Direct Admissions Extract (Minnesota)

This functionality is only available for Minnesota users.

The Direct Admissions Extract allows participating schools / districts to provide student information as required by the Post Secondary Direct Admissions project.

Enrollments included in the extract are limited to the following:

  • Student Enrollment
    • Enrolled Grade 12
    • Enrollment Type: Primary
    • Exclude from DPS is not checked
    • DPSA Calculated Tier OR DPSA Reported Tier is not NULL
  • Calendar
    • Calendar Year is Active
    • Calendar is not a Summer School Calendar
  • School Classification is not NULL

Prerequisites

  • DPSA Calculated Tier and DPSA Reported Tier must be calculated and populated on the student's enrollment record. See the Course Plan Administration article for more information on calculating these values.

Screenshot of the DPSA fields on Enrollment.


  • Students must complete the Direct Admissions Survey. See the Direct Admissions Survey article for information on creating and sending the survey to students.

Screenshot of the Direct Admissions Survey.Direct Admissions Survey

Tool Rights

Tool Rights determine the level of access users have to tools throughout Campus. A user must have at least the R(ead) tool right for the Data Extract Utility tool to run the Direct Admissions Extract. The R right indicates the information on the corresponding tool may be viewed by the user. When applicable, the user is also allowed to print information. The user will NOT have access to Save, Add, or Delete options with R level access.

Data Extract Utility

Tool Search: Data Extract Utility

The Direct Admissions Extract is pulled using the Data Extract Utility tool.  

Screenshot of the Extract Instance Name.

Screenshot of the Data Extract Utility Detail Information.Data Extract Utility

Generate the Extract

  1. Navigate to the Data Extract Utilities tool. 
  2. Select MN_Direct Admissions in the Data Extract Options editor to display the Detail Information screen.
  3. Select the Delivery Mode PULL. The other fields necessary for running the report prepopulate. 
  4. Click the Test Extract button to generate the document. 


Example Extract

Screenshot of the Direct Admissions Extract output.Direct Admissions Extract

Report Layout

Field Name
Description
Location
School NameThe name of the student's school.System Administration > Resources > School > Name
sch.name
MDE NumberThe district number, district type, and school number.System Administration > Resources > District Information >State District Number AND District Type
System Administration > Resources > School >State School Number

dist.number + dist.type + sch.number
ACT IDThe school's SAT number.System Administration > Resources > School > CEEB Number
sch.satNumber
First NameThe student's first name.Student Information > General > First Name
student.firstName
Last NameThe student's last name.Student Information > General > Last Name
student.lastName
MARSSThe student's State ID number.Student Information > General > Student State ID
student.stateID
DOBThe student's date of birth.Student Information > General > Birth Date
student.birthdate
GenderThe student's gender.Student Information > General > Gender
student.gender
Grad DateThe diploma date recorded on the student's graduation record.Student Information > General > Graduation > Diploma Date
graduation.diplomaDate
Academic TierThe student's DPSA Reported Tier.Program Admin > Programs > Graduation Program > DPSA Tier
spProgramGrad.dpsaTier
EmailThe student's email address.Student Information > General > Contacts > Email
contacts.email
Selected SchoolName of the school(s) selected by the student on the Direct Admissions Survey.
Selected School NumberNumber of the school(s) selected by the student on the Direct Admissions Survey.
Cumulative GPAThe student's cumulative GPA.Student Information > General > Credit Summary > Cumulative GPA
student.Learnerportfolio.GPA.cumGpaBasic