Updates on 12/19/2019 (Latest)

Edits

Eligibility Criteria Detail. Several additions and changes:
- Added guidance for religious titles and styles criteria.
- In ethnicity, race, and gender, added a note regarding use of the term “minority.”
- In degree being sought, clarified the distinction between “Seeking a bachelor’s degree” and “Planning to attend a 2- or 4-year…” with a preference for “Seeking a bachelor’s degree.”
- Revised “Preference given to...” criteria from a bullet point to a sentence at the end of the criteria list separated by a paragraph break.

Added an entry for Application Type. Clarified rules around Online vs. PDF entries.

Award Amount. Clarified that “Average Amount” is okay to use if we don’t have a range.
Application URL.
- Clarified that we typically won’t link to a PDF document.
- Noted that close attention should be paid to this data point during QA, especially near application open dates.
Eligibility Criteria Detail. Several additions and changes:
- Added guidance for religion, faith, and belief system criteria. Noted in membership criteria that membership in a church should be included in the religion criteria section.
- In degree being sought, clarified that “Majoring in..." or "Seeking a major in..." are equivalent to "Studying for a degree in..." and "Seeking a bachelor's degree in..." and should be listed thus.
- Added an Independent student status example with usage details.
Logo. Clarified that the logo file dimensions not have to be square, meaning such as 300 x 250px are fine.

Corrections and cleanup throughout, such as removing stray references to “associates degree” and similar.

Eligibility Criteria Detail. Updated incorrect guidance regarding associate degree listings. The guide variously and incorrectly used “associate’s degree” and “associates degree” in examples throughout.

Eligibility Criteria Detail. Added a note regarding “Preference given to…” criteria.