State Courses
This category captures course catalog information for the state of Wyoming including state Course Codes, Course Titles, and other related information as downloaded from the state in the Course resource within the Education Organization category. In order to support the exchange of both current year information as well as student transcripts, courses from current and past years are included. State Courses include the following data views and resources:
State Course Listing
This view captures the valid list of Wyoming courses. The layout includes the Course Code, Subject Area, Course Name, HS Course Requirement, Course Parts, and the Effective Begin and End Date for each course.
All course data that is subsequently published to the state from PowerSchool must bear a valid state course code. If a courseCode does not match a courseCode in the downloaded course resource, it will typically result in an error and/or be prevented from publishing.
courses
This educational resource represents the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students on a regular or systematic basis.
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Data Element | Description | [Table]Data Type | Stored in [Table]Field | Req’d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
educationOrganizationId | A reference to the related EducationOrganization resource. | Integer | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubCourse]EduOrgId | R |
| code | The actual code that identifies the organization of subject matter and related learning experiences provided for the instruction of students. | String | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubCourse]Code | R |
| title | The descriptive name given to a course of study offered in a school or other institution or organization. In departmentalized classes at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels (and for staff development activities), this refers to the name by which a course is identified (e.g., American History, English III). For elementary and other non-departmentalized classes, it refers to any portion of the instruction for which a grade or report is assigned (e.g., reading, composition, spelling, and language arts). | String | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubCourse]Title The title may or may not match the local course title in PowerSchool. | R |
| numberOfParts | The number of parts identified for a course. | Integer | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubCourse]NumberOfParts | R |
| academicSubjectDescriptor | The intended major subject area of the course. | Descriptor | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubCourse]AcadSubjectDesc | O |
| description | A description of the content standards and goals covered in the course. Reference may be made to state or national content standards. | String | Data element downloaded from State Stored in: [CST_PubCourse]Description | O |
| gpaApplicabilityType | An indicator of whether or not this course being described is included in the computation of the student's Grade Point Average, and if so, if it weighted differently from regular courses | String | [CST_PubCourse]GPAApplicabilityType = null | O |