Active Student – You are considered an active student if you have been enrolled in credit courses at Saint Michael's Catholic College within three terms prior to the upcoming term

Academic Year – Year that begins with the Fall Term in August, extends through Spring Term and ends with the Summer Term the following August

Accreditation – Certification that the college has met established standards and is nationally recognized by appropriate accrediting agencies.

Automated Clearing House (ACH) – An electronic network for financial transactions in the U.S. Saint Michael's Catholic College uses this network to process tuition and fee payments made through the student's financial account. All transactions are secured and encrypted to ensure a student's privacy. This method will allow anyone with a savings or checking account to make online payments

Advanced Placement – College credits earned prior to enrollment at Saint Michael's Catholic College through certain examinations, such as those administered by the College Board

Alternative Delivery – All modes of instruction other than traditional course delivery and may include Web-enhanced, hybrid/mixed-mode, online, and computer-assisted. The intent of alternative delivery courses is to provide flexibility to students who are attempting to balance work, family and college, and still reach their career and academic goals

Answer Center – The Answer Center is where all student service activities begin. This is the first stop for students to submit an application, discuss financial aid, inquire about entry testing and orientation, and receive basic educational advising. A staff member, known as a Student Services Specialist, will meet with a student visiting the Answer Center to assist in the following areas:

Admissions: Application, residency, and deadlines

Financial Aid: Award information, proper documentation, and deadlines

Transcripts: High school, college, AP, CLEP, Dantes, and IB

Graduation: Proper documentation, commencement information, and deadlines

Referrals: Referrals to other offices (as necessary)

Articulation Agreement - Formal documented agreement by which one institution matches its course or program requirements to course or program work completed at another institution and provides mechanism for award of credit. Articulation agreements assure that students taking and successfully completing articulated courses/programs and requirements will not need to repeat at the institution to which they are transferring

Assisted Registration – The period of time each term from the beginning of classes through the Drop/Refund Deadline during which students may drop courses and add only courses that have not met. To add a course on the same day it meets for the first time or to drop a course(s), students must go to a campus Answer Center to have a staff member complete the course registration

Audit – Credit course taken for which no credit or grade will be received

Award of Credit – Process through which students can earn college credit based on certifications or licenses. Students in Career Pathways and Tech Express articulated programs may also earn credit based on assessment. See the appropriate Student Success Coach for evaluation of credit

C.E.U. (Continuing Education Unit) – One C.E.U. is awarded for every 10 contact hours of instruction in an organized continuing education/non-credit course

Computer-Assisted Instruction – A learning technique used in mathematics courses that combines lecture and learning via computer activities

Concentration - Unique to baccalaureate programs. They are comprised of a focused set of courses within a discipline area.

Contact Hours - A contact hour is a unit of time (50 minutes) in which a student is led within an appropriate learning environment including the classroom and/or lab.

Continuing Education – Courses and programs designed to meet the professional development and training needs of the workforce

Continuous Enrollment – From your initial term of registration, enrollment in at least two of the three terms in each academic year

Core Competencies – Saint Michael's Catholic College has four core competencies that we seek to develop in all of our students: Think, Value, Communicate, and Act

Corequisite – A course required to be taken at the same time as another course

Course Load – Number of semester credits a student takes in a term

Course Management System – A computer program that facilitates computerized learning or e-learning, especially by helping teachers and learners with course administration. Saint Michael's Catholic College currently uses Canvas as its approved course management system

Course Reference Number (CRN) – Five digit course number used for registration. Fall CRNs begin with a 1, Spring CRNs begin with a 2, and Summer CRNs begin with a 3

Credit – The unit of measurement for academic work to indicate requirements for academic programs. Saint Michael's Catholic College uses a semester credit system.

Credit by Examination – College credit in specified subjects granted by successful completion of local tests

Degree Audit – Formal list of the course requirements a student has completed and still must complete in order to satisfy the course requirements for a specific degree or certificate program.

Department – Academic discipline related to each course.

Division – Academic administrative unit responsible for a set of departments

Drop – Drop refers to the action students take to remove themselves from enrollment in a course prior to the drop/refund deadline, which is scheduled at the beginning of each part of term. Courses that have been dropped do not receive academic credit, are not included on transcripts, and do not incur any financial obligation.

Dual Enrollment – Enrollment by a high school student in one or more courses that count for credit in both high school and college

Enrollment Verification – Certification of registration for a particular term available 5 business days after the Drop/Refund Deadline via account

Face-to-Face - Course with face-to-face instruction which may be enhanced with technology

Fee – A financial charge for courses and services

Flex Start/Parts of Term – Schedule of all classes that start on a day other than the official first day of classes for any Fall, Spring, or Summer Full Term

Freshman – A student who has completed less than 30 college-level credits toward a degree

Full Cost of Instruction Fee – Is updated and set annually by Saint Michael's Catholic College. As provided by law, calculations of the full cost of instruction are based on the systemwide average of the prior year's cost of undergraduate programs for Saint Michael's Catholic College.

Full-Time Student – Student enrolled for 12 or more credits in Fall, Spring, or Summer Term

Core Courses - A common set of courses determined by Saint Michael's Catholic College.

Governing Catalog – The Saint Michael's Catholic College Catalog in effect at the time of a student's initial enrollment in associate or bachelor's degree credit courses as a degree-seeking student at Saint Michael's Catholic College. A governing catalog is valid for five years provided the student maintains continuous enrollment. Any program of study added to the student's record will be governed by the catalog in effect at the time of the change

GPA (Grade Point Average) – Obtained by dividing quality points earned (based on grades) by credits. GPAs range from 0.0 to 4.0. Following are the types of GPAs calculated at Saint Michael's Catholic College:

Institutional GPA: all course work at Saint Michael's Catholic College

Overall GPA: all course work (including transfer and developmental)

Term GPA: all course work attempted and earned for a given term

Transfer GPA: all course work from other institutions

Grade – Alphabetical measure of academic achievement ranging from excellent (A) to failure (F)

Grade Forgiveness – Refers to one grade in a course replacing another grade in the same course when certain conditions are met

Graduation Application – The application a student must file online through Saint Michael's Catholic College Catalog to be considered for a degree. This application must be submitted by the deadline date listed in the Academic Calendar in the online official catalog

Grant – Funds, which typically do not require repayment, awarded for college expenses to qualified students with financial need

Half-Time Student – A student enrolled in six to eight credits in Fall, Spring or Summer Term

Home Institution – If you are a transient student, the institution where you plan to complete your degree

Host Institution – If you are a transient student, the institution where you plan to take courses for transfer to the institution where you plan to complete your degree

Hybrid/Mixed-Mode Course – Course that blends the delivery of instruction between online and face-to-face (some hours are spent in the classroom with the rest being completed online). A minimum of 30% of the instruction of the course is delivered using some form of technology where the student and instructor are separated by time, space, or both.

Inactive Student – You are considered an inactive student if you have not been enrolled in credit courses at Saint Michael's Catholic College within three terms prior to the upcoming term. Inactive students who would like to enroll in credit courses at Saint Michael's must submit a completed Saint Michael's Catholic College Application for Admission as a Readmit Student by the Application Priority Deadline. Independent Study – Capable students may acquire course credits at their own pace through non-classroom, student-faculty interaction. Approval is required from both the professor and the Academic Dean and an additional fee is charged for Independent Study

International Student – A student who has entered the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa, most often an individual on a student visa. Immigrants, refugees, and U.S. citizens who do not speak English as a native language are not classified as international students at Saint Michael's Catholic College

Junior - You are classified as a Junior if you have completed at least 60 college-level credits, are admitted to a Bachelor's degree program, and are registered for 3000/4000 level courses

Lab Hours - Lab time provides a learning environment for practical application of course outcomes using consumable goods and/or staff

Late Registration – Registration for courses after the fee payment deadline during which a late registration fee may be assessed

Learning Day – A college-wide assembly built into the college calendar in order for employees to have the opportunity to come together and collectively focus on Saint Michael's Catholic College's learning-centered mission

Less-Than Half-Time Student – A student enrolled in one to five credit hours in Fall, Spring or Summer Term

Limited-Access – Limited-access occurs when student demand exceeds available resources such as faculty, instructional facilities, equipment, etc. Admission to Saint Michael's Catholic College does not imply acceptance to a limited access degree or certificate program in which the number of students who may enroll is limited. Limited-access programs have specific admission requirements, and even though these additional requirements are met, the student might not be admitted to the university program because admission is a selective process conducted by the university. The additional requirements might include the completion of certain courses; a minimum grade point average; minimum test scores; interviews; auditions and/or portfolios. It is the student's responsibility to learn if a particular university major is designated limited-access or restricted access at the specific university to which the student wants to transfer

Mandatory Courses – Courses in developmental reading, mathematics, and English; developmental and college-level English for Academic Purposes; and Student Success which, based on entry testing scores, a student may be "mandated" to take and complete successfully.

Multiple Credit Course – A course designated as "multiple credit" in the course description, meaning it can be repeated for credit; a repeat will not count as an attempt for full cost of instruction or for withdrawal, and grade forgiveness cannot be applied

Non-immigrant Student – A student who has entered the United States on a non-immigrant visa, most often an individual on a student visa

Official Transcript – See Transcript, Official Transcript

Online Course – All class meetings and coursework occur online using the college-approved course management system. Proctored testing may be required.

Orientation – New Student Orientation includes information related to career and education planning, college resources, and course selection and registration help. Students are able to register for classes after completing New Student Orientation.

Part-Time Student – Student enrolled for fewer than 12 credits in Fall, Spring or Summer Term

Post-secondary Institution – Education that takes place following graduation from a high school (study beyond the level of high school)

Pre-Major – See Degree Pathways

Prerequisite – Course which must be satisfactorily completed before a higher-level related course can be taken

Prerequisite or Corequisite – Course that is required to be taken prior to, or with, a specific course

Probation, Academic – A status given to students who fail to maintain satisfactory academic progress

Probation, Financial Aid – A status given to students receiving financial aid who fail to meet the standards of satisfactory academic progress for financial aid

Provisional Student – A student who has not met all necessary requirements for admission and, thus, has restrictions on the courses that may be taken

Quality Points – The value, ranging from 0 to 4, for grades from A to F for all courses completed, used in determining a grade point average (Also see GPA)

Readmit Student – A returning student not enrolled in credit courses within the 24 months prior to the beginning of the full Term in which the student intends to enroll

Real-Time Virtual – A course that requires students and instructors to meet online, in a virtual space, during designated days and times.

Registration – The process of selecting courses and class times for an academic term

Restricted Access - In general, restricted access means there are admission requirements in addition to the A.A. degree and, if those requirements are met, the student will qualify for admission to the upper division program

Scholarships – Financial assistance for tuition and fee payment granted by donors to qualified recipients

Senior - You are classified as a Senior if you have completed at least 90 college-level credits, are admitted to a bachelor's degree program, and are registered for 3000/4000 level courses

SGA (Student Government Association) – Official representatives of the student body to the administration in matters concerning student life

Sophomore – A student who has completed at least 30 college-level credits toward a degree

Spirit Day – Annual event created to provide students, faculty and staff the opportunity to interact outside the classroom in an informal setting each Fall term

Student Activities – Various college-sanctioned projects, endeavors, contests, and functions of an extracurricular nature engaged in by students

Student Classification – Pertains to a student's status as active or inactive, full-time or part-time, freshman or sophomore, degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking

Student Development – Located on each campus, provides access to and coordination of campus activities, student clubs, student government, photo IDs and information services

Student ID Card – Your student ID card must be presented to utilize Campus services such as the Library and Testing Centers. You can obtain your student ID card at any Campus Security Office once you have registered and paid for courses

Student Success Coaches – A Student Success Coach offers holistic support and coaching to students, helping them navigate academic and career pathways. They monitor progress, ensure compliance with degree requirements, and use advising technology to support student success

Subject Prefix – The three letter code related to each course offering, e.g., ENC (English), MAT (mathematics), PSY (psychology)

Supplemental Learning – Classes that are supported by small group study sessions lead by Supplemental Learning Leaders (former students). These study sessions are regularly scheduled, casual sessions in which students in the class compare notes, discuss assignments, and develop organizational tools and study skills

Suspension – Student status under which a student is not permitted to attend college for a specific period of time

Term – Academic time period for which classes meet. Fall, Spring and Summer Full Terms are approximately 14 weeks each; through Flex Start scheduling courses also are taught in five, six, eight, and ten week time periods

Testing – See Entry Testing entry in this Glossary

Third Attempt – Related to the number of times a student enrolls in the same course, the rule has different meanings in the contexts of attempts for academics and for full cost of instruction fees. See the Index for reference to sections of the catalog that describe "third attempt" in these contexts

Three-Fourths Time Student – A student enrolled in 9 to 11 credits in Fall, Spring or Summer Term

Tracks - Applies to AA. degrees and describe a specific pathway through the regularly prescribed set of course within a program. Typically tracks are used in order to capture academic credit from embedded certificate programs or alternative credit-earning mechanisms.

Traditional Course – A course with face-to-face classroom delivery in which no online technology is used

Transcript – A student's academic record of courses

Complete Transcript – A transcript that includes course work and final grades for all credits attempted and earned at an educational institution

Official Transcript – A transcript Saint Michael's Catholic College receives electronically or in a sealed envelope from another educational institution or an evaluation agency. A transcript issued to the student may be considered official by Saint Michael's Catholic College as long as the seal on the sending institution's envelope has not been broken

Transfer Plan – Transfer plans provide a set of defined courses that include common prerequisites for students who plan to transfer to a Florida public institution for completion of a bachelor degree.

Transfer Student – Student who attended a college or university before coming to Saint Michael's Catholic College

Transient Student – Student who takes one or more courses at Saint Michael's Catholic College to apply to academic requirements at another institution or a Saint Michael's Catholic College student who takes one or more courses at another institution to apply to degree requirements at Saint Michael's Catholic College.

Tutorial Assistance – Special academic help in specified subjects

Upper Division Coursework - Coursework at the 3000 and 4000 level - often referred to as junior and senior level - that are specific to your major

Saint Michael's Voice – Collegewide student newspaper published online biweekly during Fall and Spring Terms as part of journalism offerings

Saint Michael's Volunteers – Community service organization that matches student interest in service projects with community needs

Weekend Courses – Classes offered Friday evenings through Sunday evenings

Withdrawal – Withdrawal refers to the action students take to remove themselves from a course after the drop/refund period and before the withdrawal deadline for each part of term. Withdrawing from a course may carry both academic and financial implications. Academically, a grade of "W" will be assigned, which will appear on student transcripts. At Saint Michael's Catholic College, a "W" grade does not impact the GPA and does not count as completed credit toward a degree. However, a withdrawal will count as an attempt at the course. Financially, no refund is issued, and students are responsible for the associated tuition and fees. (See entry on Withdrawal in this catalog.)