Academic year - The period of time during the
year when instructional programs are conducted, including regular semesters
and summer session.
Counselor - A professionally trained educator
who offers help to students in the areas of personal concerns, career
choice, and educational decisions.
Drop and add - The procedure whereby a
student may alter his or her program of studies by dropping a course
and or adding a course to his or her schedule after the beginning of
the semester. The student initiates this procedure through an International
Student Coordinator.
Faculty adviser - A member of the faculty
who helps the student plan his or her academic program in a specified
curriculum.
Full-time student - A student enrolled
for 12 or more credit (billing hours) per semester, six or more credit
hours per summer session.
Good academic standing - The status of
a student who maintains a minimum grade point average of 2.0.
Quality points - Semester hours of credit
multiplied by the numerical equivalent of a letter grade (A=4, B=3,
C=2, D=1, F=0). For example, English 101 is a three-credit-hour course
(three semester hours of credit). A student who earned an A would receive
12 quality points for the course (3x4=12).
