�undecided”. In MIDFIELD data, both conditions are encoded
as CIP 999999. Students may <em>enter</em> with this CIP but we do not
consider them <em>starters</em> until and if they enroll in a
degree-granting program. (The midfielddata practice datasets contain no
undecided CIP codes.)</p>
<p>The second case is more nuanced. At some US institutions, engineering
students are required to complete a First-Year Engineering (FYE) program
as a prerequisite for declaring an engineering major. These students are
a