--- a/app/soc/logic/cleaning.py	Tue Sep 15 22:23:06 2009 +0200
+++ b/app/soc/logic/cleaning.py	Tue Sep 15 22:38:01 2009 +0200
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@
       # nothing to check, field validator will find these errors
       return cleaned_data
 
-    # get the current program entity or bail out 404
+    # get the current program entity
     entity = program_logic.getFromKeyName(program_key_name)
 
     if not entity:
@@ -718,6 +718,10 @@
     major = cleaned_data.get(major_field)
     degree = cleaned_data.get(degree_field)
 
+    # TODO: when school_type is required this can be removed
+    if not school_type:
+      raise forms.ValidationError("School type cannot be left blank.")
+
     # if school_type is University, check for major
     if school_type == 'University' and not major:
       raise forms.ValidationError("Major cannot be left blank.")

--- a/app/soc/views/models/student.py	Tue Sep 15 22:23:06 2009 +0200
+++ b/app/soc/views/models/student.py	Tue Sep 15 22:38:01 2009 +0200
@@ -112,11 +112,16 @@
     # more than one year
     allowed_years = range(current_year-1, current_year+20)
 
+    view_logic = params['logic'] if params else new_params['logic']
+
     new_params['create_extra_dynaproperties'] = {
         'expected_graduation': forms.TypedChoiceField(
             choices=[(x,x) for x in allowed_years],
             coerce=lambda val: int(val)
             ),
+        'clean': cleaning.validate_student(
+            'birth_date', 'school_type', 'major', 'degree', 'grade', 
+            'scope_path', view_logic.getScopeLogic().logic),
         }
 
     new_params['create_dynafields'] = [
@@ -151,9 +156,6 @@
         'link_id': forms.CharField(widget=forms.HiddenInput,
             required=True),
         'clean_link_id': cleaning.clean_user_is_current('link_id'),
-        'clean': cleaning.validate_student(
-            'birth_date', 'school_type', 'major', 'degree', 'grade', 
-            'scope_path', self._logic.getScopeLogic().logic),
         }
 
     user_create_form = dynaform.extendDynaForm(