Enhanced Missouri Student Achievement Study (EMSAS)

Since the fall of 1987, the Missouri Department of Higher Education has annually collected student unit-record information from public institutions across the state. Now known collectively as the Enhanced Missouri Student Achievement Study (EMSAS), these collections have proven invaluable in the ongoing analysis and evaluation of postsecondary education in Missouri.

SRM EMSAS

• Instructions for using SRM
• Code Sets
• Enrollment
  • File Specifications
  • Business Rules
  • Column Headings (exact order and text must be used)
• Term
  • File Specifications
  • Business Rules
  • Mock Term Violations Summary
  • Column Headings (exact order and text must be used)
  • Mock Small File with Errors
• Completions
  • File Specifications
  • Business Rules
  • Column Headings (exact order and text must be used)

 

EMSAS Manual

Current EMSAS Manual (2012): 2012 docx 2012 html
EMSAS Data Error Codes
Archived EMSAS Manuals:2011 2010 | 2008 | 2005 | 2002 

Supporting Files and Archived EMSAS Manuals

• GeoLocation Codes for GEODOMI
• ACT-SAT Concordance (2008)
• FICE-IPEDS Crosswalk

 

More EMSAS Resources

• EMSAS Data Sharing Request and Confidentiality Agreement
• EMSAS Data Request Form | docx | Online Form
• Archived EMSAS Layouts:2011 | 2010 | 2008 | 1980-2007

The MDHE requests this information pursuant to its authority under Sections 173.005 and 173.020, RSMo, and 6 CSR 10-4.021, as well as in compliance with the provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Access to identifiable student records contained in the data is protected in accordance with FERPA. Aggregate (non-identifiable) summary information derived from these data enable the MDHE to appropriately meet its statutory and other evaluation and reporting requirements, including the annual publication of the High School Graduates Performance Report and the Statistical Summary of Missouri Higher Education.

Over the past two decades, EMSAS has undergone many improvements in regard to data quality as well as administrative efficiency. To a large extent, these improvements embody the collective efforts of institutional data coordinators and MDHE staff. Because of these improvements, EMSAS is playing an increasingly important role in assisting strategic planning and policy implementation at both state and institutional levels. It is in this role that we expect the EMSAS will keep providing reliable, timely, and responsive information to help strengthen Missouri higher education to the benefit of students, families, policymakers, and institutions.