Section C - Analysis of Topics and Survey Items

Appendix B. Technical Review Panel Contact List

A.Overview of Analysis Topics and Survey Items

The analysis topics for the NPSAS:08 student data collection instrument were outlined in the research and policy issues presented in Section A.2 above. A facsimile of the field test instrument is provided in appendix C.

The core 2008 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08) data elements are presented as a list of approximately 300 items arranged by topic. Table 9 presents the data elements for NPSAS, and Table 10 presents the data elements for members of the Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B) cohort. Based on the NPSAS:08 field test reliability reinterview, the policy relevance of each instrument item, and the input received from sample members, telephone interviewers, and the NPSAS:08 Technical Review Panel, project staff identified forms (some containing multiple items) for revision or elimination in the full-scale instrument. These revisions are noted in tables 9 and 10.

Most of these data elements appeared in the previously approved NPSAS:04 and NPSAS: 2000 studies (the last NPSAS to include a B&B cohort). The data elements for the NPSAS:08 cover general topics that pertain to all students, such as financial aid, tuition, enrollment, and demographic characteristics. However, many items are only relevant to certain categories of students, including dependent undergraduates, 1st and 2nd year students, the B&B cohort of graduating seniors, graduate/first professional, or those working while enrolled. In this case, the particular category of student has been specified in the list of data elements.

Some of the additions to the NPSAS:08 study data elements were made at the suggestion of the Technical Review Panel (TRP). For example, data elements were added for the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) and Academic Competitiveness Grants (ACG) programs and for information received in loan counseling about repayment options. Data elements specific to students completing their baccalaureate degrees in 2008 for the B&B longitudinal follow-up were also added.

NPSAS is a particularly complex survey because it uses a large variety of sources and several sources may be available for the same data element. These are indicated in the sources columns in table 9, generally in the order of priority. These sources are:

• ACT: Data from American College Testing service files on ACT college entrance examinations and student questionnaires.

• CADE: Data from institutional records collected through a computer assisted data entry (CADE) system at the institutions or submitted in electronic data files. These include records from the registrar, bursar, and financial aid office.

• CATI: Data from student interviews using either the web-based self-administered student interview or the computer assisted telephone interview (CATI).

• FAFSA: Data from the Central Processing System (CPS) for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which includes student and parent demographic, income and asset information, and expected family contribution used in need analysis. The records are called Institutional Student Information Reports (ISIR).

• IPEDS: Data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which includes institutional characteristics and enrollment.

• NSC: Data from the National Student Clearinghouse StudentTracker database.

• NSLDS: Data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Student Loan Data system (NSLDS), which has a record of all individual student loans ever borrowed and all Pell Grant payments since 1994.

• SAT: Data from the College Board files of SAT college entrance examinations.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Institutional characteristics (NPSAS sample institution)						Survey administration
Name and address		IPEDS	CADE		All	Sample stratum
Control (public/private not-for-profit/ private for profit)		IPEDS	CADE		All
Level (less than 2-year/2-3 year/4+year)		IPEDS	CADE		All
Highest degree offered (certificate/ associate/bachelor/master/doctoral/ first-professional)		IPEDS	CADE		All
Affiliation (religious)		IPEDS	CADE		All	Institution description
Carnegie (2005) classifications		IPEDS	CADE		All
Selectivity of institution		IPEDS			All
State/region		IPEDS	CADE		All
Enrollment size (undergraduate/ graduate)		IPEDS	CADE		All
Calendar system (semester/quarter/ trimester/other/continuous)		IPEDS	CADE		All	Enrollment measurement
Name of term (fall/winter/spring/summer)		CADE			All
Beginning and ending dates of terms (month, year)		CADE			All
Clock/contact or credit hour		IPEDS	CADE		All
Total length of programs (terms/hours)		CADE	CATI		All
Do calendars, term dates, or credit hours vary by program? (specify)		IPEDS	CADE		All
Scale used for GPA		CADE			All
NPSAS study eligibility criteria						Study eligibility
Enrolled at any time between July 1 to June 30.		CADE	CATI		All
Enrolled in (a) an academic program		CADE	CATI		All
or (b) at least one course for credit toward an academic degree		CADE	CATI		All
or (c) vocational program that requires at least 3 months or 300 clock hrs		CADE	CATI		All
and (d) not concurrently enrolled in high school		CADE	CATI		Undergraduates
and (e) not enrolled solely in GED or high school completion program		CADE	CATI		Undergraduates

See notes at end of table.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Program of study/class level/GPA						Student classification
Undergraduate degree program (certificate/ AA/AAS/BA/5-yr BA/ none)		CADE	CATI		Undergraduates	Academic programs
Graduate/first-professional degree program (MBA, MEd, PhD, JD, MD, etc./none)		CADE	CATI		Graduate/first-professional
Completed requirements for degree (y/n)		CADE	CATI	FAFSA	All	Degree completion
Date degree awarded or expected (month year)		CADE	CATI		All	B&B sample identification
Major/ field of study (on line coding of CIP codes/ no major/undecided)		CATI	CADE	FAFSA	All
Type of classes (list)		CATI			Non-degree
Undergraduate class level (1-5/unclassified/graduate taking undergraduate courses)		CADE	CATI	NSLDS	Undergraduates	Class level/years
SMART Grants (eligibility/knowledge about/change of majors)		CATI			Undergraduates	SMART grants
Graduate/first-professional year (1-3, 4+)		CADE	CATI	NSLDS	Graduate/first-professional
Cumulative GPA		CADE	CATI		All	Academic performance
Enrollment/attendance status in NPSAS year						Enrollment classification
Terms or months enrolled		CADE	CATI		All
Attendance status for each term (full time/half time/less then half time)		CADE	CATI		All
Number of credits earned during term		CADE			All
Attended other schools during NPSAS year (y/n)		CATI			All
For one other school attended during the year other than NPSAS school:	Revise	CATI			2+ institutions
IPEDS code (on-line coding)		CATI			2+ institutions
Name, city, state, level, control (on-line coding)		CATI			2+ institutions
Attendance status (full time/ part time)		CATI			2+ institutions

See notes at end of table.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Education goals		CATI				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		CATI			Undergraduates
Main reason for enrolling at this institution		CATI			Undergraduates
Highest degree expected at this institution		CATI			All
Highest level of education expect to complete in next 5-10 years		CATI			All
Prior education						Education background
Type of high school diploma (diploma/GED/certificate/foreign high school/none)		CADE	CATI		Undergraduates
Year high school diploma received		CADE	CATI		Undergraduates
Type of high school (public/private)		CATI			Undergraduates
Admissions test scores		ACT	SAT		Undergraduates under 30
High school math courses		ACT	SAT	CATI	Undergraduates under 30
High school GPA		CADE	CATI		Undergraduates under 30
Earn credits at a college while in high school		CATI			Undergraduates under 30
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) (eligibility/knowledge about/course taking)		CATI	CADE		1st & 2nd year undergraduates	ACG grants
Date began at NPSAS institution		CATI	CADE		All
Was NPSAS institution first school attended after high school (y/n)		CATI	CADE	FAFSA	Undergraduates
Month and year first enrolled in first school		CATI			Undergraduates
Received any previous degrees or certificates (specify)		CATI			All
Ever taken courses at a community college (y/n)		CATI			Undergraduates
Ever taken courses at a 4-year college (y/n)		CATI			Undergraduates

See notes at end of table.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Month and year received bachelor's degree		CATI	CADE		Graduate/first-professional
Date began graduate enrollment in this program		CATI			Graduate/first-professional
Enrolled mostly full-time or part-time in prior years		CATI			Graduate/first-professional
Financial aid applications						Financial aid
Applied for aid (y/n)		FAFSA	CATI		All
Date of application (YYYYMM)		FAFSA			All
Reasons for not applying (multiple)		CATI			Non-applicants
Federal aid amounts:						Financial aid
Pell Grant		NSLDS	CADE		Undergraduates
Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG)		NSLDS	CADE		Undergraduates
SMART grants		NSLDS	CADE		Undergraduates
FSEOG (Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant)		CADE			Undergraduates
Federal work-study		CADE			All
Perkins loan		CADE	NSLDS		All
Subsidized Stafford Loan (Direct/FFELP)		NSLDS	CADE		All
Unsubsidized Stafford Loan (Direct/FFELP)		NSLDS	CADE		All
PLUS Loan		NSLDS	CADE		All
Other federal grants (list)		CADE			All
Other federal loans (list)		CADE			All
State aid amounts:						Financial aid
(Names of major programs are listed for each state)
State need-based grant		CADE			All
State merit-only grant/scholarship		CADE			All
State need and merit-based grant		CADE			All
State work-study program		CADE			All
State special-purpose (non-need)		CADE			All
State vocational rehabilitation		CADE			All
State loans		CADE			All
Institutional aid amounts:						Financial aid
(Names of major programs are listed for each institution)
Institutional grants-need-based		CADE			All
Institutional grants-merit only		CADE			All
Institutional athletic scholarship		CADE			Undergraduates

See notes at end of table.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Institutionally-sponsored work-study program		CADE			All
Tuition waivers or discounts (non-employees)		CADE			All
Tuition waivers or discounts (employees)		CADE			All
Institutional loan		CADE			All
Other Institutional aid (specify)		CADE			All
Graduate student assistantships/fellowships
Teaching assistantship		CATI	CADE		Graduate/first-professional	Financial aid
Research assistantship		CATI	CADE		Graduate/first-professional
Graduate assistantship		CATI	CADE		Graduate/first-professional
Graduate Fellowship		CATI	CADE		Graduate/first-professional
Traineeship		CATI	CADE		Graduate/first-professional
Tuition paid with assistantship or by a research grant (y/n)		CATI			Graduate/first-professional
Health insurance with assistantship (y/n)		CATI			Graduate/first-professional
Other aid amounts:						Financial aid
Aid from student’s employer		CATI	CADE		All
Aid from parents’ employer		CATI			All
Alternative (private) loans		CATI	CADE		All
Grants & scholarships from other outside/private sources		CATI	CADE		All
Federal veteran's benefits		CATI	FAFSA	CADE	All
Other (listed or specify)		CADE			All
Student borrowing/debt (cumulative)						Student debt
Total borrowed for undergraduate education		CATI	NSLDS		All
Amount still owed on undergraduate loans		CATI	NSLDS		Borrowers
Total borrowed for graduate/first professional education		CATI	NSLDS		Graduate/first-professional
Amount still owed on graduate loans		CATI	NSLDS		Graduate/first-professional borrowers
Cumulative amount of undergraduate Stafford loans		NSLDS			Borrowers
Cumulative amount of graduate Stafford loans		NSLDS			Borrowers
Cumulative amount of Perkins loans		NSLDS			Borrowers

See notes at end of table.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Cumulative amount of PLUS loans		NSLDS			Borrowers (include graduate)
Federal loan amount outstanding		NSLDS			Borrowers
Loan counseling received (repayment options/future salaries in major)	Delete	CATI			Borrowers
Any co-signers on loans (to identify private loans)	Add	CATI			Borrowers
Steps taken in loan application process (talked with financial aid office/ parents/friends/internet research)	Add	CATI			Borrowers
Will parents help repay loans		CATI			Borrowers
Tuition and student budgets						College costs
Tuition and required fees charged		CADE			All
Out-of-jurisdiction tuition charged (y/n)		CADE	CATI		All
Total student budget		CADE			Aid applicants
Room and board		CADE			Aid applicants
Books and supplies		CADE			Aid applicants
Computer or special equipment		CADE			Aid applicants
All other expenses		CADE			Aid applicants
Federal need analysis (aid applicants)						Need analysis
Dependency status (dependent/independent)		FAFSA	CADE		Aid applicants
EFC formula type (dependent/ independent without dependents/ independent with dependents)		FAFSA			Aid applicants
Expected Family Contribution (EFC)		FAFSA	CADE		Aid applicants
EFC: Parental Contribution (dependents only)		FAFSA			Aid applicants
EFC: Student Contribution		FAFSA			Aid applicants
Student employment and earnings while enrolled						Student employment
Type and amount of assistantship (research/ teaching/ other)		CATI	CADE		Graduate/ first-professional
Teaching Assistantships: type of duties (discussion/grading/lab/office hours/ student e-mail teaching)		CATI			Graduate teaching assistants

See notes at end of table.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Number of jobs for pay while enrolled		CATI	CADE		All
Type of job – Work-study – Assistantship (undergraduate) – Co-op employment – Paid practicum/internship – Other job for the school – Private employer or other		CATI			All
Work-study for community service or tutoring (y/n)?		CATI			Work-study jobs
Job characteristics:
Location (on/off campus)		CATI			Employed
Type of employer (school/for-profit/ nonprofit/government/ military/self-employed)		CATI			Employed
Related to major or coursework (y/n)		CATI			Employed
Held same job before enrolling (y/n)?					Employed
Average hours per week worked while enrolled		CATI			Employed
Amount earned while enrolled (per period)		CATI			Employed
Number of weeks worked while enrolled (all/most/half/less than half)		CATI			Employed
Primarily: (1) a student who works; (2) employee taking courses		CATI			Employed	Effect of jobs
Reasons for working (spending money/ tuition/job experience/expected by parents/send money home)		CATI			Undergraduates who work
Afford to attend school without working (y/n)?		CATI			Undergraduates who work
Employment during prior summer (y/n)		CATI			Undergraduates under 30	Source of funds
Amount saved from summer job for educational expenses		CATI			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)		CATI			Students who work
Effect of job on grades (positive/negative/ none)		CATI			Students who work

See notes at end of table.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Student demographic characteristics						Student demographics
Gender (female/male)		CADE	CATI	FAFSA	All
Birth date or age		CADE	CATI	FAFSA	All
Marital status (never married/married/ separated/divorced/widowed)		CATI	FAFSA	CADE	All
US born (y/n)		CATI			All
US citizenship (yes/resident alien/student visa)		CADE	CATI	FAFSA	All
Country of origin		CADE			Student visas
State of legal residence		FAFSA	CATI	CADE	All
Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino/ Not Hispanic or Latino)		CATI	CADE		All
Hispanic type (Mexican/Cuban/Puerto Rican/other)		CATI			Hispanics
Race (American Indian or Alaska Native/ Asian/Black or African American/ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander/White)—select one or more		CATI	CADE		All
Member of recognized tribe (y/n)		CATI			American Indians
Language spoken in the home (English/ not English)		CATI			All except visa
Number of dependent children		CATI			All
Ages of dependent children		CATI			With dependents
Number of children in daycare		CATI			With dependents
Monthly expenses for daycare		CATI			With dependents
Supporting any other dependents (y/n)		CATI			All
Location and housing						College costs
Housing when enrolled (on campus/off campus/with parents)		CATI	CADE		Undergraduates
Distance school from home		CATI			Undergraduates
Distance school from work		CATI			Employed
Military or veteran status
Veteran of U.S. forces (y/n)		CATI	FAFSA		All
Active duty or reserves of Armed Forces of U.S. (y/n)		CATI	FAFSA		All
Involved in active combat	Add	CATI			Active duty or reserves

See notes at end of table.

Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Parents of dependent students						Family background
Parents' marital status		FAFSA	CATI		Under 30
Number of people supported by parents		FAFSA	CATI		Under 30
Number of other siblings in college		FAFSA	CATI		Under 30
Siblings in college before respondent		CATI			Under 30
Parents taking college courses		CATI			Under 30
Parents born in US (y/n)		CATI			All except visa
Parental support						Parental support
Did parents help pay for:		CATI			Under 30
Tuition (y/n)		CATI			Under 30
Housing (y/n)		CATI			Under 30
Living expenses (y/n)		CATI			Under 30
Other education expenses (y/n)		CATI			Under 30
Parents’ education						Family background
Father's highest level of education		CATI	FAFSA		All
Mother's highest level of education		CATI	FAFSA		All
Parent finances						Family income
Total income (ranges in CATI)		FAFSA	CATI		Under 30
Adjusted Gross Income		FAFSA			Under 30
U.S. Income tax paid		FAFSA			Under 30
Own home (y/n)		CATI			Under 30
Business, farm or investments over $10,000 (y/n)		FAFSA	CATI		Under 30
Student finances						Family income
Student’s own income in prior calendar year		FAFSA	CATI		All
Spouse income in prior calendar year		FAFSA	CATI		Married
Adjusted Gross Income (student and spouse)		FAFSA			All
US income tax paid		FAFSA			All
Receive any untaxed income (specify): (TANF/child support/worker's comp/ disability/social security/food stamps)		CATI	FAFSA		All
Own a home, (y/n)		CATI			24 and over
Monthly mortgage or rent		CATI			All
Own business, farm or investments over $10,000 (y/n)		CATI			24 and over

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Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Credit cards						Student debt
Number of credit cards in your own name		CATI			Under 30
Usually pay off balance most months?		CATI			Card holders
Current amount outstanding		CATI			Card holders
Use credit card to pay tuition bills (y/n)	Delete	CATI			Card holders
Parents ever help pay (y/n)		CATI			Card holders
Remedial courses						Academic preparation
Ever taken any remedial or developmental courses (y/n)		CATI			Undergraduates
Number of remedial courses this year		CATI			1st/2nd year undergraduates
Distance education		CATI			All	Alternative instruction
Type (internet/pre-recorded/live)		CATI			All
Location		CATI			All
Number of courses		CATI			All
Entire program via distance education (y/n)		CATI			All
Satisfaction		CATI			All
Civic participation						Student involvement
Registered to vote?		CATI			Citizens
Ever voted in any national, state, local election?		CATI			Citizens
Community service						Student involvement
Perform any community service/volunteer work during last year (y/n)		CATI			All
Type of community service activity (specify from list)		CATI			Volunteers
Number of hours/month		CATI			Volunteers
Work required for graduation or part of classes (y/n)		CATI			Volunteers
Selected educational experiences						Educational experiences
Hours per week on classwork		CATI			All
Took laboratory science courses in high school (biology, chemistry, physics)	Add	CATI			UG under 24

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Table 9. NPSAS:08 data elements—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Student limitations or disabilities		CATI			All	Disabilities
Any long lasting sensory condition (y/n)		CATI			All
Any condition that limits physical activity (y/n)		CATI			All
Any other condition lasting 6 months or more (y/n)		CATI			All
Main limiting condition (specify from list)		CATI			With disabilities

NOTE: IPEDS = Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System; CADE = computer assisted data entry; CATI = computer assisted telephone interview; FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid; SMART = National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent grant; ACG = Academic Competitiveness Grants; NSLDS = National Student Loan Data System; FFEL = Federal Family Education Loan; PLUS = Parent Loan for Undergraduate Student; ETS = Educational Testing Service; B&B=Baccalaureate and Beyond.

Table 10. NPSAS:08 data elements for B&B sample members

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
B&B Eligibility Criteria
Completed or expect to complete bachelor's degree at NPSAS school between July 1 and June 30?		CATI	CADE?		Undergraduates	B&B eligibility determination
Date received/expect to receive bachelor's degree (year month)		CATI	CADE?		B&B
Employment plans						Labor market outcomes
Employment plans for after graduation (have a job or firm offer/actively seeking a job/ not looking)		CATI			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.)		CATI			B&B work planners
If planning work, employment status (full-time or part-time)		CATI			B&B work planners
If planning work, occupation (on-line coding)		CATI			B&B work planners	Prospective teachers identification
If planning work, type of job search activities		CATI			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.)		CATI			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.		CATI			B&B who have taught
If yes to regular, support, or itinerant, year when first taught in any of those types of positions?		CATI			B&B who have taught
Have you ever been certified to teach at the K-12 level (y/n) (Do not count emergency certificates or waivers.)		CATI			All B&B
If y, when first certified to teach?		CATI			B&B ever certified
If no, are you eligible to be certified or will you be eligible to be certified upon graduation?		CATI			B&B not ever certified

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Table 10. NPSAS:08 data elements for B&B sample members—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Have you ever taken any of the following steps to prepare for a teaching career? Check all that apply.		CATI			B&B not certified
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			Transcripts1
Completed/completing student teaching assignment, internship, or practicum			Transcripts1
Taken examination to receive teaching certificate/license
Considering teaching at K-12 level (y/n)		CATI			B&B who have not taught, have never been certified, have not taken any steps to prepare
Graduate school plans						Graduate education
Taken/planning to take GRE or other graduate/first-professional entrance exams	Revise	CATI			B&B
Applied/applying/intending to apply to graduate or professional schools for next academic year		CATI			B&B
Source(s) of information about graduate schools (advisor/faculty, other students, Internet, directly from institutions…)		CATI			B&B grad planners
Intended degree program/field of study (on-line coding)		CATI			B&B grad planners
Intend to enroll full-time (y/n)		CATI			B&B grad planners
Do you plan to be working full-time, part-time, or not at all while you are enrolled?		CATI			B&B grad planners
Number of schools applied/ applying to		CATI			B&B grad planners
Accepted at any graduate schools		CATI			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.)	Delete	CATI			B&B grad planners

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Table 10. NPSAS:08 data elements for B&B sample members—Continued

Data elements	Proposed revision	Sources			Applies to	Purpose/issues
		1st	2nd	3rd
Reasons for not applying to graduate school (financial/undergraduate debt/not required for career goals/no academic interest/personal)	Revise	CATI			B&B NOT grad planners
Plan to apply in the future (y/n); If yes, expected year to begin graduate study		CATI			B&B NOT grad planners
Selected Undergraduate Experiences
Ever studied abroad? Where? How long?		CATI	Transcripts1		B&B	Undergrad preparation
Ever taken language other than English? What? How long?		CATI	Transcripts1		B&B
Original intended major in a STEM field (y/n)		CATI			B&B
Ever attempted to transfer any credits to NPSAS institution? How many attempted/ accepted		CATI	Transcripts1		B&B
Opinions and attitudes						Educational and occupational outcomes
Self-ratings on traits compared to average person		CATI			B&B
Personally important goals		CATI			B&B
Locating Information		CATI			B&B	Follow-up tracing

¹ Transcripts will be collected for the B&B sample from the degree-awarding institution as part of the B&B study. OMB approval will be requested separately and transcripts will not be collected until the approval has been received. Transcripts are indicated here as a source for reference only.

NOTE: IPEDS = Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System; CADE = computer assisted data entry; CATI = computer assisted telephone interview; FAFSA = Free Application for Federal Student Aid; SMART = National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent grant; ACG = Academic Competitiveness Grants; NSLDS = National Student Loan Data System; FFEL = Federal Family Education Loan; PLUS = Parent Loan for Undergraduate Student; ETS = Educational Testing Service; B&B=Baccalaureate and Beyond.