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The following table shows the vocabulary changes from Legacy SIS/CFS  to the Maricopa New SIS (Student Information System).

Legacy SIS/ Maricopa New Student Information System (NSS)

Terminology Table
March 22, 2004

 

Legacy SIS/CFS*

Maricopa New SIS (NSS)

College Department i.e. Business, English, etc.

Academic Group

Academic Divisions

Academic Organization

Object Code*

Account

First Term of Enrollment

Admit Term

MAPS audit

Advising transcript

Evaluated Credit/Term

Articulation Term

Lab vs Lecture

Associated class

Demographics

Bio/Demo data

Enroll a group of students at one time

Block enrollment

Navigation

Breadcrumbs

College or Skill Center

Campus

Shared Student data

Campus Community

Credit/ Non-credit/ Clock Hour

Career

Requirements/”To Do Lists”

Checklists

Maximum seats

Class capacity

Section number

Class number

Concurrent sections

Combined sections

Anecdotal notes

Comments

Student correspondence

Communications

Group of screens

Component

Course bank

Course catalog

Plan

Degree or Certificate

Charge Center*

Department

Drop

Drop one class

Short term classes

Dynamic dating

Drop Codes

Enrollment Action Reasons

Purge

Enrollment cancellation

Other colleges, businesses, high schools, etc.

External organizations

FAMS Code

FA Item Type

Financial Aid Fund Budget

Fiscal Item Type

Budget

Fiscal Item Type

Financial Aid (drop dead enrollment date)

Fully enrolled date

College

Institution

Subcodes

Item Types

Change I grades

Lapse grades

Instructional Site of an Institution

Location

Menu screen

Menu groups

Screen numbers

Menu items

Social Security Number

National ID

OE/OE

OEE

Screen

Page

Faculty approval

Permission number

Able to register in a program

Program/Plan activation

Prospective applicants

Prospects

Admissions

Quick Admit

Registration

Quick Enroll

Catalog Year

Requirement Term

Name search

Search/Match

Security

Security trees

Holds

Service indicators

Term (sub-set of)

Session

Program

Student intent

On-line registration

Student self service

Curriculum code

Subject code

Semester

Term

Able to register in a term

Term activation

Class roll

Prior Term copy

Withdrawal

Term withdrawal

Credit for Prior Learning

Test credit

Hours completed

Units passed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about NSS (the New Student Information System) go to the home page
 URL: http://www.maricopa.edu/nss/



 
 Last Updated: 6/21/05