Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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GLOSSARY OF COLLEGE TERMINOLOGY Chandler-Gilbert Community College Catalog & Student Handbook 2018-2019 362 ACADEMIC LOAD The total number of credit hours taken in a term. Twelve credit hours is considered a full- time load. ACADEMIC ADVISOR A designated staff member who has received training to provide students with academic information that will direct them to the appropriate classes to achieve their educational goals and enhance their academic success. ADMISSION Acceptance into a college after the student has filed a completed Student Information Form with the Admissions, Records and Registration Office and has been admitted according to admissions criteria. Students who have been admitted are eligible to register for courses. AGEC A 35-semester-credit general education program of study that fulfills lower-division general education requirements for students planning to transfer to any Arizona public community college or university and transfers as a block without loss of credit. ALUMNUS/ALUMNA A graduate of a college or university. (Plural: alumni/alumnae) ASSOCIATE DEGREE Degree awarded by community colleges after a student completes a specified number of course requirements and credit hours, generally a minimum of 60 semester credits. May be an Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Business (ABus), or Associate in Science (AS) designed primarily for transfer to complete a baccalaureate degree; an Associate in Applied Science (AAS), designed primarily to enhance workplace skills and knowledge; or an Associate in General Studies (AGS), designed to fulfill students' goals of higher education. AUDIT An option for class registration in which the student pays to attend class but does not want to receive credit. Students sometimes choose to audit courses in which they do not wish to complete required assignments. BACHELOR'S DEGREE A degree awarded by a four-year college or university. Generally requires completion of 120 semester credits. Also referred to as a baccalaureate degree (e.g., BA or BS). CLASS NUMBER A unique, five-digit code used to identify each class section of each course offered. Class Numbers are listed in the Class Schedule. CLASS PERIOD Time spent in class and/or lab each week. One period is equivalent to 50 minutes per week. CLASS SCHEDULE A college publication that lists all courses offered during a semester, including dates