CUNYfirst to SIMS Thesaurus
Terms not currently available in SIMS are italicized.
SIMS (not a direct equivalence)
Academic Career
Division Undergraduate/Graduate/Doctoral
Academic Group
School A&S, SPH, SOE, SON, SHS, SSW
Academic Institution (HTR01=Hunter)
College
Academic Level
Freshman, Sophomore, etc. (120+ credits is any student with more
than 120 credits even with no degree awarded previously.
Academic Organization
Academic Department
Academic Plan(s)
Major(s), Minor(s)
Academic Subplan(s)
Concentration, Specialization
Add Consent
Restrictions (i.e. Department or Instructor Permission)
Block enroll
No Equivalent in SIMS
Campus (MAIN)
Field not required in SIMS
Career
See Academic Career
Catalog
Course Master
Catalog Number
Course Number
Class Number (5 digits) – semester dependent
Section Code (4 digits) (field name Course_Code )
Course Attributes
Define Course as College Now, Experimental, Seek, Workshop, etc.
Course Catalog
Course Master
Course/Instructor Contact Hours
Hours
Course ID (Six Numbers) automatically generated &
No equivalent in SIMS
assigned by CUNYfirst
Course ID – semester independent
Course - Description / Long Course Title
Shortened Course Description (title) / Longer title is usually a
“comment” on SIMS
Course - Long Description
This capability not available in SIMS; usually course description is
in TIPPS or College Catalog
Course Subject Area
Course Discipline
Enrollment Security
Manual Registration (RUSORG)
Drop Consent
No equivalent in SIMS
Enrollment Requirement Group
Pre/Co Requisites
Financial Aid Progress Units
Equated Credits
Grade Scheme
Grouping of Grade methods typically by career
Grading Basis
Grade Method example..
Matriculation
Student has been processed by Admissions for enrollment and
record has been moved to Student Records module for further
processing.
Learning Community
Blocks for student cohorts. Example, Freshmen
Long Description of a course
This capability not available in SIMS; usually course description is
in TIPPS or College Catalog
Minimum Credits
Lowest number of Credits student can take for a course. Usually
same as maximum credits. Different with course such as
independent study.
Plan
See Academic Plan (s)
CUNYfirst
created by Yvette Rosario, Lehman College 6/23/10
updated by Denise Lucena-Jerez 11/3/11
last updated by Marilyn Daley-Weston 3/18/13
Repeat for Credit Rules
Requirement Designation
Service Indicator (negative)
Service Indicator (positive)
Student Records
Student Specific Permission
Sub Plan(s)
Subject Area
Units
Term Value example, (Century, Year, Term) 1132
Other Terminology
Repeat Allowed
Combination of Academic Level (Regular, Remedial, Message) &
Liberal Arts (Y or N) & Pathways
Stop
There is no equivalence in SIMS
Office of the Registrar
Advisor permission (SUSSPE)
See Academic Sub Plan(s)
Course Discipline
Credits
Term, example (Term, Year) 02/2013
ADW Administrative Data Warehouse
created by Yvette Rosario, Lehman College 6/23/10
updated by Denise Lucena-Jerez 11/3/11
last updated by Marilyn Daley-Weston 3/18/13
SIMS to CUNYfirst Thesaurus
Terms not currently available in SIMS are italicized.
SIMS (not a direct equivalence)
CUNYfirst
Academic Department
Academic Organization
Advisor permission (SUSSPE)
Student Specific Permission
Blocks for student cohorts. Example, Freshmen
Learning Community
College
Academic Institution (HTR01=Hunter)
Combination of Academic Level (Regular, Remedial, Message) & Requirement Designation
Liberal Arts (Y or N) & Pathways
Course Discipline
Subject Area
Course Master
Catalog
Course Master
Course Catalog
Course Number
Catalog Number
Credits
Minimum Credits
Credits
Units
Define Course as College Now, Experimental, Seek, Workshop, etc. Course Attributes
Division Undergraduate/Graduate/Doctoral
Academic Career
Equated Credits
Financial Aid Progress Units
Field not required in SIMS
Campus (MAIN)
Freshman, Sophomore, etc.
Academic Level
Grade Method
Grading Basis
Hours
Course/Instructor Contact Hours
Major(s), Minor(s)
Academic Plan(s)
Manual Registration (RUSORG)
Enrollment Security
No equivalent in SIMS
Course ID (Six Numbers) automatically generated & assigned by
CUNYfirst
No equivalent in SIMS
Drop Consent
Office of the Registrar
Student Records
Pre/Co Requisites
Enrollment Requirement
Repeat Allowed
Repeat for Credit Rules
Restrictions (i.e. Department or Instructor Permission)
Add Consent
School A&S, SPH, SOE, SON, SHS, SSW
Academic Group
See Academic Sub Plan(s)
Sub Plan(s)
See Academic Career
Career
See Academic Plan (s)
Plan
Shortened Course Description (title) / Longer title is usually a
Description / Long Course Title
“comment” on SIMS
Stop
Service Indicator (negative)
There is no equivalence in SIMS
Service Indicator (positive)
Student has been processed by Admissions for enrollment.
Matriculation
This capability not available in SIMS; usually course description is Long Description of a course
in TIPPS or College Catalog
Other Terminology
ADW Administrative Data Warehouse
created by Yvette Rosario, Lehman College 6/23/10
updated by Denise Lucena-Jerez 11/3/11
last updated by Marilyn Daley-Weston 3/18/13