Page Comparison

Retrieving the 2024-25 course data (SCED 11.0) from the WISEdata API

SIS vendors should be able to do a GET on /courses and ingest the course details into their system

• SIS vendors should keep their course catalog current with the SCED relevant to the appropriate school year

  • 2022-23 SY: SCED 9.0

  • 2023-24 SY: SCED 10.0

  • 2024-25 SY: SCED 11.0

• 🆕 The SCED 11 includes new Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses.

• The courseDescription helps vendors derive whether a course code is deprecated or not by using the “DO NOT USE.”

• This courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor helps vendors identify the course status (e,g. deprecated, new, CTE, etc.).

  • Courses with courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor as 'D' should be removed from the 23-24 SY courses.

  • Courses with courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor as ‘WLL’ and ‘AC’ help vendors identify the course category.

  • New courses with courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor as 'CTE' should be labeled appropriately in the SIS.

  • For descriptor values, see /course (https://wisconsindpi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/widpiedfi/pages/2785363/course)

• The CourseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor helps vendors derive specific course designation (e.g. AP, IB, Dual Credit, etc.).

• New courses:

  • Example of new courses for the 24/25 SY: (Course Title - SCED Code)

    • 12993 Business and Marketing—School-based Enterprise

    • 10993 Information Technology—School-based Enterprise

• The 2024-25 SY course list is available as a CSV file: https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/coursereference

GET on /courses:

"courseCode": "16399",

"academicSubjectDescriptor": "uri://ceds.ed.gov/AcademicSubjectDescriptor#17",

"courseDescription": "Computer Science (prior-to-secondary) courses cover basic principles of computer science. In these courses, students learn how to develop and follow basic algorithms, collect and organize data, troubleshoot hardware and software issues, and think critically about online safety and responsibility. Topics may also include modeling network and transmission protocols; transforming data using computational tools; iteratively developing, testing, and documenting programs; computational thinking; and addressing bias and accessibility in the design and development of technologies. Courses may include learning about emerging technologies.",

"courseTitle": "Computer Science (prior-to-secondary)",

"identificationCodes":
"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#SCED",
"identificationCode": "10152"

"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#New",
"identificationCode": "16399"

"levelCharacteristics":
"courseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor#G"

Retrieving the new WL courses from the WISEdata API

SIS vendors should be able to do a GET on /courses and ingest the course details into their system

• The courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor helps vendors identify if the course is part of Career and Technical Education, World Language, Art Category:

• Courses with courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor as ‘

WLL’ have subgroups by language.
Example of new WL courses for the 24/25 SY: (Course Title - SCED Code)

• World Language--General - 24959

• Courses with courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor as ‘

AC’ are included in the Art subcategories: dance, music, theatre, and art & design.

• Courses with courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor as ‘

CTE’ denote whether or not the course is part of Career and Technical Education.

• For descriptor values, see /course page: https://wisconsindpi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/widpiedfi/pages/55836720/course

• The 2024-25 course list is also available as a CSV file:

https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/coursereference

GET on /courses:

"courseCode": "16371",

"academicSubjectDescriptor": "uri://ceds.ed.gov/AcademicSubjectDescriptor#24",
"courseDescription": "Hmong Conversation and Culture courses provide staffs with an introduction to the Hmong language and the culture(s) of Hmong-speaking people, placing greater emphasis on speaking and listening skills while deemphasizing writing and reading the language. This is General or Regular course.",

"courseTitle": "Hmong Conversation and Culture",

"identificationCodes":
"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#SCED",
"identificationCode": "24959"

"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#New",
"identificationCode": "16371"

"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#WLL",
"identificationCode": "Hmong Exploratory"

"levelCharacteristics":
"courseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor#G"

Retrieving the new CTE courses from the WISEdata API

SIS vendors should be able to do a GET on /courses and ingest the course details into their system

• The

CourseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor helps vendors derive specific course designation (e.g. rigor level 'G, H, B', 'AP', 'IB-Primary', etc.).

• The values

G, B, X, E, and H indicate the course's rigor level

• The values

AP, DiplProg, IB-Primary, IB-Middle, and IB-Career indicate IB and AP programmes, and the levels of programmes.

• The values

CTE-A, CTE-b, CTE-F, CTE-H, CTE-M, and CTE-T indicate the program area type (a.k.a CTE Department) for CTE courses
Example of new CTE courses for the 24/25 SY: (Course Title - SCED Code):

• Information Technology—School-based Enterprise - 10993

• Health Care Sciences—School-based Enterprise - 14993

• For descriptor values, see /course page: https://wisconsindpi.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/widpiedfi/pages/55836720/course

• The 2024-25 course list is also available as a CSV file:

https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/coursereference

GET on /courses:

"courseCode": "16400",

"academicSubjectDescriptor": "uri://ceds.ed.gov/AcademicSubjectDescriptor#17",

"courseDescription": "Information Technology—School-based Enterprise courses provide staffs the opportunity to learn about and manage an entrepreneurial operation related to information technology within a school setting. staffs will develop interpersonal and professional skills. Topics may include operations, product services management, pricing, distribution, and marketing.",
"courseTitle": "Information Technology—School-based Enterprise",

"identificationCodes":
"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#SCED",
"identificationCode": "10993"

"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#New",
"identificationCode": "16400"

"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#CTE",
"identificationCode": "2018"

"levelCharacteristics": {

"courseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor#G"

"courseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor#CTE-T"

Retrieving the rigor level for courses in 24/25 SY

DPI will eliminate the “Rigor Level” attribute from courses in 25/26 SY. In the 24/25 SY, all courses that will be eliminated next year are labeled as 'Deprecated'

In 24/25 SY:

• All new courses are designated either 'Regular & General' or 'Enriched and Advanced' rigor level

• Course that will be eliminated in 25/26 SY will be labeled as deprecated; LEAs using these courses will receive error code 6798.

In 25/26 SY:

AP and IB courses will maintain course code with the 'Enriched and Advanced' rigor level designation

• All

other courses will maintain course code with the 'Regular & General' rigor level designation

• The remaining course codes will be removed.

GET on /courses:

"courseCode": "16371",

"academicSubjectDescriptor": "uri://ceds.ed.gov/AcademicSubjectDescriptor#24",
"courseDescription": "Hmong Conversation and Culture courses provide staffs with an introduction to the Hmong language and the culture(s) of Hmong-speaking people, placing greater emphasis on speaking and listening skills while deemphasizing writing and reading the language. This is General or Regular course.",

"courseTitle": "Hmong Conversation and Culture",

"identificationCodes":
"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#SCED",
"identificationCode": "24959"

"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#New",
"identificationCode": "16371"

"courseIdentificationSystemDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseIdentificationSystemDescriptor#WLL",
"identificationCode": "Hmong Exploratory"

"levelCharacteristics":
"courseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor": "uri://dpi.wi.gov/CourseLevelCharacteristicDescriptor#G"