Student File

Student File format

Student File Considerations and Best Practices

This file is required if you are using any of the following modules: Syllabus, Surveys, Assessments (Optional)

Before submitting the file to HelioCampus, please confirm the following:

  • Check that all users have all the required fields filled out.

  • Make sure that the data in the field matches up with the header it belongs to. For example, email addresses are in the email address field.


File Format:

Please note when creating the Data File in a text editor each column must be surrounded by double quotes and separated by a comma.

Example: "UserName","StudentUnivid","LastName","FirstName","PrimaryEmail","ProcessDate"

If a double quote needs to be used for the values then the escape character should be in a double quote.

e.g., "This is a ""value"" with double quote."

Example File Name:

institution_student.csv


Required Data

Data Field

Data Type

Required/Optional

Description

Impact

UserName

String

Required

UserName used the Authentication methods required by University

Needed to use Institution's common authentication / needed to login to Assessment

StudentUnivid

String

Required

Student University ID. Unique identifier assigned to all Students.

Used as unique identifier

LastName

String

Required

The last name of the user.

Needed for Display purposes and for use in student survey questions and reports

FirstName

String

Required

The first name of the user.

Needed for Display purposes and for use in student survey questions and reports

PrimaryEmail

String

Required

The user's primary email address.

Used for all email notifications. For LMS integrations, must match the student’s email in the LMS to enable import of assignments. For Learning Journey, must also be unique.

ProcessDate

datetime

Required

Date in which the data was extracted (exported) expected format: YYYY-MM-DD i.e. 2020-01-13

Needed to validate that consecutive data loads should update existing records

Optional Data

Data Field

Data Type

Required/Optional

Description

Impact

Citizenship

String

Optional

The user's citizenship.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

ClassBOT

String

Optional

The student's Class Level at the Beginning of the Term; i.e. FR = Freshmen, SOP = Sophomore

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Ethnicity

String

Optional

The user's ethnicity.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Gender

String

Optional

The user's gender.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

HomeState

String

Optional

The user's home state.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

GPA

String

Optional

Students GPA

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Level

String

Optional

Student level, UG=Undergrad

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Numberofterms

Integer

Optional

Number of terms that the student has taken at the institution (ex. 4)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Highschoolgpa

Numeric

Optional

GPA of the student upon completion of high school (ex. 3.8)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Satverbal

Integer

Optional

Score that the student received on the Verbal portion of the SAT standardized test (ex. 600)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Satmath

Integer

Optional

Score that the student received on the Math portion of the SAT standardized test (ex. 650)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Sattotal

Integer

Optional

Score that the student received as a total value for the SAT standardized test (ex. 1250)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Actenglish

Integer

Optional

Score that the student received on the English portion of the ACT standardized test (ex. 32)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Actmath

Integer

Optional

Score that the student received on the Math portion of the ACT standardized test (ex. 34)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Acttotal

Integer

Optional

Score that the student received as a total composite value for the ACT standardized test (ex. 36)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Admtcode

String

Optional

Admission status code for the student (ex. Admitted or ADM)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Age

Integer

Optional

Age of the student (ex. 20)

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Prefix

String

Optional

The prefix for the user's name, such as Dr., Mr., Ms. etc.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Suffix

String

Optional

The suffix for the user's name, such as Jr., II, etc.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Athlete

String

Optional

Whether the user is Athlete.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Veteran

Boolean

Optional

Identifies military-affiliated students to track compliance, enrollment, and support services.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

PellEligibility

Boolean

Optional

Whether the student qualifies for a Federal Pell Grant. A key equity marker for disaggregating success gaps.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

FirstGenStatus

Boolean


Optional

Whether a student's parents or legal guardians did not complete a four-year college or university degree.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

TransferCredits

String


Optional

Academic units earned at one institution and officially logged into a student's record at a new school to count toward degree requirements.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

CohortYear

Integer

Optional

Specific academic year when a student first enrolls at the institution. It tracks entry timing, retention, and graduation rates, and it does not change even if the student changes majors or pauses their studies.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

GatewayCourseStatus

String

Optional

Indicates whether a student has completed, is currently taking, or is exempt from foundational college-level introductory courses that are required for degree progression.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

PrimaryLanguage

String

Optional

Main native or first language spoken by a student, or the preferred language the student uses for communication and official university correspondence.

Optional -- If not provided, will appear blank in UI and reports where this data is displayed.

Status

String

Optional

Whether a user account is active (can access the system) or has been deprovisioned and can be removed from login accessibility (inactive)

Optional -- if provided, the accepted values are only “active” and “inactive” and will mark the user account accordingly.

If not provided (or a value other than the two accepted values is provided) it is assumed that the user is “active”