DEG Degree Record

To provide information about an educational institution's academic award

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Position: DEG-01 · Element: 1126 · Name: Academic Degree Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the level of postsecondary academic award earned

Position: DEG-02 · Element: 1250 · Name: Date Time Period Format Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the date format, time format, or date and time format

P0203: If either DEG-02 or DEG-03 is present, then the other is required

DEG02 and DEG03 refer to the date the degree was awarded.

Position: DEG-03 · Element: 1251 · Name: Date Time Period · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: 1

Expression of a date, a time, or range of dates, times or dates and times

Position: DEG-04 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: 1

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

Position: DEG-05 · Element: 641 · Name: Status Reason Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 3 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Code indicating the status reason

DEG05 indicates the type of honors received with the degree.