Ethnicity (Student Homepage)
Overview
View and Update Ethnicity
This topic will give you a basic understanding of to view and update your personal ethnicity information in the Student Homepage. At the end of this topic, you will be able to:
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- View and update your ethnicity questions
- View and update ethnic background information
When you are on your Student Homepage, select the Profile tile.
The Personal Details page will display. On the left hand navigation select Ethnicity.
The Ethnicity tab will displays. Here you can review and select answers to the two IPEDS Ethnicity questions.
Note: IPEDS stands for Integrated Post-secondary Education Data System. IPEDS provides basic data needed to describe — and analyze trends in — post-secondary education in the United States, in terms of the numbers of students enrolled, financial aid used, staff employed, dollars expended, and degrees and certificates earned.
Next you will want to select the Background tab at the top of the page.
Once the Background page displays, select an existing Code to update, or select Add Background to add a new code.
If appropriate, check the Primary checkbox.
Then select Save.
Note: You can choose one or multiple ethic groups by using the + to add additional codes.
Watch It!
This animation will give you a basic understanding of how you can update your ethnicity and provide ethnic background information in your Student Homepage.
Remember to click the "Mark as Done" box in the upper right hand corner of this page prior to clicking NEXT.