the school or division.  e.g., School of Arts and Humanities

a student's "level" at a particular school e.g., Undergraduate, Graduate, Law, Medical.

refers to the college, i.e, Lehman's code is LEH01.

  freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior

full time or part time student

academic department. >> View List of Academic Organizations [PDF]

for undergraduate students this refers to their majors and minors; for graduate students this refers to their degree plan e.g., English, Education, Family Nurse Practitioner, Public Health. >> View List of Academic Plan [PDF]

the degree type e.g., B.S., B.F.A., M.A., M.S.Ed. or Adv. Cert.

a specialization, concentration, track, or option within a major or minor plan. Sub plans are always linked to a plan. >> View List of Academic Sub-Plan [PDF]

this is equivalent in SIMS to Restrictions, e.g., Department or Instructor Permission.