</dd>
<dt>starters</dt>
<dd>
<p>Bloc of degree-seeking students in their initial terms enrolled in
degree-granting programs.</p>
</dd>
<dt>entry term</dt>
<dd>
<p>A student’s first term in the database.</p>
</dd>
<dt>start term</dt>
<dd>
<p>The first term in which a student can be considered a starter.
Identical to the entry term unless the student enters as
undecided/unspecified.</p>
</dd>
<dt>undecided/unspecified</dt>
<dd>
<p>The MIDFIELD taxonomy includes the non-IPEDS code (CIP 999999) for
Undecided 