File Description
The Off-campus (OC) list contains a record for each course section that is offered at an off-campus location during the term. All records in the Off-campus (OC) list must have a corresponding entry in the Course Enrollment (CN) file for the same term.
Submission Schedule
Once per term.
Capture Date
The Off-campus (OC) list should contain data for the entire term.
Relationship to Other File Submissions
The Off-campus (OC) list cannot be submitted until the Course Inventory (CI), Student Entrance (SE), Student Enrollment (SN), and Course Enrollment (CN) files have been submitted, edited with zero errors, and loaded onto the HEI database.
Data Fields
Field Names |
Field Attributes and Procedures |
Data Format |
Campus | Enter a campus code from Institution/Campus Codes. | Alphabetic 4 characters Columns 1-4 |
Course Identifier | Enter the permanent identifier which distinguishes the course from all others offered by the institution. | Alphanumeric 12 characters Columns 5-16 Left justify |
Section Identifier | Enter the identifier assigned by the institution which, in a given term, distinguishes among one or more sections, classes, or offerings of the same course. | Alphanumeric 6 characters Columns 17-22 Left justify |
Location | Enter the nine-digit ZIP code associated with the meeting place of this course section. If the meeting place is not in the United States, enter FOREIGNCN. | Alphanumeric 9 characters Columns 23-31 |
Delete Switch | Enter Y if this record is to be deleted from the database. Otherwise, enter N. | Alphabetic 1 character Column 32 |
Definitions and Descriptions of Data Fields
Off-campus Course Location: A location away from the physical campus of the college or university used for course section offerings. This location must be a physical facility that is not owned by the institution or its associated agents (i.e., foundation or alumni association). Do not include individualized off-site instructional activity such as internships, practicum, student teaching, or clinical experiences in this file. Do not include Resident Credit Center Course Sections in this file.
Edit and Load Specifications
Revised October 5, 2005
Error Code |
Edit Message Text (Text that appears in primary edit results) |
Programming Logic |
001 |
The Campus Code is not in the Institution/Campus Codes table |
If Campus Code does not exist in the Campus Code Column of the Institution/Campus code verification table or the Campus code is SSCC or CYCC |
002 |
Course Identifier is blank or not left justified |
If the Course Identifier is blank in the first character position |
013 |
The Delete Switch is not Y or N |
If Delete Switch is not Y or N |
040 |
The Campus code in the input record does not correspond to the login Institution code |
If the Campus Code is in the Institution/Campus code verification table and does not relate to the Institution Code in the current login |
071 |
Course Identifier does not match a course in the Course Inventory table |
If the Course Identifier is not blank in the first character position and is not in the Course Inventory table for this institution and this Year and Term |
092 |
There is not a matching Off-campus Course Section to be deleted in the Course Section table for this year and term |
If Off-campus Course Section Delete Switch is Y and there is not a Course Section table entry for this Campus, Year, Term, Course Identifier, Section Identifier, and Location Code |
144 |
Section Identifier must match a Section Identifier for this Course in the Course Enrollment table |
If the Section Identifier is not blank in the first character position and does not match a combination of Course Identifier and Section Identifier in the Course Section table for this year and term |
182 |
Section Identifier is blank or not left justified. |
If the Section Identifier is blank in the first character position |
193 |
Off-campus Course Sections cannot be Professional course level |
If Course Level (from Course Inventory table) is P |
194 |
Off-campus Course Sections cannot be Resident Credit Center Course Sections |
If Course Identifier and Section Identifier is Y in Resident Credit Center column of Course Section table for this campus, year and term |
195 |
Location Code is not a valid ZIP Code or not FOREIGNCN |
If (first five digits of) Location Code is not in ZIP Code/State Abbreviations verification table for this year and term and Location Code not FOREIGNCN |
196 |
There is already a record matching for this Campus, Course ID, Section ID, Location and Delete Switch |
If there is already a record matching this Campus, Course Identifier, Section Identifier, Location Code and Delete Switch in this submission file |
197 |
There is already an Off-campus Course Section for this location code in the Course Section table for this year and term |
If Off-campus Course Section Delete Switch is N and there is a Course Section table entry for this Campus, Year, Term, Course Identifier, Section Identifier, and any Location Code AND there is not another record in this submission that matches this Course Identifier and Section Identifier with Delete Switch set to Y |
A40 |
Unexpected combination of Course Level and Campus Type for Off-campus Course Section |
If, for this combination of Course Level (from Course Inventory) and Campus, the Off-campus Subsidy Level is not equal to the Course Level in the Off-campus/Campus/Course Level verification table |
A41 |
Location Code indicates the ZIP Code is not in Ohio |
If Location Code does not map to Ohio in ZIP Code/State Abbreviations verification table for this year and term |
B32 |
*** WARNING B32: The percentage of the off-campus course sections is greater than or equal to 10% of the total course sections for one or more campuses. |