# Profile: Education

![The Education tab of the User Profile dialog, showing an education entry for Columbia University with degree, dates, and grade](/images/docs/os/profile/user_profile_education.webp)

## Overview

The Education tab of the User Profile dialog records your academic history. Its header reads "Review and update your academic achievements," and it lists each education entry as a card showing the institution, the degree, the date range, and the grade (for example: Columbia University — Bachelor of Science — Jan 2020 · Feb 2024 | Grade: 3.50).

The panel is split into three sub-tabs: **Education** (degree history, shown here), **Credentials**, and **Skills**. The Credentials sub-tab is covered on its own page — see [Profile: Education Credentials](education-credentials.md).

To reach this screen, click your avatar in the top-right corner of the OS header, open your profile, and select "Education" in the left navigation rail.

## Target Audience

**User** — any account holder maintaining their own academic record. In learning deployments this information can also be visible to administrators.

## Fields and Controls

#### Education / Credentials / Skills sub-tabs
A pill-style tab switcher at the top of the panel. "Education" lists degree entries; "Credentials" and "Skills" list earned credentials and recorded skills respectively.

#### Add button (+)
The blue "+" button in the top-right corner opens the "Add education" dialog for creating a new entry.

#### Education entry card
Each saved entry displays an institution monogram, the institution name, the degree, the start and end dates, and the grade. Hovering an entry reveals a pencil (edit) button that reopens the same dialog pre-filled for editing.

#### Add education dialog
The dialog contains: a **Degree** text field (placeholder "e.g. Bachelor of Science"); a **Field of study** dropdown; an **Institution** dropdown that includes an "Add new institution" option; **Start month / Start year** and **End month / End year** dropdowns; a numeric **Grade** field; and an "**I currently study here**" toggle, which marks the entry as ongoing and disables the end date. "Save changes" saves the entry and "Cancel" closes without saving.

#### Add Institution sub-dialog
Choosing "Add new institution" from the Institution dropdown opens a secondary dialog where you enter the institution's name and type, then click "Save Institution" (or "Cancel" to return to the education form).

## How to Use

#### Step 1: Open the Education tab
Click your avatar in the top-right of the header, open your profile, and choose "Education" from the left navigation. The Education sub-tab is selected by default.

#### Step 2: Add an entry
Click the "+" button. Fill in the degree, field of study, and institution — adding a new institution inline if yours is not listed — plus the start date, end date (or the "I currently study here" toggle), and grade.

#### Step 3: Save
Click "Save changes." The new entry appears as a card in the list. To correct an entry later, hover it and click the pencil icon.