Education Cloud Consultant Intermediate Practice Exam: Medium Difficulty 2025

A university is implementing Education Cloud and wants a consistent data model to represent people who may be prospects, applicants, students, and alumni over time. The institution also wants to support household relationships and communications preferences. Which solution design best aligns with Education Cloud best practices?

An institution needs to integrate its Student Information System (SIS) with Education Cloud. Admissions staff need near real-time visibility when an application status changes, while alumni giving data can update nightly. Which integration approach best meets these requirements while balancing platform limits and maintainability?

A school wants admissions counselors to see a consolidated view of a prospect’s interactions: inquiry form submissions, campus tour attendance, emails, and application milestones. They also want a clear way to prioritize follow-up by engagement level. What should a consultant recommend?

Admissions needs to reduce duplicate applicant records created from multiple channels (web forms, purchased lists, and counselor imports). They need to match by email primarily, but also by name and date of birth when email is missing. What is the best approach?

A college wants to automate application milestone communications: when an application is submitted, send a confirmation; when documents are missing after 7 days, send a reminder; when a decision is posted, notify the applicant and update the counselor’s follow-up task. Which solution best fits declarative best practices?

A university wants to improve retention by creating early alerts when students show risk signals (e.g., missed advising appointment, low attendance, or failing midterm). Advisors need a single place to track cases and coordinate interventions across departments. What should be recommended?

Advisors want to guide students through a standard success plan that includes milestones (e.g., declare major, complete financial aid verification, register for classes). Each milestone should have due dates, ownership, and completion tracking, and students should see their progress in a portal. What is the best approach?

A school wants to send targeted student communications based on academic program, current term status, and engagement level. They also need to ensure students who opted out are excluded. Which solution best supports segmentation and compliance?

An advancement office wants to improve fundraising by identifying alumni most likely to give. They have engagement data (event attendance, volunteer hours) and giving history. They want gift officers to see a prioritized list and recommended next actions. What should a consultant recommend?

A university runs alumni events and wants to track invitations, registrations, attendance, and post-event follow-up, then correlate event participation with subsequent donations. Which approach best supports reporting and relationship management?