StudentSpecialization

The StudentSpecialization object

The StudentSpecialization object looks like this in JSON:

{
    "object": "student_specialization",
    "id": 1,
    "specialization_id": 1,
    "student_id": 1,
    "student_degree_id": 1,
    "granted_date": null,
    "show_on_transcript": true,
    "added_at": null,
    "added_by_id": null,
    "updated_at": null,
    "updated_by_id": null,
    "sandbox": true
}

Attribute	Required	Data Type
id	Yes	int
specialization_id	Yes	int
student_id	Yes	int
student_degree_id	Yes	int
granted_date	Yes	date
show_on_transcript	Yes	bool
added_at	No	datetime
added_by_id	No	int
updated_at	No	datetime
updated_by_id	No	int
sandbox	No	bool

index

Example code to call this method:

curl "https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \ 
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY" \ 
-X GET

require 'httparty'
response = HTTParty.get(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations',
 headers: {
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
)
puts response.body

import requests
response = requests.get(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations',
 headers={
  'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
)
print(response.json())

using Newtonsoft.Json;
using RestSharp;
var client = new RestClient();
var request = new RestRequest(new Uri("https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations"), Method.Get);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY");
var response = client.Execute(request);
var response_object = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(response.Content);
Console.Write(response_object);

$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ['Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY']);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$response_decoded = json_decode($response);
var_dump($response_decoded);

Example response:

{
    "object": "list",
    "count": 1,
    "results": 1,
    "results_per_page": null,
    "pages": 1,
    "page": 1,
    "offset": 0,
    "has_more": false,
    "data": [
        {
            "object": "student_specialization",
            "id": 2,
            "specialization_id": 2,
            "student_id": 16,
            "student_degree_id": 3,
            "granted_date": null,
            "show_on_transcript": true,
            "specialization": {
                "object": "specialization",
                "id": 2,
                "degree_id": 1,
                "department_id": null,
                "name": "English",
                "description": "English",
                "abbrv": "ENG",
                "specialization_type_id": 1,
                "cip_code": null,
                "status": "active",
                "external_id": null
            },
            "added_at": null,
            "added_by_id": null,
            "updated_at": null,
            "updated_by_id": null
        }
    ],
    "sandbox": true
}

Retrieves all StudentSpecialization objects tied to a specific Person.

HTTP Request

GET /people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations

Parameters

None

Permissions

One of the following roles is required to call this method:

Registrar
Academic Admin

create

Example code to call this method:

curl "https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \ 
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY" \ 
-X POST
-d '{
    "specialization_id": 3
}' \

require 'httparty'
response = HTTParty.post(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations',
 headers: {
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
 body: {
  :specialization_id => 3
 }.to_json
)
puts response.body

import requests
response = requests.post(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations',
 headers={
  'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
 json={
  'specialization_id': 3
 }
)
print(response.json())

using Newtonsoft.Json;
using RestSharp;
var client = new RestClient();
var request = new RestRequest(new Uri("https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations"), Method.Post);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY");
request.AddJsonBody(new {
  specialization_id = 3
});
var response = client.Execute(request);
var response_object = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(response.Content);
Console.Write(response_object);

$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ['Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY']);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode([
  'specialization_id' => 3
]));
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$response_decoded = json_decode($response);
var_dump($response_decoded);

Example response:

{
    "object": "student_specialization",
    "id": 3,
    "specialization_id": 3,
    "student_id": 16,
    "student_degree_id": 3,
    "granted_date": null,
    "show_on_transcript": true,
    "added_at": "2026-07-25T16:24:11+00:00",
    "added_by_id": 22,
    "updated_at": "2026-07-25T16:24:11+00:00",
    "updated_by_id": 22,
    "sandbox": true
}

Creates a new StudentSpecialization object.

HTTP Request

POST /people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations

Parameters

Name	Required	Data Type	Description
specialization_id	Yes	int
show_on_transcript	No	bool

Permissions

One of the following roles is required to call this method:

Registrar
Academic Admin

show

Example code to call this method:

curl "https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \ 
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY" \ 
-X GET

require 'httparty'
response = HTTParty.get(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)',
 headers: {
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
)
puts response.body

import requests
response = requests.get(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)',
 headers={
  'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
)
print(response.json())

using Newtonsoft.Json;
using RestSharp;
var client = new RestClient();
var request = new RestRequest(new Uri("https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)"), Method.Get);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY");
var response = client.Execute(request);
var response_object = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(response.Content);
Console.Write(response_object);

$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ['Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY']);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$response_decoded = json_decode($response);
var_dump($response_decoded);

Example response:

{
    "object": "student_specialization",
    "id": 2,
    "specialization_id": 2,
    "student_id": 16,
    "student_degree_id": 3,
    "granted_date": null,
    "show_on_transcript": true,
    "added_at": null,
    "added_by_id": null,
    "updated_at": null,
    "updated_by_id": null,
    "sandbox": true
}

Retrieves a specific StudentSpecialization object.

HTTP Request

GET /people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)

Parameters

No additional parameters are needed beyond the ID of the object being requested that appears in the URL.

Permissions

One of the following roles is required to call this method:

Registrar
Academic Admin

update

Example code to call this method:

curl "https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \ 
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY" \ 
-X PUT

require 'httparty'
response = HTTParty.put(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)',
 headers: {
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
)
puts response.body

import requests
response = requests.put(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)',
 headers={
  'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
)
print(response.json())

using Newtonsoft.Json;
using RestSharp;
var client = new RestClient();
var request = new RestRequest(new Uri("https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)"), Method.Put);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY");
var response = client.Execute(request);
var response_object = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(response.Content);
Console.Write(response_object);

$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ['Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY']);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PUT');
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$response_decoded = json_decode($response);
var_dump($response_decoded);

Example response:

{
    "object": "student_specialization",
    "id": 2,
    "specialization_id": 2,
    "student_id": 16,
    "student_degree_id": 3,
    "granted_date": null,
    "show_on_transcript": false,
    "added_at": null,
    "added_by_id": null,
    "updated_at": "2026-07-25T16:24:11+00:00",
    "updated_by_id": 22,
    "sandbox": true
}

Updates an existing StudentSpecialization object.

HTTP Request

PUT /people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)

Parameters

Name	Required	Data Type	Description
show_on_transcript	No	bool
granted_date	No	date

Permissions

One of the following roles is required to call this method:

Registrar
Academic Admin

delete

Example code to call this method:

curl "https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \ 
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY" \ 
-X DELETE

require 'httparty'
response = HTTParty.delete(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)',
 headers: {
  'Authorization' => 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
)
puts response.body

import requests
response = requests.delete(
 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)',
 headers={
  'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY'
 },
)
print(response.json())

using Newtonsoft.Json;
using RestSharp;
var client = new RestClient();
var request = new RestRequest(new Uri("https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)"), Method.Delete);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY");
var response = client.Execute(request);
var response_object = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(response.Content);
Console.Write(response_object);

$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://yourschool.populiweb.com/api2/people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)');
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ['Authorization: Bearer YOUR_POPULI_API_KEY']);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$response_decoded = json_decode($response);
var_dump($response_decoded);

Example response:

{
    "object": "student_specialization",
    "id": 2,
    "deleted": true
}

Deletes an existing StudentSpecialization object.

HTTP Request

DELETE /people/(person)/degrees/(studentdegree)/specializations/(studentspecialization)

Parameters

No additional parameters are needed beyond the ID of the object to delete that appears in the URL.

Permissions

One of the following roles is required to call this method:

Registrar
Academic Admin