Definitions
| admission | the Faculty's acceptance of an applicant as a student |
| auditor | student who attends a course with the consent of the instructor; formal registration required but student does not receive credit for course and is not entitled to submit exercises or write examinations |
| class | a particular offering of a given course |
| corequisite | a requirement that must be fulfilled concurrently with another course |
| course | a proscribed set of study and evaluation, used for academic credit towards a degree Program |
| core | a course that is required, or is selected from an extremely limited list of courses, in a Plan |
| elective | a course freely chosen by the student |
| equivalency | a pair of courses of equal unit value, one of which is no longer offered, which are considered to be similar enough that one may serve interchangeably for the other in terms of prerequisites, corequisites, exclusions, and plan and program requirements. Credit will only be given for one of the pair. |
| exclusion | a list of two or more courses that are considered similar enough that credit will only be given for a defined subset of courses from that list. Usually, holding credit for an excluded course(s) will prevent registration of the remaining courses on the list |
| GPA (grade point average) | the unit-weighted average grade in a set of courses |
| level | determined by the number of passes units completed: 0.0 - 23.9 (level 1) 24.0 - 47.9 (level 2) 48.0 - 83.9 (level 3) 84.0 and above (level 4) |
| one-way exclusion | a course that will prevent registration if taken with or before another course |
| option | a course chosen from a limited list of courses specified in a Plan. The degree of choice may vary according to the Plan |
| part-time student | may do at most 18.0 units in the Fall-Winter Session; may do at most 9.0 units in either Fall or Winter Terms |
| plan | an approved set of courses required to focus in an area of study. The depth of focus may vary according to Plan type. More than one Plan may be required to obtain a degree |
| prerequisite | a requirement that must be met prior to registration in a course |
| program | an approved set of courses leading to a degree |
| registration | a student's enrolment in a course or courses |
| session | an academic period within a Term. Start and end dates for each Session are published annually under Academic Dates and Key Dates |
| subject | a defined area of study |
| supporting course | a course in a Plan that complements the area of study; some Plans have required supporting courses (e.g. mathematics courses in a Physics Plan); others do not |
| term | an academic period during the calendar year There are three terms: Fall (September - December) Winter (January - April) Summer (May - August) |
| unit | the academic value of a course |
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