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Graduation Rates 

Section III - Graduation rates 

Screening questions 

Based on your institution's response to the predominant calendar system 
question (B3) on the Institutional Characteristics survey from the IPEDS Fall 
2006 Data Collection, your institution must report graduation rates data using a 

A fall cohort is used by institutions with standard academic terms (semester, 
trimester, quarter, 4-1-4, other academic). A full-year cohort is used by 
institutions offering primarily occupational/vocational programs and operating 
on a continuous basis. 

z 
In the columns below, report the status of the Full-time, First-time students 
reported in the cohort in Col 10. 
z 
Those who completed their program within 150% of normal time as of August 31, 
2006 should be reported in Col 11. 

z 
Report transfers-out who did not complete a program in Col 30. If the mission of 
your institution includes providing substantial preparation for students to enroll in 
another eligible institution WITHOUT having completed their programs, you 
should report transfer-out data in column 30. A school is required to report only 
on those students that the school knows have transferred to another school. A 
school must document that the student actually transferred. If it is not part of 
your mission, you may report transfer-out data if you wish. 

z 
Report exclusions from the cohort in Col 45. The ONLY allowable categories for 
this column are: 
students who died or became permanently disabled 
students who left school to serve in the armed forces (or have been called up to 
active duty) 
students who left school to serve with a foreign aid service of the Federal 
Government 
students who left school to serve on an official church mission 

z 
Col 49 [non-completers (still enrolled + not enrolled) and completers > 150% of 
normal time] will be calculated for you 

Cohort of full-time, first-time students 

Screen 

1 of 1 Cohort year 2003 
Initial 
cohort 
Revised 
cohort 
Total 
exclusions 
Adjusted 
cohort 
(10 – 45) 
Completed 
program 
within 150% 
of 
normal time 
to 
Total 
transfer-
out 
students 
Non-completers 
(still enrolled + 
not enrolled) 
and completers 
> 150% 
completion 
(10) (45) (50) (11) (30) (49) 
Total 
men + 
women 

Caveat (will be posted on the IPEDS College Opportunities Online Locator 
website) 


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