PIMS Manual_Vol 1_V1.0 - Sayre Area School District

Pennsylvania Information
Management System
Pennsylvania
Department of Education
PIMS Course Template Specifications
Field Max
No. Length
Name R/O/CR Code Definition Business Rules Sample / Valid Value
25 Not collected
26 N/A SEMESTER R K
This field is used to help make a course
unique where the same Course Code is
offered in more than one time period
during the school year. This field will
represent the general span of time in
which a course and its sections are
offered.
COURSE CODE
27 12
LONG
28 Not collected
29 12
30 N/A
31 Not collected
ALTERNATE
COURSE CODE
REQUIREMENTS
INDICATOR CODE
R K*
32 N/A DUAL CREDIT R U
33 N/A
ADVANCED
PLACEMENT
INDICATOR
R
R
R
U
U
U
The unique, local, LEA-specific Course
Code
Pennsylvania’s Standardized Course
Codes
For dual enrollment courses, use the
course code that best describes the
content of the postsecondary course.
An indication that this course credit is
required for a high school diploma. Only
populate this field with “Y” if the specific
course is a graduation requirement for
all students.
This field will be populated with “Y” only
if the alternate course code is one of
the dual enrollment course codes.
Otherwise populate with “N.”
An indication of whether a course can
make a student eligible for Advanced
Placement credits for a postsecondary
institution
See Appendix O in Volume 2 of
the PIMS User Manual for a
complete list of valid values.
See Appendix A in Volume 2 of
the PIMS User Manual for a
complete list of valid values.
Valid Value: Y or N
Valid Value: Y or N
Valid Value: Y or N
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Published 7/21/2010