diff --git a/stude/accounts/migrations/0005_alter_customuser_semester.py b/stude/accounts/migrations/0005_alter_customuser_semester.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c78e270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/accounts/migrations/0005_alter_customuser_semester.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.2 on 2023-06-27 07:29
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('year_levels', '0001_initial'),
+        ('accounts', '0004_alter_customuser_course'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='customuser',
+            name='semester',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, to='year_levels.year_level'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/stude/accounts/models.py b/stude/accounts/models.py
index 9d8fdf8..320b40f 100644
--- a/stude/accounts/models.py
+++ b/stude/accounts/models.py
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ from django.utils.text import slugify
 from django.db import models
 import os
 from courses.models import Course
+from year_levels.models import Year_Level
+from django.db.models.signals import post_migrate
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 
 def validate_student_id(value):
@@ -58,8 +62,26 @@ class CustomUser(AbstractUser):
         on_delete=models.CASCADE,
         null=True
     )
+    semester = models.ForeignKey(
+        Year_Level,
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+        null=True
+    )
 
     @property
     def full_name(self):
         return f"{self.first_name} {self.last_name}"
     pass
+
+
+@receiver(post_migrate)
+def create_superuser(sender, **kwargs):
+    if sender.name == 'accounts':
+        User = CustomUser
+        username = os.getenv('DJANGO_ADMIN_USERNAME')
+        email = os.getenv('DJANGO_ADMIN_EMAIL')
+        password = os.getenv('DJANGO_ADMIN_PASSWORD')
+
+        if not User.objects.filter(username=username).exists():
+            User.objects.create_superuser(
+                username, email, password)
diff --git a/stude/api/urls.py b/stude/api/urls.py
index 7fa8dcc..6cde9c0 100644
--- a/stude/api/urls.py
+++ b/stude/api/urls.py
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ from django.urls import path, include
 urlpatterns = [
     path('accounts/', include('accounts.urls')),
     path('student_status/', include('student_status.urls')),
-    path('courses/', include('courses.urls'))
+    path('courses/', include('courses.urls')),
+    path('year_levels/', include('year_levels.urls'))
 ]
diff --git a/stude/config/settings.py b/stude/config/settings.py
index 39016d6..394d177 100644
--- a/stude/config/settings.py
+++ b/stude/config/settings.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'accounts',
     'student_status',
     'courses',
+    'year_levels',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
diff --git a/stude/courses/migrations/0002_rename_course_name_course_name_and_more.py b/stude/courses/migrations/0002_rename_course_name_course_name_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2760ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/courses/migrations/0002_rename_course_name_course_name_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.2 on 2023-06-27 07:31
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('courses', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name='course',
+            old_name='course_name',
+            new_name='name',
+        ),
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name='course',
+            old_name='course_shortname',
+            new_name='shortname',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/stude/courses/models.py b/stude/courses/models.py
index 6f49b09..9523b34 100644
--- a/stude/courses/models.py
+++ b/stude/courses/models.py
@@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
 from django.db import models
+from django.db.models.signals import post_migrate
+from django.dispatch import receiver
 # Create your models here.
 
 
 class Course(models.Model):
-    course_name = models.CharField(max_length=64)
-    course_shortname = models.CharField(max_length=16)
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=64)
+    shortname = models.CharField(max_length=16)
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return self.course_shortname
+        return self.shortname
+
+
+@receiver(post_migrate)
+def populate_courses(sender, **kwargs):
+    if sender.name == 'courses':
+        Course.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='Bachelor of Science in Information Technology', shortname='BSIT')
+        Course.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='Bachelor of Science in Computer Science', shortname='BSCS')
+        Course.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering ', shortname='BSCpE')
+        Course.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='Bachelor of Science in Data Science', shortname='BSDS')
+        # Add more predefined records as needed
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/__init__.py b/stude/year_levels/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/admin.py b/stude/year_levels/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee75669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/year_levels/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+from .models import Year_Level
+
+
+admin.site.register(Year_Level)
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/apps.py b/stude/year_levels/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c047d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/year_levels/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class YearLevelsConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = 'django.db.models.BigAutoField'
+    name = 'year_levels'
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/migrations/0001_initial.py b/stude/year_levels/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6110790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/year_levels/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.2 on 2023-06-27 07:16
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Year_Level',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('name', models.CharField(max_length=64)),
+                ('shortname', models.CharField(max_length=16)),
+            ],
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/migrations/__init__.py b/stude/year_levels/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/models.py b/stude/year_levels/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eb5422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/year_levels/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models.signals import post_migrate
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+
+# Create your models here.
+
+
+class Year_Level(models.Model):
+    name = models.CharField(max_length=64)
+    shortname = models.CharField(max_length=16)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.shortname
+
+
+@receiver(post_migrate)
+def populate_courses(sender, **kwargs):
+    if sender.name == 'year_levels':
+        Year_Level.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='1st Year', shortname='1st')
+        Year_Level.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='2nd Year', shortname='2nd')
+        Year_Level.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='3rd Year', shortname='3rd')
+        Year_Level.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='4th Year', shortname='3th')
+        Year_Level.objects.get_or_create(
+            name='Irregular', shortname='Irreg')
+        # Add more predefined records as needed
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/serializers.py b/stude/year_levels/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cb21b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/year_levels/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from .models import Year_Level
+
+
+class YearLevelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Year_Level
+        fields = '__all__'
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/tests.py b/stude/year_levels/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ce503c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/year_levels/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/urls.py b/stude/year_levels/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0b193d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/year_levels/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from django.urls import include, path
+from .views import CourseListView
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path('', CourseListView.as_view()),
+]
diff --git a/stude/year_levels/views.py b/stude/year_levels/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7b8358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stude/year_levels/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from rest_framework import generics
+from .models import Year_Level
+from .serializers import YearLevelSerializer
+
+
+class CourseListView(generics.ListAPIView):
+    serializer_class = YearLevelSerializer
+    queryset = Year_Level.objects.all()