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.
| GVSU Term | Workday Term | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Academic History | Academic History | A list of all completed courses and grades. Also shows transfer/test credit,GPA, units attempted and earned, class and academic standing. |
| Academic Level | Academic Level | The level of study of the program: undergraduate, graduate, doctorate |
| Academic Standing | Academic Standing | To remain at GVSU, students must meet certain academic requirements such as a minimum GPA. Students can have good standing, be on probation, jeopardy of dismissal, or dismissal. |
| Academic Year | Academic Year | The academic year includes Fall, Winter, and Summer semesters. GVSU awards financial aid based on academic year. |
| Active/Stopped out | Program of Study Status | Indicates where a student is in the completion of their program of study, whether overall record is active or inactive. |
| Admitted | 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. |
| Anticipated Graduation Date | Expected Completion Date | The academic term the student is anticipated to graduate. |
| Attribute | Course Tags | Custom identifiers that attach to courses or course sections to categorize them and make easier to track and manage. |
| Banner | Legacy System | Current technology system or application in use that will be replaced. |
| Category | Cohort | A specific group of students defined based on certain criteria. Cohorts are used to provide effective advising, report on student populations, and manage student applicants. |
| Class Standing | Class Standing | First-year, sophomore, junior, senior, non-degree or graduate. For undergraduates, the standing is determined by the number of credits earned including transfer/test credits, not by the number of years in attendance. |
| Class Standing | Class Standing | First-year, sophomore, junior, senior, non-degree or graduate. For undergraduates, the standing is determined by the number of credits earned including transfer/test credits, not by the number of years in attendance. |
| College/Department/School | Academic Unit | The primary organizational structure in Workday Student. Used to represent school, division or any other unit that admits students and offers courses. Academic units are organized to manage business processes, security access, and reporting. |
| Confirms a student has met all academic requirements and any special conditions for a prograam. The student becomes eligible for graduation processing. | Program Completion | Confirms a student has met all academic requirements and any special conditions for a prograam. The student becomes eligible for graduation processing. |
| Course | Course | A class. For example, BIO 120 |
| Course Definition | Course Definition | Central source of data related to an individual course, such as title, credit value, description, eligibility rules. |
| Course Section | Course Section | An offering in a specific academic period (semester) of a specific course. For example, BIO 120-01 |
| Declare Date/Catalog Year | Declare Date | When a student started a particular program of study. |
| Degree Requirement | Academic Requirement | An element of the academic progress tool that outlines the requirements to complete a program of study (major). An academic requirement is a required course or set of courses that enables advisors, staff, and students to track and verify student's progres |
| Delivery Method | Instructional Format | The type of class: lecture, seminar, studio or workshop. |
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