Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2013-2016

Completions

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

This IPEDS Completions data collection instrument was used during the 2012-13
data collection and will be used again during the 2013-14, 2014-15, and 2015-16
data collections.

2012-13 Survey Materials > Form

date: 8/8/2012

Completions for all institutions
Please duplicate the blank form for each 6-digit CIP code and program level/length
combination at your institution
CIP Data
CIP Data
Institutions must report, by award level, whether programs are offered as distance education programs. If a program
has a traditional offering and a distance education option, completions should be reported regardless of whether or not
the program was completed through distance education.
Awards conferred between JULY 1, 2011 and JUNE 30, 2012
•Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino
•Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only

Men

Men(PY)

Women

Women(PY)

Total
(men+women)

Nonresident alien
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
White
Two or more races
Race and ethnicity unknown
TOTAL AWARDS
Is this program offered as a distance education program?
(Note: If more than one program is reported under this CIP code, check 'YES' if ANY of the programs are offered as a
distance education program.)
Yes
No

All Completers
All Completers
Institutions must report the following information. (Some data will be pre-populated from the completions by CIP code
data.)
All Completers
Number of students by gender and race and ethnicity earning an award between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. Count
each student only once, regardless of how many awards he/she earned. The intent of this screen is to collect an
unduplicated count of total numbers of completers.
•Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino
•Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only

Men
Women
Total Students
Number of Students Total Awards Number of Students Total Awards
Nonresident alien
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific
Islander
White
Two or more races
Race and ethnicity unknown
TOTAL

Completers by Level
Completers by Level
Institutions must report the following information. This screen will be shown for each of the following award categories
for which completions have been reported:
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Less than 1-year certificates
•
At least 1 but less than 4-year certificates
•
Associate's degrees
•
Bachelor's degrees
•
Master's degrees
•
Doctor's degrees
•
Postbaccalaureate and post-master's certificates
[Award Level]
Number of students by gender, by race and ethnicity, and by age earning this award between July 1, 2011 and June 30,
2012. Each student should be counted once per award level. For example, if a student earned a master's degree and a
doctor's degree, he/she should be counted once in master's and once in doctor's. A student earning two master's
degrees should be counted only once.
•Report Hispanic/Latino individuals of any race as Hispanic/Latino
•Report race for non-Hispanic/Latino individuals only

Number of Students
By Gender
Men
Women
TOTAL
By Race/Ethnicity
Nonresident alien
Hispanic/Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or more races
Race and ethnicity unknown
TOTAL
By Age
Under 18
18-24
25-39
40 and Above
Age Unknown
TOTAL

Total Awards

Summary
Summary
Summary of Award Level Data
Men
Number of
Students
Less than 1-year certificates
At least 1 but less than 4-year certificates
Associate’s degrees
Bachelor’s degrees
Master’s degrees
Doctor’s degrees
Postbaccalaureate and post-master’s
certificates
TOTAL

Women
Total
Completions

Number of
Students

Total
Completions

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2012-13 Survey Materials > Instructions

date: 8/8/2012

Instructions for the IPEDS Completions Component

• Purpose of Component
• Changes in Reporting
• General Instructions
•
• Reporting Period Covered
• Context Boxes
• Coverage

• Where to Get Help

• Where the Data Will Appear

• Detailed Instructions

•

Reporting Persons by Racial/Ethnic Category

• Program Selection Screen
• Crosswalk between the IPEDS Award Levels (used on CIP data screens) and the Consolidated
Award Levels (used on Completers by Level screens)
Award Levels
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I.

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II. "Completers" screens

"CIP Data" Screens

II.a.

II.b.

"All Completers" screen

"Completers by Level" screen

II.b.1. "Completers by Level - Award Level" screen

Purpose of Component

The purpose of the Completions component of IPEDS is to collect data on the number of awards
conferred by postsecondary institutions during the 12-month time period beginning July 1 of the
previous calendar year and ending June 30 of the current calendar year. The awards reported
range from sub-baccalaureate certificates to doctor's degrees and must be formal credit awards
conferred by the postsecondary institution as the result of completion of an academic or
occupational/vocational program of study (the program's instructional activity can be measured in
credit hours, contact hours, clock hours, or some other unit of measurement). Data are collected
by race/ethnicity and gender for each award level within each program (as defined by 6-digit CIP
codes). Data are collected for both first and second major fields of study. A new purpose
involves collecting data on whether a program is offered as a distance education program.
Beginning with the 2012-13 IPEDS Completions component, the purpose is also to collect the number of
students (e.g., completers) by gender and race/ethnicity who earned an award between July 1, 2011 and
June 30, 2012. (The intent of this new item is to collect an unduplicated count of total numbers of
completers.)
Also, the Completions component now collects the number of completers by award level for the same
reporting period previously mentinoed.
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Changes in Reporting
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The following question on distance education has been added to the "CIP Data" screen:
"Is this program offered as a distance education program?"
(Details on this new item can be found in section I below labeled "CIP Data Screens".)

•

The following two new screens, which have been added to the Completions survey, collect data
specifically on students.
◦ "All Completers" - Collects the number of students who earned an award between July 1,
2011 and June 30, 2012 by gender and race/ethnicity. (The intent of this screen is to collect
an unduplicated count of total numbers of completers.)
◦

"Completers by Level" - Collects the number of students who earned an award between July
1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 by award level and 1) by gender; 2) by race/ethnicity; and 3) by
age.
(Details on these two new items can be found in section II below labeled "Completers" screens.)
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General Instructions

Reporting Period Covered
Report all degrees and other formal awards conferred by your institution between July 1, 2011 and June 30,
2012. Also, report students (e.g., completers) who earned the related degrees and other formal awards
from your institution between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
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Context Boxes
Context boxes are provided to allow institutions to provide more information regarding survey component
items. Note that some context boxes are posted on the College Navigator Website, which is the college search
tool offered by NCES. NCES will review entries in these context boxes for applicability and appropriateness
before posting them on the College Navigator Website; institutions should check grammar and spelling of
their entries.
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Coverage
What to Include

• Formal awards conferred as the result of completion of an academic or occupational/vocational program of
study. (Note that only CIP codes describing academic or occupational/vocational programs of study are valid
CIP codes on the Completions survey.) The instructional activity completed as part of the program of study
must be credit-bearing, but can be measured in credit hours, contact hours, or some other unit of
measurement.

• Awards conferred by the postsecondary institution.

• Awards conferred between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
• Multiple awards earned by a single student.
What to Exclude
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Awards earned, but not yet conferred.

• Awards conferred by branches of your institution located in foreign countries.

• Honorary degrees.

• Awards conferred by an entity other than the postsecondary institution (such as the state, or an industry
certificate).

• Informal awards such as certificates of merit, completion, attendance, or transfer.

• Awards earned as the result of an avocational, basic skills, residency, or other program not recognized by
IPEDS as academic or occupational/vocational.

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Where to Get Help
IPEDS Data Collection Help Desk
Phone: 1-877-225-2568
Email: [email protected]

AIR Website
You can also consult the AIR website that contains several tutorials on IPEDS data collection, a self-paced
overview of IPEDS tools and other valuable resources.

IPEDS Resources Page
In addition, the IPEDS Resources Page contains frequently asked questions, a link to the glossary, data tip
sheets, an archive of survey instruments, information on the new race/ethnicity categories and other relevant
information.
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Where the Data Will Appear
Data collected through IPEDS will be accessible at the institution- and aggregate-levels.
At the institution-level, data will appear in the:
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College Navigator Website
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IPEDS Data Center
•
IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
At the aggregate-level, data will appear in:
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IPEDS First Looks
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IPEDS Table Library
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IPEDS Data Feedback Reports
•
The Digest of Education Statistics
•
The Condition of Education
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Detailed Instructions

Reporting Persons by Racial/Ethnic Category
Reporting Persons by Racial/Ethnic Category (1997 OMB)

This information is being collected in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Sec. 421(a)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
Education Act. These instructions correspond with the Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting,
and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Department of Education, published in the
Federal Register on October 19, 2007.
Method of collection - Institutions must collect race and ethnicity information using a 2-question
format. The first question is whether the respondent is Hispanic/Latino. The second question is
whether the respondent is from one or more races from the following list: American Indian or
Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and
White. Institutions should allow students and staff to self-identify their race and ethnicity. For
further details on the guidance for collecting data, please see the full Federal Register notice.
Method of reporting aggregate data - Institutions must report aggregate data to the U.S. Department of
Education using the NINE categories below. Racial/ethnic designations are requested only for United States
citizens, resident aliens, and other eligible non-citizens.
•
Hispanic or Latino, regardless of race
For Non-Hispanic/Latino individuals:
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American Indian or Alaska Native
•
Asian
•
Black or African American
•
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
•
White
•
Two or more races
In addition, the following categories may be used:
•
Nonresident alien
•
Race and ethnicity unknown
Racial/ethnic descriptions - Racial/ethnic designations as used in this survey do not denote scientific
definitions of anthropological origins. The categories are:
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Hispanic or Latino- A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
•
American Indian or Alaska Native- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and
South America (including Central America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal
affiliation or community attachment.
•
Asian- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
•
Black or African American- A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
•
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander- A person having origins in any of the original peoples of
Hawaii, Guan, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
•
White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North
Africa.
Other descriptive categories
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Nonresident alien - A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this
country on a visa or temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely. NOTE Nonresident aliens are to be reported separately, in the boxes provided, rather than included in any of
the seven racial/ethnic categories. Resident aliens and other eligible (for financial aid purposes) noncitizens who are not citizens or nationals of the United States and who have been admitted as legal
immigrants for the purpose of obtaining permanent resident alien status (and who hold either an alien
registration card (Form I-551 or I-151), a Temporary Resident Card (Form I-688), or an ArrivalDeparture Record (Form I-94) with a notation that conveys legal immigrant status such as Section
207 Refugee, Section 208 Asylee, Conditional Entrant Parolee or Cuban-Haitian) are to be reported in
the appropriate racial/ethnic categories along with United States citizens.
•
Race and ethnicity unknown - This category is used only if the person did not select EITHER a
racial or ethnic designation.
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Program Selection Screen
This list represents all the programs, by 6-digit CIP code and award levels, reported on your institution's
previous submission. From this screen you may add or delete 6-digit programs, double majors, and award
levels.
NOTE: Program reporters need to check to be sure that the CIP codes that you listed in your
responses to 2011 IC questions D7 and D8 are included the 2012 IPEDS Completions CIP List.
Adding new programs - To add a new program, click the 'Search/Add Program' button at the top of your
list of programs. You then have several ways to proceed:
(a) Enter all or parts of the program name and click the 'Search' key. This will bring up all the fields and
programs with the text in the title. Make your selection from this list.
(b) As an alternative, you can click the first letter of the name of the program from the menu of letters. For
example, if you want to add Philosophy, click the 'P'. This brings up a list of all fields beginning with 'P'; then
select the field name. After this, you may add programs within the field.

(c) If you know the 2-digit or 4-digit CIP for the broad group of programs, enter the portion of CIP code and
click 'Search' key. This will bring up a list of all the programs within the selected group.
After selecting the program, designate the appropriate award level(s).
If you cannot find a CIP code to describe your program:
• Select the general category (xx.xx01 or xx.0000) if the program follows an unspecialized, broad program of
study within the area described by the 4-digit or 2-digit CIP Code.
• Select the "Other" code (xx.9999 or xx.xx99) if your program of study is specialized within the area
described by the two digit CIP code, but there is not a specific 6-digit CIP code which adequately describes
the instructional program.
DO NOT develop any new CIP codes.
Deleting a program - If your institution no longer offers a specific program at any award level, click on the
'Delete program' icon. A field or program should NOT be deleted if you expect to report completions for it in
future years. See "CIP Data" for programs with no completions for the reporting year.
You will have to confirm any deletions.
Adding/deleting award level or 2nd major - If, you need to add or delete one or more award levels or
2nd majors for a given program, click on the 'Add/Delete Award Levels' icon. This activates a pop-up window
with all the possible award levels and two columns of boxes, one for 1st majors and the other for 2nd majors.
The initial check marks reflect what was reported the previous year. If awards were conferred in this program
for the current collection at an award level not indicated, click the corresponding box (either 1st or 2nd
major). If your institution no longer awards degrees/certificates at an award level and expects not to award at
that level in the future, or no longer awards a 2nd major at the level, un-click the box. NOTE: If a 1st major
is deleted for an award level that also had 2nd major checked, the 2nd major will be automatically deleted
also. This also removes any degree counts already entered.
Once you have made all the necessary changes, click the 'Save' button and the changes will be reflected on
the selection screen.
In addition, users may enter context on this page. These are intended to provide users a place to indicate
characteristics of the institution which may make applying IPEDS definitions and instructions problematic. The
context should not be used for explanations of edit reports, as there are other locations specifically for that
purpose.
After completing this page, click "Save".
In order to begin entering completions data, click on the award level number for the appropriate 1st or 2nd
major and award level. This will bring up a CIP Data page.
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Classification of degrees according to major field of study
Remember: 2010 CIP Codes are now being used to describe field of study. Please consult the 2010 CIP
Website to assist you in selecting relevant new fields of study.
• Specific Classification - Classify degrees and awards as specifically as the list of CIP programs permits.
Thus, report a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a business economics major in
Business/Managerial Economics (52.0601), not in Business, General (52.0101).
• Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Classify the Doctor of Philosophy degree according to the student's
major field of study. Thus, a Ph.D. in chemistry should be reported as a degree in chemistry, not as one in
philosophy.
• Majors of Students Prepared to Teach - The general rule is to classify degrees according to the major
area of specialization. This means that degrees to students who may be qualified to teach an academic
subject (such as English, biology, or foreign languages) but did not pursue a program solely for the purpose
of teaching, should be reported in English Language and Literature/Letters (23.xxxx), Biological Sciences and
Biomedical Sciences (26.xxxx), and Foreign Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (16.xxxx) respectively, not
in Education (13.xxxx). On the other hand, the degrees of students who have completed a program that is
specifically preparing them to teach special subjects (such as agriculture, art, music, etc.) should be reported
in Agricultural Teacher Education (Vocational) (13.1301), Art Teacher Education (13.1302), Music Teacher
Education (13.1312), etc.
• Split Majors - When a student graduates with a split major, report the award in the area of greater
specialization, if possible. Otherwise, the award should be reported in the program closest to the combination.
If neither of these approaches can be used, the award should be reported as follows:
o If the split major involves two program specialties within the same program category, use the "General" or
"Multiple emphasis" program specialty. For example, a split major involving two languages should be reported
in Foreign Languages and Literatures, General (16.0101); a major in history and political science should be
reported under Social Sciences, General (45.0101).
o If the split major involves program specialties from different program categories, the award should be
reported under the one of greater specialization.
• Double Majors - When a student receives a single degree with majors in two (or more) program
specialties, report the degree in one program (1st major); you should report the second program specialty as
a "second major." As with the other degrees/awards, those programs for which your institution reported 2nd
majors the previous year will already be indicated on the selection screen. To make changes in second majors
for a program, click the 'Add/Delete Award Levels' icon.
NOTE: Second majors may only be reported for associate's, bachelor's, master's, and/or doctor's degrees.
• Two Degrees - If a student actually receives two degrees based on two independent courses of study,
(e.g., one in Business and Management and one in Foreign Languages), report each degree under the
appropriate program category.

• Arts and Sciences or General Programs Not Organized in Occupational Curriculums - These are
certificates or degrees based on less than four years of work in the arts and sciences or general programs not
organized in occupational curriculums. Such awards should be reported under one of the Liberal Arts and
Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (24.01xx) programs.
• General Majors - The term "general major" is used to designate general, unspecialized curriculums within
an area of study. Ordinarily, degrees based on a general major should be reported in one of the "general"
programs.
• Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies - These refer to fields of study that represent two or more broad
program categories; e.g., Mathematics and Computer Science (30.0801). These are found within the 2-digit
CIP "30". If reporting awards under similar fields of study that are not in the current CIP listing, use
"30.9999", making sure to specify the exact name of the multi/interdisciplinary study.
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Crosswalk between the IPEDS Award Levels (used on CIP data
screens) and the Consolidated Award Levels (used on Completers by
Level screens)
Consolidated Award Levels
IPEDS Award Levels
(used on Completers by Level
(used on CIP data screens)
screen)
1 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (less than Less than 1-year certificates
1 academic year)
2 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 1 but
At least 1 but less than 4-year
less than 2 academic years);
certificates
4 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 2 but
less than 4 academic years )

3 - Associate's degree
5 - Bachelor's degree
7 - Master's degree
17 - Doctor's degree - research/scholarship;
18 - Doctor's degree - professional practice;
19 - Doctor's degree - other

6 - Postbaccalaureate certificate;
8 - Post-master's certificate

Associate's degrees
Bachelor's degrees
Master's degrees
Doctor's degrees

Postbaccalaureate and post-master's
certificates

Definitions of the award levels listed above in the left column can be found in the IPEDS Glossary
(http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/).
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Award levels
The eleven award levels under which completions can be reported are:
1 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (less than 1 academic year)
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Less than 900 contact or clock hours
•
Less than 30 SEMESTER or TRIMESTER credit hours, or
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Less than 45 QUARTER credit hours
2 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 1 but less than 2 academic years)
•
At least 900, but less than 1800 contact or clock hours, or
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At least 30, but less than 60 SEMESTER OR TRIMESTER HOURS
•
At least 45, but less than 90 QUARTER HOURS
3 - Associate's degree
4 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 2 but less than 4 academic years )
•
1800 or more contact or clock hours, or
•
60 or more SEMESTER OR TRIMESTER credit hours, or
•
90 or more QUARTER credit hours
5 - Bachelor's degree
6 - Postbaccalaureate certificate
7 - Master's degree
8 - Post-master's certificate
17 - Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
18 - Doctor's degree - professional practice

19 - Doctor's degree - other
Definitions for each of these award levels can be found in the IPEDS Glossary
(http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/).
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I. CIP Data Screens
Each program/award level on the Program Selection screen (including 1st and 2nd majors where selected)
has a corresponding CIP Data screen. At the top are the CIP code and name of the program, followed by the
award level and 1st/2nd major of the current screen on the next line.
Programs with completions - Enter the number of awards conferred during the reporting period in the
appropriate boxes and refer to the section called, "Reporting Persons by Racial/Ethnic Category," as
necessary. To the right of each data entry cell, the corresponding number from your institution's previous
submission is displayed in red.
Programs with no completions - If there were no completions in a particular program/award level but your
institution still offers the program at that level, enter a zero in at least one box on the data page. Do not
delete a program/award level if you expect to have completions in future years.
NOTE: All awards must be reported as whole numbers. Do not report fractions of an award.
Distance Education - If the program at this award level is offered to be completed exclusively via distance
education (DE), you should respond "Yes" to the DE question at the bottom of the CIP Data screen;
otherwise, you should respond "No." Also, if more than one program is reported under a CIP code by award
level, you should respond "YES" to the DE question if ANY of the programs are offered as a DE program.
Additionally, you should respond "Yes" to the DE question, if it is an option for students to complete
exclusively through DE by CIP code and Award level, but no students did. And lastly, if a program has a
traditional offering and a distance education option, completions should be reported regardless of whether or
not the program was completed through DE.
Once all the awards for this program and award level have been entered, review the data for accuracy. When
you are satisfied with the data, click the 'Verify & Save' button. This will generate the total men and women
for the current year. If no edit icons appear, there are several options for proceeding.
• You may click the 'Next Screen' button, and the system will bring up the next screen in the following
order: (1) the 2nd major for the current CIP/award level if one was designated; (2) the next award level for
this program; or (3) the next program in the list of CIP codes on the left.
• You may go directly to another program or field by clicking on the appropriate CIP code on the left. In this
case, the first award level for that CIP will appear.
• You may click on the 'Selection screen' at the top of the list of CIP codes. This will return you to the
Selection Screen page.
On the last program/award level screen (based on CIP code and award level) after entering and saving the
data, you may browse and/or print the totals by gender, award level, and race/ethnicity by clicking the
'Summary Report' button. When you are satisfied, click the 'Proceed' button which will return you to the
CIP Selection screen.
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II. "Completers" screens
II.a. "All Completers" screen
Enter the number of students who earned an award between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 by gender and
race and ethnicity. Count each student only once, regardless of how many awards he/she earned. The intent
of this screen is to collect an unduplicated count of total numbers of completers.
(Students counted on the "All Completers" screen should be the students who earned the awards.)

II.b. "Completers by Level" screen
For each award level for which you have reported completions, enter the number of students represented by
those completions. The number of students who earned this award between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012
should be entered by gender, by race and ethnicity, and by age.
Each student should be counted only once per award level. For example, if a student earned a master's and
doctor's degree, he/she should be counted once in master's and once in doctor's. A student who earned two
master's degrees should be counted only once.
The total number of students reported by gender must equal the total number of students reported by race
and ethnicity. Each of the two previously mentioned totals must equal the total number of students reported
by age.

II.b.1. "Completers by Level" screen - Award Levels
The following seven award levels are applicable to the "Completers by Level" screen:
•
Less than 1-year certificates
•
At least 1 but less than 4-year certificates

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•
•
•
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Associate's degrees
Bachelor's degrees
Master's degrees
Doctor's degrees
Postbaccalaureate and post-master's certificates

While there are seven award levels applicable to the "Completers by Level" screen (e.g., number of students)
in this section (II), there are 11 award levels applicable to the "CIP Data" screen (e.g., number of awards) in
section I. Some of the award levels associated with the "CIP Data" screen have been combined to form the
seven award levels for the "Completers by Level" screen. Consequently, in the "Completers by Level" section,
screens will be displayed based on the award levels for which completions have been reported in the "CIP
Data" section. [Refer to the "Crosswalk between the IPEDS Award Levels (used on CIP data screens) and the
Consolidated Award Levels (used on Completers by Level screens)" for additional information.]
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Glossary

date: 8/8/2012

Term

Definition

American Indian or
Alaska Native (new
definition)

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central
America) who maintains cultural identification through tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Asian (new definition)

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian
Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the
Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Associate's degree

An award that normally requires at least 2 but less than 4 years of full-time equivalent college work.

Bachelor's degree

An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree, as determined by the Secretary, U.S. Department of
Education) that normally requires at least 4 but not more than 5 years of full-time equivalent college
-level work. This includes all bachelor's degrees conferred in a 5-year cooperative (work-study)
program. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business,
industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their
college studies. Also includes bachelor's degrees in which the normal 4 years of work are completed
in 3 years.

Black or African American
(new definition)

A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Certificate

A formal award certifying the satisfactory completion of a postsecondary education program.

CIP code

A six-digit code in the form xx.xxxx that identifies instructional program specialties within
educational institutions.

Classification of
Instructional Programs
(CIP)

A taxonomic coding scheme for secondary and postsecondary instructional programs. It is intended
to facilitate the organization, collection, and reporting of program data using classifications that
capture the majority of reportable data. The CIP is the accepted federal government statistical
standard on instructional program classifications and is used in a variety of education information
surveys and databases.

Clock hour

A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students. Also referred to
as contact hour.

Contact hour

A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students. Also referred to
as clock hour.

Credit hour

A unit of measure representing the equivalent of an hour (50 minutes) of instruction per week over
the entire term. It is applied toward the total number of credit hours needed for completing the
requirements of a degree, diploma, certificate, or other formal award.

Diploma

A formal document certifying the successful completion of a prescribed program of studies.

Distance education

Education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instruction to students who are separated
from the instructor and to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and the
instructor synchronously or asynchronously.
Technologies used for instruction may include the following: Internet; one-way and two-way
transmissions through open broadcasts, closed circuit, cable, microwave, broadband lines, fiber
optics, satellite or wireless communication devices; audio conferencing; and video cassette, DVDs,
and CD-ROMs, if the cassette, DVDs, and CD-ROMs are used in a course in conjunction with the
technologies listed above.

Distance education
course

A course in which the instructional content is delivered exclusively via distance education.

Distance education
program

A program for which all the required coursework for program completion is able to be completed via
distance education courses.

Doctor's degree - other

A doctor's degree that does not meet the definition of a doctor's degree - research/scholarship or a
doctor's degree - professional practice.

Doctor's degree professional practice

A doctor's degree that is conferred upon completion of a program providing the knowledge and skills
for the recognition, credential, or license required for professional practice. The degree is awarded
after a period of study such that the total time to the degree, including both pre-professional and
professional preparation, equals at least six full-time equivalent academic years. Some of these
degrees were formerly classified as first-professional and may include: Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.);
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.); Law (L.L.B. or J.D.); Medicine (M.D.); Optometry (O.D.); Osteopathic
Medicine (D.O); Pharmacy (Pharm.D.); Podiatry (D.P.M., Pod.D., D.P.); or, Veterinary Medicine
(D.V.M.), and others, as designated by the awarding institution.

Doctor's degree research/scholarship

A Ph.D. or other doctor's degree that requires advanced work beyond the master's level, including
the preparation and defense of a dissertation based on original research, or the planning and
execution of an original project demonstrating substantial artistic or scholarly achievement. Some
examples of this type of degree may include Ed.D., D.M.A., D.B.A., D.Sc., D.A., or D.M, and others,
as designated by the awarding institution.

Hispanic or Latino (new
definition)

A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or
origin, regardless of race.

Master's degree

An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time
equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree.
Some of these degrees, such as those in Theology (M.Div., M.H.L./Rav) that were formerly classified
as "first-professional", may require more than two full-time equivalent academic years of work.
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific
Islands.

Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander (new
definition)
Nonresident alien

A person who is not a citizen or national of the United States and who is in this country on a visa or
temporary basis and does not have the right to remain indefinitely.

Post-master's certificate

An award that requires completion of an organized program of study equivalent to 24 semester credit
hours beyond the master's degree, but does not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the
doctor's level.

Postbaccalaureate
certificate

An award that requires completion of an organized program of study equivalent to 18 semester credit
hours beyond the bachelor's. It is designed for persons who have completed a baccalaureate degree,
but does not meet the requirements of a master’s degree.

Postsecondary award,
certificate, or diploma (at
least 1 but less than 2
academic years)

An award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level
(below the baccalaureate degree) in at least 1 but less than 2 full-time equivalent academic years ,
or designed for completion in at least 30 but less than 60 semester or trimester credit hours, or in at
least 45 but less than 90 quarter credit hours, or in at least 900 but less than 1,800 contact or clock
hours, by a student enrolled full time.

Postsecondary award,
certificate, or diploma (at
least 2 but less than 4
academic years)

An award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level
(below the baccalaureate degree) in at least 2 but less than 4 full-time equivalent academic years ,
or designed for completion in at least 60 but less than 120 semester or trimester credit hours, or in
at least 90 but less than 180 quarter credit hours, or in at least 1,800 but less than 3,600 contact or
clock hours, by a student enrolled full time.

Postsecondary award,
certificate, or diploma
(less than 1 academic
year)

An award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level
(below the baccalaureate degree) in less than 1 academic year (2 semesters or 3 quarters), or
designed for completion in less than 30 semester or trimester credit hours, or in less than 45 quarter
credit hours, or in less than 900 contact or clock hours, by a student enrolled full time.

Race/ethnicity (new
definition)

Categories developed in 1997 by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that are used to
describe groups to which individuals belong, identify with, or belong in the eyes of the community.
The categories do not denote scientific definitions of anthropological origins. The designations are
used to categorize U.S. citizens, resident aliens, and other eligible non-citizens.
Individuals are asked to first designate ethnicity as:

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Hispanic or Latino or
Not Hispanic or Latino

Second, individuals are asked to indicate all races that apply among the following:

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American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White

Race/ethnicity unknown

The category used to report students or employees whose race and ethnicity are not known.

White (new definition)

A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

2012-13 Survey Materials > F.A.Q.

date: 8/8/2012

Completions
Click one of the following questions to view the answer.

General
1) When did the 2010 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) become effective?
2) Where can I obtain a copy of the 2010 CIP?
3) If I decide to use file upload, will it accept both the 2000 CIP and the 2010 CIP?
4) I have no CIP codes listed on my Completions survey. Do I still need to report data?
5) If a student was awarded two degrees during the collection period, should I report only one degree on the "CIP Data" screen, in
order to avoid double-counting the student? Also, how do I select which CIP to report?
6) In reporting completions during the fall 2012 data collection, should I include degrees and certificates awarded in the summer
2012 term?
7) I cannot find any CIP code that matches one of our programs, and the system will only let me select one of the standard codes.
What should I do?
8) Using the new post-baccalaureate award levels, how should I code awards formerly known as first professional degrees and first
professional certificates?
9) Previously, Master's of Divinity (M.Div) and Master's of Rabbinical Studies (M.H.L./Rav, B.D. or Ordination) were coded as firstprofessional degrees. How should they be reported using the post-baccalaureate award levels?
10) Using the new postbaccalaureate award levels, how should the Ed.D. degree be classified?
11) My institution awards Specialized Associate Degrees (SAD), which do not require the minimum Liberal Studies hours that other
associate's degrees do. Should these be reported as level 3 (associate's degree) or level 4 (2 but less than 4 year certificates)?
12) What is the difference between degrees with double majors and those with split majors?
13) What is the difference between the CIP data screen and the new Completers screens in the Completions survey?
14) How are the two different sets of award levels in the Completions survey related?

Completions - Distance Education
1) Is there additional quidance on how to respond to the new distance education program question in the Completions survey?
2) What is a distance education program?

Completers
1) Why was the "All Completers" screen, which collects data on the number of students by gender and race/ethnicity, added to the
IPEDS Completions survey component?
2) On the "Completers by Level" screen, how should the number of students earning an award between July 1, 2011 and June 30,
2012 by award level, by gender, by race and ethnicity, and by age be counted?
3) On the "Completers by Level" screen, which collects the number of students earning awards by age, is there a particular date
that should be used to track the age?

Answers:
General
1) When did the 2010 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) become effective?

IPEDS Keyholders and Coordinators were required to use the 2010 CIP beginning with the 2010-11 IPEDS
data collection. [The new requirement affected the following IPEDS survey components: Completions Survey
for Fall 2010; Institutional Characteristics Survey for Fall 2010; and Fall Enrollment Survey for Spring 2011.]
Questions regarding the 2010 CIP can be sent to [email protected] or to the IPEDS Help Desk at
[email protected].
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2) Where can I obtain a copy of the 2010 CIP?

Copies of the 2010 CIP are available in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel from the "Resources Page" of the
2010 CIP website at the following link: http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=55.
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3) If I decide to use file upload, will it accept both the 2000 CIP and the 2010 CIP?

You can no longer use the 2000 CIP. The 2010 CIP is now mandatory and that is the only import record
layout that is available.
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4) I have no CIP codes listed on my Completions survey. Do I still need to report data?

Yes, you must report any degrees, certificates, or other formal awards conferred between July 1, 2011 and
June 30, 2012. If you have no codes listed, then you must create a list by adding programs. Please review
the survey instructions carefully before doing this.
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5) If a student was awarded two degrees during the collection period, should I report only one degree on the "CIP
Data" screen, in order to avoid double-counting the student? Also, how do I select which CIP to report?

If the student actually receives two degrees based on two independent courses of study, then each degree
should be reported under the appropriate level and CIP. Remember, the "CIP Data" screen is collecting the
number of degrees/certificates, not the number of students receiving them.
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6) In reporting completions during the fall 2012 data collection, should I include degrees and certificates awarded in
the summer 2012 term?

Your fall 2012 report should include degrees and awards conferred between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Unless they were conferred before June 30, they should be reported the next year (fall 2013 collection).
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7) I cannot find any CIP code that matches one of our programs, and the system will only let me select one of the
standard codes. What should I do?

If the program covers parts of several CIP codes and there is a “General” CIP (normally nn.nn01) for the 2digit CIP area, use that. If not, use the “Other” code (either nn.9999 or in some cases nn.nn99).
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8) Using the new post-baccalaureate award levels, how should I code awards formerly known as first professional
degrees and first professional certificates?

The following CIP codes, which were formerly reported as first professional degrees should now be coded as
doctor's degree-research/scholarship; doctor's degree-professional practice; or doctor's degree-other:
Chiropractic (D.C., D.C.M)(51.0101); Dentistry (D.D.S, D.M.D) (51.0401); Medicine (M.D.) (51.1201);
Optometry (O.D.) (51.1701); Osteopathic Medicine (D.O) (51.1901); Pharmacy (Pharm.D) (51.2001);
Podiatry (D.P.M., D.P., Pod D) (51.2101); Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M) (51.2401); and Law (L.L.B, J.D.)
(22.0101). First professional certificates in this field should be reported as post-master's certificates.
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9) Previously, Master's of Divinity (M.Div) and Master's of Rabbinical Studies (M.H.L./Rav, B.D. or Ordination) were
coded as first-professional degrees. How should they be reported using the post-baccalaureate award levels?

Using the new post-baccalaureate award levels, Master's of Divinity (39.0602) and Master's of Rabbinical
Studies (39.0605) should be reported as master's degrees.
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10) Using the new postbaccalaureate award levels, how should the Ed.D. degree be classified?

It is at the discretion of the individual postsecondary institution, whether an Ed.D should be classified in one
the following three categories: Doctor's Degree-Research and Scholarship (Award Level=17); Doctor's
Degree-Professional Practice (Award Level=18); and Doctor's Degree-Other (Award Level=19). IPEDS users
are encouraged to consult the IPEDS Glossary (http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/), which provides detailed
definitions of each of the award levels. Please note that in each of these definitions, examples of degrees are
provided. These examples are intended to be illustrative and are not prescriptive. It is ultimately up to the
individual postsecondary institution to decide which of the new award levels best describes their Ed.D.
program.
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11) My institution awards Specialized Associate Degrees (SAD), which do not require the minimum Liberal Studies
hours that other associate's degrees do. Should these be reported as level 3 (associate's degree) or level 4 (2 but less
than 4 year certificates)?

As long as these awards are considered associate's degrees by your controlling authority, they should be
reported as level 3. This also applies to Occupational Associate Degrees (OAD). In the same way, BA and BS
degrees are both reported as bachelor's degrees (level 5) in IPEDS.
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12) What is the difference between degrees with double majors and those with split majors?

Both of these apply when only one degree has been conferred. If the recipient earned sufficient credits for
the degree level separately in two fields, it would be a double major. If the recipient earned total credits
between the two fields for the degree but not sufficient credits in either individually, it would be a split
major.
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13) What is the difference between the CIP data screen and the new Completers screens in the Completions survey?

The "CIP Data" screen collects data on the number of awards conferred by postsecondary institutions
between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 while the new "Completers" screens collect data on the number of
students earning an award between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
Also, there are 11 award levels associated with the "CIP Data" screen (e.g., number of awards) and seven
award levels associated with the "Completers by Level" screen (e.g., number of students). Some of
the award levels associated with the "CIP Data" screen have been combined to form a total of seven award
levels for the "Completers by Level" screen.
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14) How are the two different sets of award levels in the Completions survey related?

Refer to the following crosswalk.
Consolidated Award Levels
IPEDS Award Levels
(used on Completers by Level
screen)
(used on CIP data screens)
1 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (less than 1
Less than 1-year certificates
academic year)
2 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 1 but less At least 1 but less than 4-year
than 2 academic years);
certificates
4 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 2 but less
than 4 academic years )
3 - Associate's degree
5 - Bachelor's degree
7 - Master's degree
17 - Doctor's degree - research/scholarship;
18 - Doctor's degree - professional practice;
19 - Doctor's degree - other

Associate's degrees
Bachelor's degrees
Master's degrees
Doctor's degrees

6 - Postbaccalaureate certificate;
8 - Post-master's certificate

Postbaccalaureate and post-master's
certificates

Definitions of the award levels listed above in the left column can be found in the IPEDS Glossary
(http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/).
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Completions - Distance Education
1) Is there additional quidance on how to respond to the new distance education program question in the Completions
survey?

If a program at a particular award level is offered to be completed exclusively via distance education (DE),
you should respond "Yes" to the DE question at the bottom of the CIP Data screen; otherwise, you should
respond "No." Also, if more than one program is reported under a CIP code by award level, you would
respond "YES" to the DE question if ANY of the programs are offered as a DE program. Additionally, you
would respond "Yes" to the DE question, if it is an option for students to complete exclusively through DE by
CIP code & Award level, but no students did. And lastly, if a program has a traditional offering and a
distance education option, completions should be reported regardless of whether or not the program was
completed through DE.
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2) What is a distance education program?

A "distance education program" is "a program for which all the required coursework for program completion
is able to be completed via distance education courses."
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Completers
1) Why was the "All Completers" screen, which collects data on the number of students by gender and race/ethnicity,
added to the IPEDS Completions survey component?

The intent of this screen was to collect an unduplicated count of total numbers of completers. Each student
is counted only ONCE, regardless of how many awards he/she earned.
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2) On the "Completers by Level" screen, how should the number of students earning an award between July 1, 2011
and June 30, 2012 by award level, by gender, by race and ethnicity, and by age be counted?

Each student should be counted once per award level. For example, if a student earned a master's degree
and a doctor's degree, he/she should be counted once in master's and once in doctor's. A student earning
two master's degrees should be counted only once.
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3) On the "Completers by Level" screen, which collects the number of students earning awards by age, is there a
particular date that should be used to track the age?

The date should be the student's age at the time the award was conferred.
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2012-13 Survey Materials > Narrative Edits

date: 8/8/2012

Completions
Edit specifications for the 2012-13 IPEDS Web-Based Data Collection Completions Component
Note: The specifications in this document apply to all institutions completing the IPEDS Completions component.
Some sections and parts may not apply to your particular institution. Please read the specifications carefully to
determine which sections and/or parts apply to your institution.
All screens in this survey must be completed in order to lock the survey.
Reporting Guidelines
Completions Data
Completers Data (NEW)
Summary
Programs Classified in “Other” CIP Codes
Reporting Guidelines
Current Year Changes
When completing the Completions component, please be aware of the following changes:
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New item on distance education
New item on "All Completers"
New item on "Completers by Level"

CIP Code Validation
All CIP Codes are verified against the 2010 version of the "Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)" manual. Invalid CIP
Codes are rejected from the data collection database and the user is provided with a list of the invalid codes and the line
numbers in the import file where they appear.
Award Level Validation
Invalid and missing Award Levels are also rejected from the database. The user is provided with a list of the invalid levels and
the line numbers in the import file where they appear. Acceptable Award Level values include:
1 Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (less than 1 academic year)
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less than 900 contact or clock hours, or
less than 30 SEMESTER OR TRIMESTER credit hours, or
less than 45 QUARTER hours

2 Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma or (at least 1 but less than 2 academic years)
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at least 900 but less than 1800 contact or clock hours, or
at least 30 but less than 60 SEMESTER or TRIMESTER credit hours, or
at least 45 but less than 90 QUARTER credit hours

3 Associate’s degree
4 Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 2 but less than 4 academic years)
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5
6
7
8
17
18
19

1800 or more contact or clock hours, or
60 or more SEMSTER OR TRIMESTER credit hours, or
90 or more QUARTER credit hours

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Post-baccalaureate certificate
Master’s degree
Post-master’s certificate
Doctor’s degree-research/scholarship
Doctor’s degree-professional practice
Doctor’s degree-other
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Completions Data
Select Programs and Enter Data
For each CIP Code/Award Level combination reported by your institution, you must enter the number of Awards conferred
between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012 by race/ethnicity and gender. The prior year amounts are displayed for your
reference.
Additionally, for each CIP Code/Award Level combination reported by your institution, you must answer the following Yes or
No question:
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Is this program offered as a distance education program?

Note: If more than one program is reported under this CIP Code, check 'Yes' if ANY of the programs are offered as a distance
education program.
The system will perform the following edits on the data entered:
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You must identify at least one Program (6-digit CIP Code) offered by your institution in order to begin the
survey.
A value must be entered for each CIP Code and corresponding Award Level reported.
Note: If your institution offers any programs and/or award levels that have no completions in 2011-12 but
continue to be offered by the institution, then you must enter at least one zero on the corresponding CIP
Code/Award Level screen in order to successfully save the screen and lock the survey. Delete any programs and
Award Levels no longer offered by your institution.
If your institution reports the total number of completions as equal to zero for all 6-digit CIP Codes, for both the
current year and prior year, a fatal error will occur.

The TOTAL AWARDS/DEGREES conferred on Men for each 6-digit CIP Code for the Doctor’s degree –
professional practice award level is expected to be within a certain range of the adjacent Men (PY) value;
otherwise, an explanation will be required. (Same is true for women.)
The current year racial/ethnic distribution of Men across all 6-digit CIP Codes and all Award Levels is expected to
be within a certain range; otherwise, an explanation will be required. (Same is true for women.)
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If your institution reports offering any programs as a 2nd major, then the TOTAL AWARDS/DEGREES reported
for Men as a 1st major must be greater than the number reported for Men as a 2nd major for each applicable 6
-digit CIP Code.
If your institution reports offering any programs as a 2nd major, then the TOTAL AWARDS/DEGREES reported
for Women as a 1st major must be greater than the number reported for Women as a 2nd major for each
applicable 6-digit CIP Code.
The TOTAL AWARDS/DEGREES reported for Men at the undergraduate level must be less than or equal to the
total number of male students reported on your institution’s Fall Enrollment survey.
The TOTAL AWARDS/DEGREES reported for Men at the graduate level must be less than or equal to the total
number of male students reported on your institution’s Fall Enrollment survey.
The TOTAL AWARDS/DEGREES reported for Women at the undergraduate level must be less than or equal to
the total number of female students reported on your institution’s Fall Enrollment survey.
The TOTAL AWARDS/DEGREES reported for Women at the graduate level must be less than or equal to the
total number of female students reported on your institution’s Fall Enrollment survey.
You are expected to report student completions for each Award Level that your institution reported in the prior
year Institutional Characteristics survey; and vice versa.
If your institution did not report any Award Levels above a bachelor’s degree in the prior year Institutional
Characteristics survey, then you are not expected to report them here; otherwise, an explanation error will occur.
If your institution reported having a calendar system that Differs by Program or reports on a Continuous basis
in the prior year Institutional Characteristics survey, then the CIP Codes reported here must be identical to those
reported in the Institutional Characteristics survey; otherwise, an explanation error will occur.

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View Awards Conferred Summary Report -- Grand Totals
The Awards Conferred Summary Reports-- Grand Totals screen (accessed by selecting the corresponding link from the
Completions Main Screen) displays a summary of the data entered across all 6-digit CIP Codes by award level,
race/ethnicity, and gender. Grand Total amounts are calculated for each category; and the PY Total is displayed by award
level and gender, for your reference. If your institution reported offering any programs as a 2nd major, an additional 6-digit
CIP Codes Total by Second Major summary table will also be displayed for these programs.
Completers Data (NEW)
All Completers
On this screen, you must indicate the number of students by gender and race/ethnicity earning an award between July 1,
2011 and June 30, 2012. Please note that students should only be counted once in order to provide an unduplicated count of
students. Total awards are preloaded for each race/ethnicity by gender category based on the completions data entered in
this survey. A Total students value is calculated by gender and by race/ethnicity.
The system will perform the following edits on the data entered:
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If the Total awards for a race/ethnicity by gender category is preloaded as 0, then the Number of students
entered for that same category cannot be greater than 0.
The Number of students entered for a race/ethnicity by gender category cannot be greater than the Total
awards reported for that same category.

Completers by Level
Next, you must provide the number of students by gender, by race and ethnicity, and by age earning an award between July
1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. A screen will be provided for each of the following award levels for which completions have been
reported:
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Less than 1-year certificates
At least 1 but less than 4-year certificates
Associate's degrees

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Bachelor's degrees
Master's degrees
Doctor's degrees
Postbaccalaureate and post-master's certificates

Note: Each student should be counted once per award level. For example, if a student earned a master's and doctor's degree,

the student should be counted once in master's and once in doctor's. A student earning two master's degrees should be counted
only once.
The system will perform the following edits on the data entered for each applicable screen:
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For each category, if the Total awards for a category is preloaded as 0, then the Number of students entered
for that same category cannot be greater than 0.
For each category, the Number of students entered cannot be greater than the Total awards reported for that
same category.
The Number of students reported by Race/Ethnicity must be equal to the Number of students reported by
Gender.
The Number of students reported by Age must be equal to the Number of students reported by Gender.

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The following crosswalk includes IPEDS Award Levels (used on CIP data screens) and Consolidated Award
Levels (used on Completers by Level screens).
Consolidated Award Levels
IPEDS Award Levels
(used on Completers by Level
screen)
(used on CIP data screens)
1 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (less than 1
Less than 1-year certificates
academic year)
2 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 1 but less At least 1 but less than 4-year
than 2 academic years);
certificates
4 - Postsecondary award, certificate, or diploma of (at least 2 but less
than 4 academic years )
3 - Associate's degree
5 - Bachelor's degree
7 - Master's degree
17 - Doctor's degree - research/scholarship;
18 - Doctor's degree - professional practice;
19 - Doctor's degree - other

Associate's degrees
Bachelor's degrees
Master's degrees
Doctor's degrees

6 - Postbaccalaureate certificate;
8 - Post-master's certificate

Postbaccalaureate and post-master's
certificates

Definitions of the award levels listed above in the left column can be found in the IPEDS Glossary
(http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/glossary/).
Summary
Prepared by
On this screen, you can indicate who prepared this survey component. Select whether these data were prepared by a
Keyholder, (SFA, HR, F) Contact, or Other; and enter the name and email address for this person. Additionally, please answer
the question of how long it took to prepare this survey component in hours and minutes.

Survey Summary
This screen is available to view a summary of the reported award level data for 2011-12. The data found on this screen will
appear specifically for your institution through the College Navigator website and in your institution's Data Feedback Report
(DFR).

Programs Classified in “Other” CIP Codes
This portion of the survey is provided to obtain more information on programs currently offered by institutions that are not
specifically represented in the 2010 version of the “Classification of Instructional Programs” manual. On the Programs
Classified in “Other” CIP Codes screen (accessed by selecting the corresponding link from the Completions Main Screen),
you may enter additional information on programs your institution is currently reporting in the “Other” category (CIP Codes
ending in xx.yy99 or xx.9999). This includes the Program Name, Award Level, ‘Other’ CIP code the program is being reported
under, and the Number of completers for each ‘Other’ CIP Code program reported by your institution.

Note: Remember to click Save before exiting the screen.
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