FOS Field of Study
To provide the receiving institution or agency with information about the field of study associated with the academic awards made to the student whose record is being transmitted
Position
Element
Name
Type
Requirement
Min
Max
Repeat
FOS-01
Academic Field of Study Level or Type Code
Identifier (ID)
Mandatory
1
1
-
Code indicating the field of study being described for a student in an academic institution by indicating how it was used in the academic program
FOS-02
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
FOS02 and FOS03 are the student's program of study.
FOS-03
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
20
-
Code identifying a party or other code
FOS-04
Description
String (AN)
Conditional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content
FOS-05
Description
String (AN)
Optional
1
80
-
A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content