Major course

Coding for E331: Major course indicator for HEP and PIR providers is below.

  • E331: Major course indicator  = 1 Enrolled in only one higher education course (UID15)
  • E331: Major course indicator = 2 Enrolled in more than one higher education course (UID15) and the major course is chosen by descending sort of EFTSL (E339) and course (UID15). (The major course is the one with the highest load, and if two courses (UID15s) have the equal highest load then the major course is the one with highest UID15.)
  • E331: Major course indicator = 3 Enrolled in more than one course (UID15) and this is a minor course (a course other than the course with the highest load, or a cross institution course (E310 Course level code = 40,41,or 42)  
  • Unit Enrolments with a census date (E489) in the future are excluded from the Major Course calculation.
  • Non higher degree by research students (E310 not equal to 02, 03) who have withdrawn from their unit on, or before, the census date (E601 is less than or equal to E489) are excluded from the Major Course calculation.
  • Students who have successfully completed their unit on, or before, the census date (E355=3 and E601 is less than or equal to E489) are included in the major course calculation.
Application of glossary term:
  • Statistical outputs