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Status-Action-Reason (SAR) Definitions

GRADS uses the LionPATH terminology and structure of Status-Action-Reasons (SARs). Use this page to understand the most commonly used SAR codes. A comprehensive list of SAR codes is at the bottom of the page.

Commonly Used SAR Codes

SAR Code Short Code What is this used for? Who moves to this status? What happens next?
CN-DENY-INEL Cancelled – Ineligible for admission The Graduate School has deemed the applicant as ineligible for admission (does not meet minimum admission requirements). Application center staff The applicant will be sent a letter from the Graduate School. A copy is sent to the program for their records.
CN-ADRV-RESC Cancelled – Admission revoke, offer rescinded Offer of admission is rescinded after the application has matriculated. Application center staff (upon notification in writing from the plan) The applicant will be sent a letter from the Graduate School if the admission is revoked for a negative reason (eg. falsification of credentials).
CN-WAPP-WOFA Cancelled – Withdrawal after decision Applicant wants to withdraw application after the admission decision was made. Program or application center staff if prior to matriculation. Only GES Coordinators if after matriculation (in LionPATH) and must check for joint admission. Applicant must re-apply and pay another fee if they wish to be considered again.
CN-WAPP-BDEC Cancelled – Withdrawal before decision Applicant has withdrawn their application before the plan has made an admission decision. Applicant via status page Applicant must re-apply and pay another fee if they wish to be considered again. The applicant should contact GES if this was done in error.
CN-DENY-PREF Cancelled – Program/Plan Refusal Program does not wish to offer admission. Program staff The applicant will see on their status page a decision has been made by the program and they will be contacted. Plans must notify the applicant of the refusal. The Graduate School does not send a letter to the applicant when program refuses.
APP-RECN-RECN Applicant – Reconsider Post Decision Use this status at any time to indicate a change in the application semester or degree type. MUST USE TO SET UP A DEFERRAL Program staff or application center staff Follow the directions for Application Deferral for information.
CN-WADM-RESM Cancelled – Resume into previous plan This status is used for resume study applications. It prevents the application from matriculating in LionPATH and creating an unnecessary (duplicate) CAR in the plan stack. Application center staff GES Coordinators update the plan stack in LionPATH to activate the CAR of the resume.The assignment process in LionPATH can begin.
CN-ADRV-DEFR Cancelled – Admission revoked, deferred after matriculation Applicant has matriculated in LionPATH but has been deferred to another semester. Only GES Coordinators If you see this status in GRADS, the applicant can be moved to AP-APPL-MI for reconsideration for the new semester.
AC-MATR-AUTO Matriculated – Auto Applicant is jumped “over the fence” to LionPATH. Now an active LP student record. Automated update LionPATH processes begin. New students receive email from Identity Services about activating their access account and the processes begin to run to assign the Student Activity Guide and Financial Responsibility Agreement in the Student Center.
AC-MATR-MAN Matriculated – Manual Applicant is jumped “over the fence” to LionPATH. Now an active LP student record. GES Coordinators can manually matriculate the record in LionPATH when necessary (e.g. the auto matriculation fails) LionPATH processes begin. New students receive email from Identity Services about activating their access account and the processes begin to run to assign the Student Activity Guide and Financial Responsibility Agreement in the Student Center.
PM-DEIN-PERM Prematriculant – GS Admit/WC or HY Accept International (not WC) applicant has been cleared by ISAA and formally admitted to the Graduate School. Automated update caused by ISSA indicator in LionPATH The matriculation will occur (see AC-MATR-AUTO).
AD-ADMT-PEND Admitted – Foreign Offer Accepted International applicant (not World Campus) has been reviewed and approved by application center staff. This status initiates the ISSA review. Application center staff ISSA and the applicants work together at this point. If cleared, ISSA will indicate in LionPATH. Application center staff can check clearance using a query.
AD-ADMT-PERM Admitted – Admitted and Accepted Offer Domestic applicant (or international World Campus applicant) has been reviewed and admitted. Application center staff The matriculation will occur (see AC-MATR-AUTO).
AP-APPL-POFA Applicant – Plan Offer Accept by Student Applicant has accepted the offer of admission. Applicant – this status will display when the applicant accepts on the application status page Application center staff will review the application (to admit).
AP-APPL-POFF Applicant – Plan Offer Extended to Student Program has extended a contingent offer of admission to the applicant. Program staff change the status on the Admission tab of the application in GRADS The offer is visible on the applicant’s status page. The applicant must accept the offer in order to continue the admission process (see AP-APPL-POFA), or decline the offer.
AP-APPL-CMPL Applicant – Application Complete, Pending Review Graduate program staff have reviewed the admission materials and determined all required materials have been received. Program staff The program reviews the applicant for admission and will then update the status to AP-APPL-POFF or CN-DENY-PREF.
AP-APPL-RVC Applicant – Review Complete The application has been reviewed by the application center staff and determined the applicant meets eligibility requirements. Application center staff The graduate program reviews the applicant for admission and will then update the status to AP-APPL-CMPL, AP-APPL-POFF, or CN-DENY-PREF.
AP-APPL-RVW Applicant – Pending Review The application has been flagged during the eligibility review. Program staff are requesting an eligibility determination be made by the application center staff. Program staff Application center staff will review the application to identify and resolve the eligibility issue.
AP-APPL-VI Applicant – Verifying Information Applicant has submitted a resume study or a change of major/degree application. Automatic – defaults to this status when a resume or change application uploads Application center staff will review the application to identify and resolve any issues (time to degree, low GPA, research credits, residency requirement, missing or deferred grades).
AP-APPL-MI Applicant – Missing Information Applicant applied to the Graduate School. This is the initial status of the application and it may or may not be missing information. Automatic – defaults to this status when application uploads or moved to this status by application center staff after verifying a resume or change application. Application can be reviewed for eligibility, receipt of all required materials, etc, by plan.

All SAR Codes

SAR Code Description
AC-ACTV Active in Program
AC-DATA-APPL Active in Program - Applied for Graduation
AC-DATA-CADT Active in Program - Corrected Admit Term
AC-DATA-CDRQ Active in Program - Change of NDUAL Req Term
AC-DATA-CMRQ Active in Program - Change of Plan Requiremnt Term
AC-DATA-CPER Active in Program - Permanent Change of Campus
AC-DATA-CRET Active in Program - Return to Campus after CTMP
AC-DATA-CRRQ Active in Program - Change Career Requirement Term
AC-DATA-CTMP Active in Program - Temporary Change of Campus
AC-DATA-DENG Active in Program - Graduation Denied
AC-DATA-EXPG Active in Program - Changed Exp Graduation Term
AC-DATA-GRCB Active in Program - GRAD Return to Campus-Billing
AC-DATA-GRET Active in Program - GRAD Return Campus after GTMP
AC-DATA-GTCB Active in Program - GRAD Temp Campus Chg-Billing
AC-DATA-GTMP Active in Program - GRAD Temp Change of Campus
AC-DATA-SPRQ Active in Program - Change Subplan Requirement Ter
AC-DATA-UTDT Active in Program - Update to Different Term
AC-DATA-WTHG Active in Program - Withdrew from Graduation
AC-MATR Active in Program
AC-MATR-AUTO Active in Program - Matriculation - Automatic
AC-MATR-MAN Active in Program - Matriculation - Manual
AC-PLNC Active in Program
AC-PLNC-ADUL Active in Program - Adding Dual Title
AC-PLNC-CCRT Active in Program - Certificate Change
AC-PLNC-CDEG Active in Program - Change of Degree in Same Major
AC-PLNC-CDUL Active in Program - Change NDUAL Plan (conversion)
AC-PLNC-CMIN Active in Program - Change of Minor
AC-PLNC-COPT Active in Program - Change of Option
AC-PLNC-DDUL Active in Program - Dropping Dual Title
AC-PLNC-PLNC Active in Program - Plan Change
AC-PRGC Active in Program
AC-PRGC-PRGC Active in Program - Program Change
AC-RADM Active in Program
AC-RADM-RADM Active in Program - Readmit
AC-RADM-RGRD Active in Program - Return for Graduation
AC-RLOA Active in Program
AC-RLOA-RLOA Active in Program - Return from Leave of Absence
AC-RLOA-RSCH Active in Program - RLOA Research
AD-ADMT-PEND Admitted - GRAD-Int'l DISSA/XFR-In Prog
AD-ADMT-PERM Admitted - Admitted and Accepted Offer
AP-APPL-CMPL Applicant - App Complete, Pending Review
AP-APPL-MI Applicant - Missing Information
AP-APPL-POFA Applicant - Plan Offer Accpt by Student
AP-APPL-POFF Applicant - Plan Offer Extended to Student
AP-APPL-RVC Applicant - Review Complete
AP-APPL-RVW Applicant - Pending Review
AP-APPL-VI Applicant - Verifying Information
AP-RECN-RECN Applicant - Reconsider Post Decision
CM-COMP Completed Program
CM-COMP-POST Completed Program - Posthumous Degree
CN-ADRV-DEFR Cancelled - Defer Post-Matriculation
CN-ADRV-ERR Cancelled - Admission Revoked by Univ, Err
CN-ADRV-NOCR Cancelled - No Credentials
CN-ADRV-NOSH Cancelled - No Show
CN-ADRV-RESC Cancelled - Rescind Post-Matriculation
CN-DENY-INEL Cancelled - Ineligible for Admission
CN-DENY-IODA Cancelled - Int'l Office Deny Admission
CN-DENY-PREF Cancelled - Refused Admission by Plan
CN-WADM-EOR Cancelled - End of Review Cycle
CN-WADM-EXPR Cancelled - Offer Expiration
CN-WADM-POFW Cancelled - Plan Offer Withdrawn by Plan
CN-WADM-RESM Cancelled - Resume Into Previous Plan
CN-WAPP-BDEC Cancelled - Appl Withdrawn Before Decision
CN-WAPP-POFD Cancelled - Plan Offer Declined by Student
CN-WAPP-WOFA Cancelled - Appl Withdrawn After Decision
DC-DISC Discontinued
DC-DISC-DCDM Discontinued - Discontinue Program/Plan/Subpl
DC-DISC-DCSD Discontinued - Deceased
DC-DISC-DUPL Discontinued - Duplicate CAR Record Closed
DC-DISC-GPDM Discontinued - Terminated by the GRAD Plan
DC-DISC-MAN Discontinued - Discontinuation - Manual
DC-DISC-SACA Discontinued - Student Reported Acad
DC-DISC-SDPS Discontinued - Student Discontinues Plan
DC-DISC-STNS Discontinued - Student No Show
DC-DISC-TRAD Discontinued - Traditional Student -batch
DC-DISC-WGIJ Discontinued - Withdrew GRAD Integ/Joint
DC-DISC-WTHC Discontinued - Withdrew Self Service
DC-DISC-WTHF Discontinued - Withdrew - Financial
DC-DISC-WTHI Discontinued - Withdrew - Indpndnt Learning
DC-DISC-WTHM Discontinued - Withdrew - Medical
DC-DISC-WTHO Discontinued - Withdrew - Other
DC-DISC-WTHR Discontinued - Withdrew - Retroactive
DC-DISC-WTHS Discontinued - Withdrew - Scholastic
DC-DISC-WTHT Discontinued - Withdrew - Transfer
DC-DISC-WTHX Discontinued - Withdrew - Military
DM-DISM Dismissed
LA-LEAV Leave of Absence
LA-LEAV-MIL Leave of Absence - Military Leave of Absence
LA-LEAV-SUSP Leave of Absence - Suspend Consumption
PM-DEIN-PAID Prematriculant - Offer Accepted by Stu, PAID
PM-DEIN-PERM Prematriculant - GS Admit/WC or HY Accept
SP-SPND Suspended