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Accredited A
college or program which has been certified as fulfilling certain
standards by a national and/or regional professional association.
Students in California should inquire as to whether a school is
accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. (IVC
is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.)
Add/Drop Formally
enroll in (add) a class /remove yourself from (drop) a class after
you have registered.
Application
The process of submitting a request to
be accepted as a student.
Articulation Formal
agreements between colleges/universities regarding policies, course
equivalencies, general education programs, etc.
Associate Degree An
Associate in Arts or Associate in Sciences degree, awarded by a
community college upon completion of a set program of study, usually
done in two years (fulltime), though completion time may exceed
two years.
Bachelor's degree A
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, or related degree, awarded
upon completion of a program of study, usually done in four years
(full-time).
California Community Colleges
A system of higher education that includes
107 colleges and numerous branch campuses offering certificates,
associate degrees, and preparation for transfer.
California State University A
system of higher education that offers bachelor's and master's degrees.
Listed below are the campuses:
Certificate Normally
awarded upon completion of a concentrated occupational program.
Certificates typically take a year's worth of course work.
Codes
of Conduct A summary
of IVC expectations of student behavior.
College
Catalog Published
once a year, the catalog describes college programs, services,
degrees, graduation requirements, academic policies, and courses
taught throughout the year.
Concentration An
option or special emphasis within a degree program.
Concurrent Enrollment As
a condition of enrollment, students must be enrolled in a target
class and a companion class (corequisite) during the same semester
(e.g., Computer Information Science 1 requires that you concurrently
enroll in a CIS 50 Lab).
Corequisite Enrollment
in a companion course is required. The information presented or
the practice gained in the corequisite course is considered
necessary for success in the target course.
Course Number The
number or letter following a course title (i.e., Accounting 211A
or History 32).
Credit/No Credit A
policy of granting credit, but no grade, for satisfactory completion
of a specific course. The Credit/No Credit policy at IVC is described
in the college catalog.
CSU Certification A
group, or "pattern," of courses that community college students
may complete to fulfill lower-division general education requirements
toward the bachelor's degree at any California State University
campus.
Electives Courses
that are not required but are taken by the student out of personal
interest for unit credit.
Full-time Student A
student who is enrolled in a minimum of twelve (12) units. Fifteen
(15) units per semester will allow more rapid progress toward degree
completion or transfer.
General Education The
General Education Requirement is one of the requirements for a degree.
It is a pattern of courses which all students are expected to complete
regardless of their major to ensure that they have a broad, basic
education.
IGETC
A pattern of courses (Intersegmental General
Education Transfer Curriculum) that community college students may
complete to fulfill lower-division general education requirements
if they intend to transfer to the UC (University of California)
or CSU (California State University) system.
Independent and/or Private Colleges and
Universities Includes over 70
California independent colleges and universities offering various
degrees, levels of academic rigor, educational environments, and
majors.
Liberal Arts
Programs/courses in the humanities, natural
sciences and social sciences.
Lower Division Courses
offered for freshman/sophomore-level credit. Also refers to students
whose class level is freshman or sophomore.
Major The
student's major field of interest and program of study which, when
combined with other requirements, leads to a degree.
Matriculation
The process of initially enrolling
in college and participating in assessment, orientation and
advisement.
Minor A
secondary field of study outside of the major field. Minors are
not required.
Occupational (Vocational)
A program of study which focuses
on job skills and includes course work only in the specific vocational
area.
Part-Time Student
A student who is enrolled in fewer than
twelve (12) units a semester.
Prerequisite Ability,
training, or experience that the student must have attained before
enrolling in the target class. Indicates that mastery of a certain
body of knowledge is necessary if students are to be successful
in the target course (the course that has the prerequisite). Most
commonly, such knowledge is measured by the successful completion
of the prerequisite course listed in the class schedule. "Successful
completion" of a prerequisite course is defined by a grade of "A,"
"B," "C," or "CR." Grades that are not acceptable are "D," "F,"
or "NCR."
Probation Whenever
a student who is enrolled in at least twelve (12) units fails to
complete at least half (50 percent) of all units in which he or
she is enrolled, or his/her cumulative grade point average drops
below 2.0, the student is placed on probation.
Quarter System Approximately
ten weeks of instruction offered three times a year, during the
fall, winter and spring. Some colleges also offer a summer quarter.
Registration
The official process of selecting
your specific courses and having your enrollment confirmed.
The process must be repeated each semester/ summer session
in which you wish to be enrolled.
Schedule
of Classes A brochure published
each term lisitng the courses offered, class times, instructors'
names, room numbers and important dates to remember. Schedules are
available on campus prior to registration.
Semester System Approximately
fifteen to sixteen (15-16) weeks of instruction offered twice a
year during the fall and spring.
Student Number A
six-digit number assigned to you at the point of application that
identifies you as an IVC student.
Summer Session Many
collegesincluding IVCoffer four- to six-week summer sessions, as
well as special workshops and institutes.
Transcripts
The official college record of all courses
attempted and completed.
Transfer Program A
community college program which provides the first two years of
transferable course work in preparation for the baccalaureate (bachelor's)
degree.
Undergraduate
Courses
offered for freshman- through senior-level credit. Also refers to
students who have not yet completed a bachelor's degree.
Unit A
value that indicates the amount of credit given to a class. (It
often reflects the weekly time interval required for class attendance.)
University of California
A system of higher education that offers bachelor's, master's and
doctorate degrees. It includes the following undergraduate campuses:
Upper Division Courses
offered for junior/senior-level credit. Also refers to students
whose class level is junior or senior.
Waiting List
A secondary enrollment list created when
a class has reached its maximum enrollment during registration.
During the first week of instruction, instructors will add students
to their classes in the order in which students' names appear on
the waiting list if and as seats become available. If you are on
a waiting list for a class, you are not enrolled in the class until/unless
you have formally added it.
Withdrawal The
process by which a student officially drops a class or classes during
a semester.
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