Academic advisor: <$>Faculty member assigned to students in 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: <$>A 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 60 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 a semester.

Course number: Three-digit code that identifies a specific course and indicates its level and sequence (e.g. 111 in ENG 111).

Course Prefix: Three-letter code that identifies the subject area of the 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 three 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 students may select to complete their course of study.

Fees: <$>A charge of 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.

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 to meet certain 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, careers 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 per semester or full academic year.