General AdvisingAUDIT - Register for a course for no credit (listener status only)
BULLETIN - A booklet published by a college or university that includes information about curriculum, course descriptions, and other important facts; also called a CATALOGUE.
BURSAR - College administrator who collects fees and issues checks. Visit the Bursar's Office when you have questions about tuition or fees and when you need to pay a bill. (Room 238 HN.)
CONTACT HOURS - The number of hours per week a class, laboratory or recitation is scheduled to meet.
PREREQUISITE - A specified course which must be taken either at the same time as or successfully completed before another specified course.
COURSE ACCESS CODES - system designed to help students, who need to complete developmental work, with their program planning. Students who attempt to register for a course without having passed required developmental work will have their registration blocked. See pages 25 through 26 in the Hunter Catalogue.
CREDIT - A unit of value assigned to a course or the completion of a college level course which will then apply towards a college degree.
CREDIT/NO CREDIT - Grade of CR or NCR will show on transcript. This type of grade can only be applied for prior to.taking the final exam.
DEAN-A memberof the admibistration who is in charge of a specified area of college, activities (such as the Dean of Students., Dean Humanities).
DEGREE - Baccalaureate, Bachelor's, B.A. or B.S. offered by 4-year colleges and universities. Awarded after successful completion of a specified number of college level courses (including distribution requirements, major/minor courses and electives).
DEPARTMENT - An organizational unit that offers courses in a specific subject area or a specific group of subjects.
DEVELOPMENTAL COURSES - Non-college level courses for which equated credit is given. See pages 2 through 11 of 'Getting Started' for more complete' information.
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS - One component of the Hunter degree consisting of approximately 40 to 55 credits of required Liberal Arts & Science courses. See pages 21 through 23 of the Hunter Catalogue for complete information for B.A.degrees and appropriate departments for B.S. degrees.
ELECTIVE COURSE - A course selected and taken for interest. This course will not substitute for a required one, but credits accumulated from elective courses will usually count toward the degree credits needed for graduation.
EQUATED CREDIT - A college designated value assigned to developmental courses which is used to determine financial aid eligibility and full/part time status.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA) - A number that usually ranges from 0.00 to 4.00 and that indicates an average of the grades a student receives.
GRADES - Letter grades A to F plus CR/NCR, INC, FIN, designate the quality of work a student does.
LECTURE CLASS classroom setting in which the instructor provides the information. Lecture classes allow for minimal feedback from students.
MAJOR - A field of study in which students have a concentration of courses in a particular subject area. To major in a particular field (for example, art or history) the student is required to accumulate a certain number of credits in that subject and complete all other graduation requirements.
MATRICULATED - The status granted a student who is enrolled in a degree granting program.
MINOR - A secondary field of study usually closely related to the student's major. Fewer credits are needed (usually 12 credits) to meet the requirements of the minor. Approval of minor is done by major department.
NON-MATRICULATED - A status granted a student who Is attending college but is no enrolled in a degree program. Student will not receive a degree regardless of the number of courses taken.
ON PERMIT - College permission to take a course at another institution. Credit for the course, but not the grade, will transfer back to Hunter.
ORIENTATION - A period of time or series of events planned to help new students adjust satisfactorily to college life.
PREREQUISITE - A course or other requirement which a student must successfully complete before s/he can take another specified course.
PRESIDENT - The chief administrative officer who has ultimate responsibility for al aspects of the functioning of a college or university.
PROFICIENCY TESTS - Every newly matriculated student must take proficiency tests in writing, reading, and mathematics before registering for courses. If required scores are not attained, students must enroll in the appropriate developmental courses until proficiency is demonstrated.
RECITATION SECTION - A small unit of a large class meeting at a particular time for the purpose of discussion, testing, or other activities that cannot be done in large groups.
REGISTRAR -The college administrator who oversees the registration process and keeps records (on transcripts) of courses students take and grades they receive. (Room 217 HN)
RETENTION STANDARDS - The GPA necessary to maintain matriculated status. If the GPA falls below and acceptable level, a student may be put on probation or dismissed from the college. See page 29 in the Hunter Catalogue.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES - For each term, a listing of every course being offered, the time and place for each division of each course, and the instructor for each division.
SECTION - The number which indicates a specified period of time (day and hours), room number, etc., when a subject class meets each week. Day session sections are numbered 001 to 050 and evening session sections begin with number 051 and continue accordingly.
SEMESTER - When a college uses this system, the school (academic) year is divided into two parts (Spring and Fall).
SUMMER SESSION - period in the summer during which students may take courses for academic credit bu tthis time period is us usually not considered a semester as it is only six weeks in length.
TRANSCRIPT - An official record of a student's academic work. It contains the title and number of each course taken, and the grade received. In addition, there is a compilation of the number of the number of credits, and grade point average (GPA).
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