Academic Advisor:

Faculty member assigned to students in selecting appropriate classes to achieve their educational goals and discuss academic issues relating to their programme of study.

Area of Study:

Major grouping of subjects of study, e.g. Arts & Science.

Associate Degree:

Degree awarded by community colleges after a student completes a specified number of course requirements and credit hours to complete a programme of study. Approximately 60 hours of semester credit.

Bachelor's Degree:

A degree awarded by a four-year college or university after a student completes a specified number of course requirements and credit hours to complete a programme of study. Approximately 120 hours of semester credit. Also referred to as a baccalaureate degree or undergraduate degree.

Counsellor:

Faculty member professionally trained in counselling who helps students with educational, career and personal concerns as well as goal setting and decision making.

Course:

A specific subject studied within semester.

Course Number:

Three-digit code that identifies a specific course and indicate its level and sequence (e, g, 111 in ENG 111).

Course Prefix:

Three letter code that identifies the subject area of a course (e.g., ENG in ENG 111).

Course Title:

The name of a specific course that indicates subject and content (e.g. Freshman English, title for English 111).

Credits:

Amount of points attached to a course. Most semester-long courses are valued at 3 college credits.

Credit transferability:

College level credits with a grade of "C" or better to be transferred to another programme, college or university.

Cumulative Grade Point Average:

The Grade Point Average (GPA) of all the college credit courses taken.

Department:

A group of faculty who teach classes in related subjects, such as hospitality, business, or technology

Drop/Add Period:

A specified period of time at the beginning of each semester when schedule changes are allowed without refund penalty.

Electives:

Optional courses that student may select to complete their programmers of study.

Fees:

A charge for services, supplies and or materials for a course. (e.g. Library, computer usage). This does not include tuition and books

Financial Aid:

Financial assistance to students based on need.

Grade Point Average (GPA):

Determined by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credit hours attempted.

Humanities:

The following subjects of study: Art History, English Literature, Languages, History, Music, Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Liberal Arts:

Courses of study providing a broad range of exposure in the arts, natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.

Parallel Programme:

Programme of study at one institution of higher education that is comparable to those at another higher education institution.

Prerequisite:

Courses which the student must complete prior to enrolment in another courses.

Required Course:

A course that a student must complete to meet certain the graduation requirements of a programme.

Social Sciences:

The following subjects of study: Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, Economics and Geography.

Student Services:

Office where students can receive assistance with a number of things such as personal issues, career planning, applying for overseas colleges, scholarships and financial aid. This is the office where counsellors are housed.

Transfer Credit:

Course credit that is accepted from or by another college or university. Usually college level credits with a grade of "C" or better.

Tuition:

Rates charged for courses. Can be paid by semester of full academic year.