PLANNING 10:UNIVERSITY VOCABULARYNovember 17, 2011

Applicant• Anyone who is ready to apply to university or has applied

for admission to the university but has not yet received an offer of admission

Admission• . In order to be considered for admission, you must submit

an application to the University, pay the application fee, submit the required academic documents, and submit any other items that may be required for admission to a specific program (questionnaire, portfolio, resume, etc.).

Alumni• People who have graduated or attended a certain school.

Undergraduate Degree

• The first level of degree a student can receive at University is a bachelor's degree (ex. BA, BSc, BEng).

Bachelor’s Degree• Generally, this is a first degree in an undergraduate

program. It normally takes four years to complete if you’re a full time student

Dean• The person who acts as the head of a faculty

Degree

• The academic credential that is awarded to a student who has completed a particular course of study. There are three types of degrees: bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral degrees

Faculty• A group of related departments or schools. • Examples: Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts,

Human and Social Development, Humanities, Law, Graduate Studies, Science, and Social Sciences.

GPA• Grade Point• A numerical value given to letter grades used to rate

academic performance.

Master’s Degree• Students working towards this designation (ex. MA, MSc,

MBA, etc) are called "graduate students." Usually, this is the degree earned after a bachelor's degree that precedes a doctoral degree.

Major

• Your area of specialization within in a degree program (ex. You may be working towards a BA degree with a major in Pacific and Asian Studies).

Prerequisite• A course that must be completed before taking a

prescribed course.

University Application• A set requirements you must complete before applying to

university

PhD

• In most instances this is the designation for most doctoral degrees and is the abbreviation for "Doctor of Philosophy".

Scholarship• A student award based on academic merit or excellence.

Repayment is not required.

Syllabus• At the beginning of a course the professor will give you a

syllabus, or course outline, which will include information on what you will study, when assignments are due, and how grades will be assigned.

Term

A unit of time within a session. A term in the Winter Session consists of 13 weeks. In the Summer Session, the terms vary in length from around 3 weeks to the same length as a Winter Session term.

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• An official copy of a student's academic record.

Graduated• Successful completion of a student's academic program.

The achievement is recognized at a convocation ceremony.

Minor

• Minor• A subject area you may choose to study at the same time

you study in your major program. Minor programs have fewer requirements.