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 |
|---|---|---|
| Course Section | An offering in a specific academic period (semester) of a specific course. For example, BIO 120-01 | Course Section |
| 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 |
| Course Subject | Area of study for a course, such as Accounting or Biomedical Science. In Workday these align with "departments" and can be used to filter courses. | Deptarment Prefix (i.e. BMS) |
| Course Tags | Custom identifiers that attach to courses or course sections to categorize them and make easier to track and manage. | Attribute |
| Eligibility Override | Request made to exclude a student from a specific requirement. | Pre-requisite Override |
| Declare Date | When a student started a particular program of study. | Declare Date/Catalog Year |
| Eligibility Rule | Defines who is eligible to take a course, such as pre-requisites. | Pre-requisite, Eligibility Rule |
| Expected Completion Date | The academic term the student is anticipated to graduate. | Anticipated Graduation Date |
| 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 |
| Friends and Family | Persons identified by the student who have permission to access their student record. | Guardian/Family Access |
| Legacy System | Current technology system or application in use that will be replaced. | Banner |
| Instructional Format | The type of class: lecture, seminar, studio or workshop. | Delivery Method |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Registered | Registered for classes | Registered, Actively enrolled |
| Registration appointments | The specific dates and times when a student is allowed to start registering for classes. | Time tickets, Scheduling Priority |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Page last modified January 15, 2026