Documents
An outline or guide for a course. They usually include learning outcomes, procedures, expectations, grading structure, assignments, and a course schedule. They are provided to students when courses begin and serve as a "contract" between the instructor and students.
What is a syllabus?
A calculation of grades earned in courses taken. It is calculated by assigning a numerical value to letter grades of courses taken. It is the total numerical value earned, divided by credit hours attempted.
What is Grade Point Average?
A course that is not a requirement for graduation based on a chosen curriculum, but often counts as credits toward graduation.
What is an elective?
Can refer to you removing yourself from a course (also known as drop), a semester or term, or the university entirely.
What is withdrawal?
Helps you navigate the general education and your major curriculum by helping you identify classes and when to enroll in them
What is an academic transcript?
Total GPA of all courses taken.
What is cumulative GPA?
Numbers assigned to courses designating their worth in progress toward graduation, usually assigned based on the number of required meeting hours per week.
What are credits or credit hours?
Period when students can enroll in courses.
What is registration?
Experts for a given topic, most often mental health or career navigation.
What is a counselor?
A collection of academic policies, procedures, curriculums, and course descriptions within the college or university. You are assigned a year for this when you begin a program, for which they must follow guidelines to achieve your degree or certificate.
What is a catalog?
GPA for a given semester or term.
What is semester or term GPA?
Your primary field of study and what you venture to achieve a degree in.
What is a major?
A specialization most commonly within a major.
What is a concentration?
Office who manages the university catalog, transcripts, credit inquiries such as transfer, the academic calendar, and others.
What is the University Registrar?
GPA for courses taken at a given college or university.
What is College or University GPA?
The collection of required classes for a major, minor, program, etc. Can also refer to what will be covered in a specific course.
What is curriculum?
Times during the week set aside by faculty to meet with you individually.
What are office hours?
A secondary field of study, with fewer required credit hours than a major.
What is a minor?
Sometimes known as liberal studies or core curriculum, predetermined categories of classes designed to give all undergraduates a well-rounded education outside of their program of study.
What is general education?