FOS Field of Study

To provide the receiving institution or agency with information about the field of study associated with the academic awards made to the student whose record is being transmitted

Position: FOS-01 · Element: 1153 · Name: Academic Field of Study Level or Type Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the field of study being described for a student in an academic institution by indicating how it was used in the academic program

Position: FOS-02 · Element: 66 · Name: Identification Code Qualifier · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code designating the system/method of code structure used for Identification Code (67)

P0203: If either FOS-02 or FOS-03 is present, then the other is required

R0204: At least one of FOS-02 or FOS-04 is required

FOS02 and FOS03 are the student's program of study.

Position: FOS-03 · Element: 67 · Name: Identification Code · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 20 · Repeat: -

Code identifying a party or other code

Position: FOS-04 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

Position: FOS-05 · Element: 352 · Name: Description · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content