Workday Student Glossary
Browse and search common Workday Student terms and definitions to quickly understand the language you’ll see across registration, academics, and your student record. This glossary helps translate Workday terminology into familiar GVSU concepts, making it easier to navigate tasks and find the right information when you need it.
| Workday Term | Description | GVSU Term |
|---|---|---|
| Student Profile | Central location for information specific to a student, including contact and personal information, academic details, holds, and financial information. | Student Profile |
| Student Cohort | A group of students meeting a particular criteria (i.e. student athletes, biology majors, study abroad students). Often used for advising purposes. | Attributes, Special Populations |
| Saved Schedule | Tentative schedule determined by student ahead of registration, contains course sections wants to take for given semester. Placing a class in a saved schedule does not guarantee the student a seat. | Tentative Schedule |
| Related Actions Button | When you scroll to the right of many headings or subheadings in Workday, there appears what looks like an elongated circle with three dots. There are many additional functions or information available when clicking into this. | Ellipsis |
| Registration appointments | The specific dates and times when a student is allowed to start registering for classes. | Time tickets, Scheduling Priority |
| Registered | Registered for classes | Registered, Actively enrolled |
| Program of Study Status | Indicates where a student is in the completion of their program of study, whether overall record is active or inactive. | Active/Stopped out |
| Program of Study | Student's educational objective, used to organize course requirements. Workday requires one program of study to be the primary program, defined by the first active program that a student matriculates into. | Major |
| Program Completion | Confirms a student has met all academic requirements and any special conditions for a prograam. The student becomes eligible for graduation processing. | Confirms a student has met all academic requirements and any special conditions for a prograam. The student becomes eligible for graduation processing. |
| Matriculation | Used to identify a student that has accepted their offer of admission and their records move into Workday. This then creates the academic record and begins the onboarding process. | Admitted |
| Legacy System | Current technology system or application in use that will be replaced. | Banner |
| Interim Grade | A check-in grade provided by the instructor roughly midway through the term. The grade is not part of the student's permanent academic record and does not factor into the GPA. | Midterm Grade |
| Instructional Format | The type of class: lecture, seminar, studio or workshop. | Delivery Method |
| Hold | A tag on a student's account that may restrict the ability to register and/or receive pertinent account information such as diplomas. | Hold |
| Grading Basis | Identifies how an instructor will assign grades. Generally classes have a Graded basis that allows A-F. The alternative is credit/no credit. | Grading Mode |
| Friends and Family | Persons identified by the student who have permission to access their student record. | Guardian/Family Access |
| Expected Completion Date | The academic term the student is anticipated to graduate. | Anticipated Graduation Date |
| Eligibility Rule | Defines who is eligible to take a course, such as pre-requisites. | Pre-requisite, Eligibility Rule |
| Eligibility Override | Request made to exclude a student from a specific requirement. | Pre-requisite Override |
| Effective Date | Date when a version of something goes into effect. Based on the action being completed it may be past, present, or future date. | Effective Date |
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