Decision section

Use the Decision section to establish rules for applicant criteria, high school data, and prior college information for automated admissions decisions.

Note: Create a separate record for each new set of rules for each decision. In other words, multiple records can exist with the same decision code but with a different set of rules.

Fields	Descriptions
Term	Term for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Term Code Validation (STVTERM) list.
Sequence	Sequence number associated with the term code. This value is system-generated.
Decision	Application decision code. The system will assign this code to the admissions records of applicants meeting all requirements under the associated decision sequence. Choices come from the Admission Application Decision Code Validation (STVAPDC) list.
Priority	Alphanumeric code used to determine which decision is selected in the batch process when multiple decisions qualify. The lowest priority value will be chosen first. For example, priority 001 will be selected first. Because the code is alphanumeric, all values should be entered with the same number of digits and the same case to ensure expected sorting. For example, 99 will be sorted after 101, but 099 will be sorted before 101. Alpha characters are sorted by their ASCII values. For example, a1 will be sorted after A1, and A will be sorted after 1. If no priority is entered, the greatest decision code is sorted first.
Admission Type	Admission type code associated with an applicant admission type. Choices come from the Admission Type Validation (STVADMT) list.
Student Type	Code to identify the student type required for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Student Type Code Validation (STVSTYP) list.
Residence	Code to identify the residency required for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Residence Code Validation (STVRESD) list.
Citizenship	Citizen code required for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Citizen Validation (STVCITZ) list.
Full or Part Time	Indicator to identify the enrollment status of the applicant governed by the decision sequence. Choices: F `-` Full-time P - Part-time
Session	Code to identify the session associated with the decision sequence. Choices come from the Session Validation (STVSESS) list.
Primary Curriculum - Level	Degree level code. Choices come from the level code defined on the Level Code Validation (STVLEVL) list.
Primary Curriculum - Campus	Primary campus code required for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Campus Validation (STVCAMP) list.
Primary Curriculum - College	Code to identify the primary college governed by the decision sequence. Choices come from the College Validation (STVCOLL) list.
Primary Curriculum - Degree	Code to identify the primary degree governed by the decision sequence. Choices come from the Degree Code Validation (STVDEGC) list.
Primary Curriculum - Program	Primary program code required for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Program Rules Definition (SMAPRLE) list.
Primary Curriculum - Field of Study Type	Field of study type for the primary curriculum record. List Field of Study (GTVLFST)
Primary Curriculum - Field of Study Code	Code for the field of study. Identifies the primary major governed by the decision sequence. List All Major Codes (STVMAJR)
Secondary Curriculum - Level	Secondary degree level code. Choices come from the level code defined on the Level Code Validation (STVLEVL) list.
Secondary Curriculum - Campus	Secondary campus code required for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Campus Validation (STVCAMP) list.
Secondary Curriculum - College	Code to identify the secondary college governed by the decision sequence. Choices come from the College Validation (STVCOLL) list.
Secondary Curriculum - Degree	Code to identify the secondary degree governed by the decision sequence. Choices come from the Degree Code Validation (STVDEGC) list.
Secondary Curriculum - Program	Secondary program code required for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Program Rules Definition (SMAPRLE) list.
Secondary Curriculum - Field of Study Type	Field of study type for the secondary curriculum record. List Field of Study (GTVLFST)
Secondary Curriculum - Field of Study Code	Code for the field of study. Identifies the secondary major governed by the decision sequence. List All Major Codes (STVMAJR)
High School Diploma	Diploma that the applicant must have been awarded to qualify for the decision code entered on this section. Choices come from the Diploma Type Validation (STVDPLM) list. The diploma entered on the High School (SOAHSCH) page must equal the diploma code entered here for this decision to be automatically generated for the applicant.
High School GPA	Minimum high school grade point average required under the associated decision sequence. GPA values entered on the High School Information (SOAHSCH) page are alphanumeric, and this could impact how a GPA value associated with an applicant's data is compared with decision rules. For example, a GPA value of 2.5 entered as an applicant's high school GPA will be considered less than 2.50 if that is the value entered on a decision rule, because of the way the system sorts alphanumeric characters. As such, this should be taken into consideration when defining decision rules based upon high school GPA data.
High School Percentile Minimum	Minimum high school class rank percentile required for the decision sequence. The format is 999.99.
High School Percentile Maximum	Maximum high school class percentile required for the decision sequence.The format is 999.99.
College Preparatory	Indicates if completion of a college preparatory high school curriculum is required under the associated decision sequence. Choices: checked-College Preparatory required. unchecked-College Preparatory not required.
College Degree	Code to identify the college degree that is required for the decision sequence. Choices come from the Degree Code Validation (STVDEGC) list. The degree entered on the Prior College (SOAPCOL) page must equal this degree for this decision to be automatically generated for the applicant.
College Hours	Number of prior college hours required. The format is 999.99. The decision calculator used by SAADCRV and the Admit Decision Calc Report (SARBDSN) sums up the transfer credit hours for all prior college records before comparing them with admissions decision rules defined on SAADCSN.
College GPA	Minimum grade point average of prior college transfer hours. The value can be 0.00 - 9.99. GPA values entered on the Prior College (SOAPCOL) page are numeric, and this could impact how a GPA value associated with an applicant's data is compared with decision rules. In contrast to how high school GPA values are compared with decision rules, a GPA value of 2.5 entered as an applicant's prior college GPA is considered equal to 2.50, if that is the value entered on a decision rule.