FOS Field of Study
To provide information about a course or field of study associated with an academic program
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 in an academic institution by indicating how it was used in the academic program or indicating a course area in a field of study
FOS-02
Identification Code Qualifier
Identifier (ID)
Conditional
1
2
-
Code specifying the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)
FOS02 and FOS03 indicate the program of study.
FOS-03
Identification Code
String (AN)
Conditional
2
80
-
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
FOS-06
Quantity
Decimal number (R)
Optional
1
15
-
Numeric value of quantity
FOS06 indicates the number of years or fractional parts of a year a course or field of study was studied.
FOS-07
Quantity
Decimal number (R)
Optional
1
15
-
Numeric value of quantity
FOS07 indicates grade point average in the course or field of study.