First Generation

First Generation indicates whether or not students come from families where their parent / guardian completed a four-year college degree.

Metadata
Where Term Appears
CSUMB Data Warehouse Dashboards: Academic Program Review Dashboard Admissions Funnel Dashboard Courses Dashboard Degrees Dashboard Enrollment (Census) Dashboard Enrollment Planning Dashboard Faculty Student Success Dashboard Grades Dashboard Pre-Census Snapshots Dashboard Retention and Graduation Dashboard Term Enrollment Fast Facts Dashboard Filter / Group Breakdown Location: Student Demographics Other Reports: CSUMB Alumni Curriculum Study CSUMB Experience Study (CSUMBES) Qualitative Survey Reporting Tool (QSRT)
Data Custodian
Admissions
Data Source
Source System: CMS - SA Source Table Name: PS_OBI_FIRST_GEN Source Field Name: OBI_FIRST_GEN Census Process: Yes
Logical Transformation / Calculation
N/A
OBIEE Folder and Column
Folder Heading: "CSU Applicant Family" Column Heading: "First Generation"

"First Generation" is assigned to students where neither parent / guardian completed a four-year or higher college degree.

"Not First Generation" is assigned to students when one or both of their parent / guardian completed a four-year or higher college degree.

Only students for which we have full information about parent / guardian education are classified as "First Generation".

Examples

• First Generation
• Not First Generation

Parent / Guardian #1 Education	Parent / Guardian # 2 Education
	No Response	No High School	Some High School	High School Graduate	Some College	2-Year College Grad	4-Year College Grad	Postgraduate
No Response	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation
No High School	Not First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation
Some High School	Not First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation
High School Graduate	Not First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation
Some College	Not First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation
2-Year College Grad	Not First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation
4-Year College Grad	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation
Postgraduate	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation	Not First Generation

See Also

• Parent/Guardian Education