2006 – 2007 COD Technical Reference

September 2006

Change Tracking Log

Updates to COD Technical Reference

Section Change(s) Made Page(s)
Volume II – Common Record Full Participant Technical Reference
Volume II, Section 1 – Full Added language to clarify that a school’s loss of II – 1 – 174
Participant Implementation eligibility for the ACG program, due to program length,
Guide does not affect eligibility for Pell
Volume II, Section 1 – Full Changed wording under Student Eligibility section to II – 1 – 174
Participant Implementation note that schools are responsible for determining
Guide eligibility for an ACG award.
Volume II, Section 1 – Full Added new section heading entitled: Creating Financial II – 1 – 175
Participant Implementation Award ID and Financial Award Number to II – 1 –
Guide 182
Restructured sections for clarity.
Volume II, Section 1 – Full Added language to clarify that a school’s loss of II – 1 – 190
Participant Implementation eligibility for the National SMART program, due to
Guide program length, does not affect eligibility for Pell
Volume II, Section 1 – Full Changed wording under Student Eligibility section to II – 1 – 191
Participant Implementation note that schools are responsible for determining
Guide eligibility for a National SMART award.

Volume II, Section 1 – Full Added new section heading entitled: Creating Financial II – 1 – 193
Participant Implementation Award ID and Financial Award Number to II – 1 –
Guide 198
Restructured sections for clarity.
Volume II, Section 3 – Common Clarified description of Student Level Code tag. II – 3 – 20
Record Layout
Volume II, Section 3 – Common Added text in fields 61 <FinancialAwardNumber> and 62 II – 3 – 26 to
Record Layout <FinancialAwardID> to clarify ordering of these tags II – 3 - 27
within Schema 2.0e and the Common Record Layout
Volume II, Section 3 – Common Changed data type for <EligibilityPaymentReasonCode> II – 3 – 34
Record Layout to “string” to match Schema 2.0e
Volume II, Section 3 – Common Changed data type for II – 3 – 35
Record Layout <AdditionalUnsubsidizedEligibilityIndicator> to
“boolean” to match Schema 2.0e
Volume II, Section 4 – Full Removed “BIA Coursework” as a valid High School II – 4 – 36
Participant Edits Program.
Volume II, Section 4 – Full Added language to the condition for “Invalid Rigorous II – 4 – 36
Participant Edits High School Program Code” to note that Rigorous High
School Program for an ACG Award is not valid response
for the award year
Volume II, Section 4 – Full Removed “Per award year, as this may change” from II – 4 – 36
Participant Edits Field #129 condition column
Volume V - School Testing Guide

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 2006 – 2007 COD Technical Reference
Updates to COD Technical Reference
Section
Volume V, Section 1 - School
Testing Guide
Volume V, Section 1 - School
Testing Guide
Volume V, Section 3 – HERA
School Testing Guide
Volume V, Section 3 – HERA
School Testing Guide
Volume VI – Appendices
Volume VI, Section 9: Rigorous
Secondary School Programs of
Study, and Eligible Majors
Volume VI, Section 9: Rigorous
Secondary School Programs of
Study, and Eligible Majors
September 2006 (2006-2007)
September 2006
Change Tracking Log
Change(s) Made Page(s)
Removed “Develop a means of forward dating school’s V–1-6
testing enviroment” bullet from Test Entry Criteria
Removed “Ensure test environment allows forward V – 1 - 13
dating capabilities” bullet from Schools, Vendors, and
Third Party Servicers
Removed “Develop a means of forward dating school’s V–3- 5
testing environment” bullet from Test Entry Criteria
Removed “Ensure test environment allows forward V – 3 - 11
dating capabilities” bullet from Schools, Vendors, and
Third Party Servicers
Added CIP Code 26.0908 – Exercise Physiology VI – 9 – 13
Added CIP Code 26.1303 – Evolutionary Biology VI – 9 – 14
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