# id.sifa.profile.education

> Published by [sifa.id](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:2f2ahswozqy4v5lvu676375y)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Description

An education entry in the user's professional profile.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:2f2ahswozqy4v5lvu676375y/id.sifa.profile.education)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:2f2ahswozqy4v5lvu676375y/id.sifa.profile.education/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:2f2ahswozqy4v5lvu676375y/id.sifa.profile.education/examples)

## Definitions

### `id.sifa.profile.education`

**Type**: `record`

Record representing a single education credential.

**Key**: `tid`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `grade` | `string` | No | Grade, GPA, or classification achieved. |
| `degree` | `string` | No | Degree name (e.g., 'Bachelor of Science', 'Master of Arts'). |
| `labels` | `union` | No | Self-label values for this education record. |
| `endedAt` | `string` (datetime) | No | End date (graduation or expected graduation). Omit if currently enrolled. |
| `location` | `ref` → `community.lexicon.location.address` | No | Institution location. |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes | Client-declared timestamp when this record was originally created. |
| `startedAt` | `string` (datetime) | No | Start date. For month-precision imports, use first day of month at midnight UTC. |
| `activities` | `string` | No | Activities, societies, and extracurriculars. |
| `description` | `string` | No | Additional description or notes about the education. |
| `institution` | `string` | Yes | Name of the educational institution. |
| `fieldOfStudy` | `string` | No | Field of study or major. |
| `institutionDid` | `string` (did) | No | DID of the institution's ATproto account, if one exists. |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "id.sifa.profile.education",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "tid",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "institution",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "grade": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 500,
            "description": "Grade, GPA, or classification achieved.",
            "maxGraphemes": 50
          },
          "degree": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 1000,
            "description": "Degree name (e.g., 'Bachelor of Science', 'Master of Arts').",
            "maxGraphemes": 100
          },
          "labels": {
            "refs": [
              "com.atproto.label.defs#selfLabels"
            ],
            "type": "union",
            "description": "Self-label values for this education record."
          },
          "endedAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "End date (graduation or expected graduation). Omit if currently enrolled."
          },
          "location": {
            "ref": "community.lexicon.location.address",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "Institution location."
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "Client-declared timestamp when this record was originally created."
          },
          "startedAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "Start date. For month-precision imports, use first day of month at midnight UTC."
          },
          "activities": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 10000,
            "description": "Activities, societies, and extracurriculars.",
            "maxGraphemes": 1000
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 50000,
            "description": "Additional description or notes about the education.",
            "maxGraphemes": 5000
          },
          "institution": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 1000,
            "minLength": 1,
            "description": "Name of the educational institution.",
            "maxGraphemes": 100
          },
          "fieldOfStudy": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 1000,
            "description": "Field of study or major.",
            "maxGraphemes": 100
          },
          "institutionDid": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "did",
            "description": "DID of the institution's ATproto account, if one exists."
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "Record representing a single education credential."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1,
  "description": "An education entry in the user's professional profile."
}
```