.)

B&B work planners

If planning work, employment status (full-time
or part-time)

B&B work planners

If planning work, occupation (on-line coding)

B&B work planners

Prospective teachers
identification

If planning work, type of job search activities

B&B work planners

Transition to work

Ever taught at K-12 level in a school setting
(y/n) (Do not count home-schooling of your
own or others’ children.)

All B&B

Pipeline definition

If yes… types of teaching positions held
(regular, substitute, teacher’s aide, support,
itinerant, student teacher) Check all that
apply.

B&B who have taught

If yes to regular, support, or itinerant, year
when first taught in any of those types of
positions?

B&B who have taught

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Data elements

Applies to

Have you ever been certified to teach at the K12 level (y/n) (Do not count emergency
certificates or waivers.)

All B&B

If y, when first certified to teach?

B&B ever certified

If no, are you eligible to be certified or will you
be eligible to be certified upon graduation?

B&B not ever certified

Have you ever taken any of the following steps
to prepare for a teaching career? Check all
that apply.

B&B not ever certified and
not eligible to be
certified now or upon
graduation

Purpose/issues

Applied to teacher ed. program
Taken Praxis or other examination to enter
teacher education program
Entered teacher ed. program
Taken/taking courses toward teacher
certification
Completed/completing student teaching
assignment, internship, or practicum
Taken examination to receive teaching
certificate/license
Considering teaching at K-12 level (y/n)

B&B who have not taught,
have never been
certified, are not
eligible and will not be
eligible for certification
upon graduation, have
not taken any steps to
prepare

Graduate school plans

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Graduate education

Taken/planning to take GRE or other
graduate/first-professional entrance exams

B&B

Applied/applying/intending to apply to graduate
or professional schools for next academic
year (be able to distinguish)

B&B

Source(s) of information about graduate
schools (advisor/faculty, other students,
Internet, directly from institutions…)

B&B grad planners

Intended degree program/field of study (on-line
coding)

B&B grad planners

Intend to enroll full-time (y/n)

B&B grad planners

Do you plan to be working full-time, part-time,
or not at all while you are enrolled?

B&B grad planners

Number of schools applied/applying to

B&B grad planners

Accepted at any graduate schools

B&B grad planners

Reasons for pursuing graduate education
(career goals/undecided about career/no
job prospects/ academic
interests/availability of aid/urged by
parents/ etc.)

B&B grad planners

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Data elements

Applies to

Reasons for not applying to graduate school
(financial/undergraduate debt/not required
for career goals/ no academic
interest/personal)

B&B NOT grad planners

Plan to apply in the future (y/n); If yes,
expected year to begin graduate study

B&B NOT grad planners

Purpose/issues

Selected Undergraduate Experiences
Ever studied abroad? Where? How long?

B&B

Ever taken language other than English?
What? How long?

B&B

Original intended major in a STEM field (y/n)

B&B

Ever attempted to transfer any credits to
NPSAS institution? How many
attempted/accepted

B&B

Educational and occupational
outcomes

Opinions and attitudes
Self-ratings on traits compared to average
person

B&B

Personally important goals

B&B

Locating Information

Undergrad preparation

B&B

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