丁香园AV

Definitions for:

1. Students
2. Academic Year
3. Courses
4. Course Loads

Students

丁香园AV does not classify students as either full time or part time although there are varying course load requirements for many types of financial aid.

Student means a person who is presently enrolled in a credit course or who is designated by resolution of the senate as a student.

Continuing Students

• Undergraduate
  • A person who is enrolled for one or more of the last three terms and who is eligible to continue.
• Graduate
  • A person who is enrolled in the current term and is eligible to continue.
  • On leave is a person who is not enrolled in the current term but is eligible to enroll when their approved leave ends.

Former Student

A person who had enrolled at the institution, and is not currently eligible to continue (eg. graduated, required to withdraw, discontinued).

Special Audit Student

A person who is not admissible to the University through the normal admission process.

Visiting and Exchange Student

A person whose 鈥渉ome鈥� institution is not 丁香园AV but has been admitted to 丁香园AV for the purpose of taking courses to transfer to their home institution or to take part in an approved research term.

Non-Credit Student

A person who is enrolled in only non-credit courses and/or programs.

Back to Top

Academic Year

Back to Top

Courses

Additive Credit
In courses deemed to have additive credit, the units do not count towards the total units required for a degree. Co-operative Education practicum courses typically have additive credit.

Approved
This category identifies the specialization of a student who is formally approved by the department or signing authority for that specialization and may be granted at the department鈥檚 discretion or signing authority. This must be done by the 61st unit. Advising for approved students is the responsibility of the department offering the approved specialization(s).

Corequisite
A corequisite is a requirement which must be satisfied before, or while taking a course.

Course Numbering
Each subject is divided into courses usually offered in term length units. Each course is identified by a subject name followed by a course number, the number of units, and course title, e.g. ENGL 103-3 Introduction to Drama. The first course number digit represents the division of the course; the fourth digit indicates the units. For example, ENGL 103-3 is a first division course offering three units.

Credit Courses
These courses carry units and count toward the total required for a degree, certificate or diploma, subject to the regulations governing the credential.

Credit-Free Courses
These courses carry no credit and do not count toward a degree, certificate or diploma. At times, they are termed 'non-credit courses'.

Credit Hours
See 鈥淯nits鈥� below.

Distance Education Courses
Many courses are available as distance education courses. The majority of these are print-based. Some may also have audio and/or video support. Increasingly, educational technologies (e.g. computer conferencing) are being incorporated as courses are developed and revised. The program parallels the campus term system of the University, with the same 16 week period for course completion. For more information, see

Division
Division relates to undergraduate courses: those numbered 001 to 299 inclusive are lower division courses; those numbered 300 to 499 are upper division courses. Graduate courses are numbered in the 500 to 999 series. In certain instances, upper division courses may be completed in the lower levels and lower division courses in the upper levels. Refer to specific regulations pertaining to requirements for degrees, certificates or diplomas.

Lectures, Tutorials and Laboratories
Although there are variations among departments, instruction in lower division courses combines a large lecture section with small tutorial groups. The large lecture enables as many students as possible to hear the very best teachers. The small tutorial groups provide more personal instruction and an opportunity for discussion of readings and lecture material. A typical course consists of two lectures and one tutorial a week. Notable exceptions are the sciences and languages, where a laboratory may be involved.

Obligation to Declare Majors, Minors or Other Areas of Specialization
Students are expected to obtain formal approval to enter an area of specialization by the time they have earned 60 units. 'Specialization' is a term used to cover programs such as majors, minors, double majors, honours, extended minors, etc. 'Department' refers to the faculty, department, school or unit responsible for a program. There are some other programs (e.g., post baccalaureate diplomas, certificates) which may have additional instruction regarding procedure since the students in these programs fall outside the usual flow of units.

Prerequisite
A prerequisite is a requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course.

Subject
A subject (or 'discipline') is a body of knowledge with arbitrary boundary lines, e.g. philosophy, chemistry or psychology. For convenience, professors of a subject are usually grouped together in a department.

Undeclared
This category will be used for any student who, prior to the successful completion of the 61st unit, has not recorded an intended specialization. Academic advising for undeclared students is available from Academic Advising and Student Success.

Units
Units, formerly known as credits, are assigned to each course; most have three units. A normal course load for full attendance in a term is 15 units. Requirements for credentials (e.g., degrees, diplomas and certificates) are partially expressed as units.
The unit weight is shown for each course as follows.
subject: Mathematics (MATH)
course number: 232
units: 3

Back to Top

Back to Top