Education Codes Table

Degree Code

Fields on an Education Code

Code (required). Enter a code of ten characters or less with no spaces or special characters. The Education Code is the primary identifier for an Employee Education Detail.
Description (required). Enter a description of thirty characters or less for the code.
Active? An active code has the Active checkbox selected, making the code available and keeping the code in effect as a valid choice.

Education Information

Degree Code. Select the code that identifies the degree or educational level achieved.
Institution. Define the school, academic institution, or department that granted the degree as the Institution name.
Major. Optionally, record the major course of study for the education code.
Minor. Optionally, record any minor course of study for the education code.
Credit Hours. Enter the total number of credit hours awarded.
EE Cost. Enter the employee cost, if known.
ER Cost. Enter the employer cost, if known, for this degree or course of study.
Job Related? If this degree or course of study is related to the employee's current job, select theJob Related checkbox. This provides IRS information to determine taxability.
Education Assistance? If the employer's educational assistance was used or required for this degree or course of study, select the Education Assistance checkbox.
Accountable Benefit? If it has been determined that this degree or course of study is an accountable plan according to the IRS Code as part of an Education Assistance Program, select theAccountable Plan checkbox.
Working Condition Fringe? For a degree or course of study that is a fringe benefit of the job, select the Working Condition Fringe checkbox. If so, the corresponding earnings paid should be defined as a fringe benefit, which is important to IRS in determining taxability if monetary values are attached.