1 Ethnicity Code

1.1  General

Ethnicity is tracked for purposes of federal and state reporting requirements.

1.2  Standards

1.2.1  Ethnicity

This field MUST be entered for students and employees who

Are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents. This field MUST

NOT be entered for international students or employees (non-U.S. citizens residing in the U.S. on a visa). This field is optional for constituents who are friends of the College.

Ethnic Code Standards – example 1 (below are codes taken for the Board of Regents SSPS and Degree and Completers)

Code   Description   Explanation

1 Asian or Pacific Islander A person having origins in any of the original

peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the

Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific Islands. This

Area includes, for example, China, Japan, Korea,

The Philippine Islands, and Samoa.

2 American Indian or A person having origins in any of the original

Alaskan Native peoples of North America, and Alaskan Native who

        Maintain cultural identification through tribal

       Affiliation or community

3 Black, Non-Hispanic A person having origins in any of the black racial

groups of Africa.

4 Hispanic A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban,

Central or South American, or other Spanish

Culture or origin, regardless of race.

5   NOT USED

6 White, Non-Hispanic A person having origins in any of the original

peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle

East.

7 Foreign/Non-Resident A person who is not a citizen or national of the

U.S. and who is in this country on a visa or

Temporary basis and does not have the right to

Remain indefinitely. Non-resident aliens are to be

Reported separately, rather than in any of other

Racial/ethnic categories described in this section.

8 Race/Ethnicity Unknown This category is used ONLY if the student did not

select a racial/ethnic designation, AND the

postsecondary institution finds it impossible to

place the student in one of the aforementioned

racial/ethnic categories during established

enrollment procedures or in any post-enrollment

identification or verification process.

Ethnic Code Standards – example 2

 ETHNIC CODE STANDARDS

1.3  Procedures

For international students or employees (non-U.S. citizens residing in the U.S. on a visa), leave this field BLANK.

Ethnicity codes used in SIS:             

A - American Indian/Alaskan Native

C - White, not of Hispanic origin

N - Black, not of Hispanic Origin

R - Asian or Pacific Islander

S - Hispanic

U - Unknown (default)

 Ethnicity codes used in HRS:

1 - WHITE - NON-HISPANIC

2 - BLACK - NON-HISPANIC

3 - HISPANIC OR LATINO, ANY RACE

4 - ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER

5 - AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE

9 - UNSPECIFIED

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