PLANNING 10:UNIVERSITY VOCABULARY November 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.

Transcript 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 A subject area you may choose to study at the same time you study in your major program. Minor programs have fewer requirements.