| Advisor |
A faculty member assigned to you for guidance, help and advice. |
| Cognate |
A required course, taught by some other department. |
| Contact Hours |
The hours per week you attend class |
| Core |
A block of courses that all students must take as part of the General
Education program. |
| Credit Hours |
(120 hours for a degree) - Each class earns a certain amount of credit
hours. You receive one credit for every hour you spend in class during one
week. |
| Credit / No Credit |
(Free Electives Only) Pass / Fail; not part of your grade point average. |
| Curriculum |
Represents the students' total program of study (ie: Education,
Management , Liberal Arts, Social Work). |
| Double Counting |
One course satisfies two requirements. (The credit hours count only once). |
| Free Electives |
A course which does not fulfill any requirements, but is taken for enjoyment. |
| Full-Time Student |
A student who is taking 12 or more credits. |
| General Education Program |
A required Practitioner block of courses to broaden your general knowledge. |
| Grade Point Average |
The overall weighted average grade you have earned. |
| Major |
A field of study, under a professional sequence. |
| Minor |
(Not Required) - work in depth in some area other than your major. |
| Registration |
The formal process of getting classes and paying tuition. |
| Requirement |
A course that is part of a curriculum, major, teaching certification, or
general education. |
| Sections |
Many sections may be offered for each class: different teachers, rooms,
days, and / or hours, but the same class. |
| Track |
Work in depth within some specific area of your major. |
| Transcript |
The official permanent record of courses taken and grades. Never changed, except to correct errors. |
