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Descriptions of selected terms used in the
Data Portfolio
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APDB: CSU Academic
Planning Data Base |
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College: College housing student's
declared major. |
| Ethnic/Race categories: Data are presented in grouped form as follows: |
| African American - African American |
| Asian - Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian, Other Asian, Cambodian, Laotian, Vietnamese, Thai, Other Southeast Asian |
| Filipino & Pacific Islander - Guamanian, Hawaiian, Samoan, Filipino, Other Pacific Islander |
| Latino - Mexican American, Central American, South American, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Other Latino, Spanish origin, Hispanic |
| Native American - American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| White - White |
| Other or unknown - Other, no response or decline to state |
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Non-resident alien -
All nonresident students holding a student or
undetermined visa. |
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ERSS: Enrollment
Reporting System - Student |
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First-time freshman:
A new student who has
not previously matriculated at a college or university after graduation from
high school. |
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FTEF: The share of a
full time faculty position based on teaching load and
assigned time. Source: APDB Master file |
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FTES: Full Time Equivalent
Students. FTES is calculated as follows for all students: number
of units attempted in a given term divided by 15. Source:
Enrollment Reporting System Student (ERSS) files
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FTES (generated):
Total student credit hours produced for each course
divided by 15. Source: APDB |
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GPA: The quotient of total
grade points and total units attempted for a letter grade. |
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Headcount: Number of enrolled students. |
| Level: The current academic level of the student. |
| Freshman - 0.0 to 29.9 units |
| Sophomore - 30.0 to 59.9 units |
| Junior - 60.0 to 89.9 units |
| Senior - 90 or more units |
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Postbaccalaureate - holding a baccalaureate or
equivalent degree |
| Residence at Entry:
Presented for new students only, this variable is based on the
high school of graduation (for first time freshmen), the
institution at which the student earned the greatest number of
units (transfer students), or the college from which their
degree was awarded (graduate students). |
| SFR: Student Faculty Ratio is calculated by taking the total FTES and dividing by the total FTEF. |
| Transfer student: A new
student who has previously enrolled in an institution of higher
education. |
| WTU: Weighted Teaching Units. The amount of workload credit earned by a faculty member based on type of course taught. |
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