Term

 

Report Field Name

STRM

Definition/Usage

A defined period of instruction within an academic year. UConn terms: Fall, Winter Session, Spring, Summer

Values

The first digit represents the century, the second and third digits denote the year, and the fourth digit signifies the term according to the following key:

1 for Winter Session,

3 for Spring,

5 for Summer,

and 8 for Fall.

A full list of values and their descriptions can be found in TERM_TBL.

Example

1243 - Spring 2024, 0998 - Fall 1999

Notes

  • The term designation appears across various sections of the student record database. This four-character numeric term is utilized in fields such as admit term, completion term, requirement term, expected graduation term, articulation term, and more.

  • Term is also used in conjunction with a student attribute to categorize students into cohorts. For instance, undergraduate first-year students commencing their undergraduate career in Fall 2024 would possess a student attribute of UGFR, paired with a value (term) of 1248.

Synonyms/References

  • Semester

  • Session

Additional technical details can be found in the following expandable region, including the tables and foundation/lookups for this element in Student Admin and SADM.

Student Admin

Table

 

Column

 

Student Admin Foundation/Lookup

Table

TERM_TBL

Column

STRM, DESCR

SADM

Table

 

Column