Records Management
The process a student completes when they wish to change what title they are identified by at the College.
What is a “Name Change”?
The time of the semester where students may either add classes or drop classes before they get charged any money.
What is the Add/Drop Period?
When a course is set to replace another course on a student’s degree evaluation.
What is a “Substitution”?
An award that normally requires 3-4 years (but not more than 5 years) of full-time equivalent college-level work.
What is a “Bachelor’s Degree”?
YCDS
What is “York Country Day School”?
The process a student completes when they want to declare or change their primary program of study.
What is a “Major Change”?
The option for students to take a course for no credit at the cost of 15% the tuition, plus a general fee.
What is “Auditing a Course”?
Something that excuses a student from having to complete a certain degree requirement when it is determined that they do not need to do so.
What is a “Waiver”?
A key field assigned to specific cohorts of students that determines what discounts are applied to their accounts during billing.
What is a “Fee Code”?
SSN
What is “Spartan Success Network” (or “Starfish”)?
An allowed period of time where a student can take a break from enrolling in courses but can still remain matriculated.
What is a “Leave of Absence”?
The period right before the general student body begins registering for classes where students with special permissions/accommodations can register for courses early.
What is “Priority Registration”?
When a course is assigned to a specific area requirement on a student’s degree evaluation.
What is “Targeting”?
Non-matriculated students that come to YCP for a semester and then return to their home institution.
What are “Exchange Students”?
APC
What is the “Academic Planning Committee”?
When a student is officially unenrolled from the College.
What is an “Institutional Withdrawal”?
A student who is taking college courses while still in high school.
What is a “Dual-Enrolled Student”?
A student’s first year of study at the College.
What is a “Catalog Year”?
The highest degree awarded by the institution.
What is a “Doctorate”?
VA
What is “Veterans Affairs”?
When a student wants to declare or change their desired grouping of advanced-level courses that surround a broad theme.
What is a “Constellation Change”?
When there are different levels to the same course being offered together that have the same meeting time, location, content and instructor.
What is a “Stacked Course”?
Programs that require a faculty signature in order to be admitted into the program.
What is a “Restricted Major”?
A service that partners with colleges and universities to build, grow, and support online and blended programs.
What is “iDesign”?
NSC
What is the “National Student Clearinghouse”?