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大学方面

第一次打开大学目录或阅读任何大学刊物, 你会发现一些你可能不熟悉的术语. 作为世纪挑战集团的学生,你需要了解以下常见的大学术语.

深思熟虑的关键
A six-digit alternate PIN number used to "unlock" online registration access for students required to meet with an academic advisor.

清晰度的协议
Agreements signed between 世纪挑战集团 and participating four-year colleges and universities outlining the requirements for 转移ring to parallel programs at those institutions. 衔接协议确保你从世纪挑战集团毕业后, you can 转移 with junior status and complete most baccalaureate degree programs in two years. 每个参与的学院都有自己的入学条件和课程要求.

学位工作(课程审核)
A report that indicates your progress toward completing a particular certificate or degree program. It details what you have completed and courses you still need to fulfill curriculum requirements.

课程资料表
College policy requires that each faculty member provides the enrolled students with information about that particular course during the first week of class. 该文档包括课程学习成果、班级政策和评分信息. 这有时被作为课程大纲参考.

审查信用
Earn up to 36 semester hours of credit toward your degree by taking different types of examinations, 包括部门, CLEP和DANTES考试. 考试学分的费用等于一学时的费用.

学分
每门课程都有一定的学分. 这些学时列在课程描述中. You need a specific number of credit hours in the appropriate courses to earn a degree or certificate. 的 number of credit hours a student is registered for is also used to determine full-time status and financial aid eligibility.

累积平均绩点
也就是你的GPA. This is the overall average from the 成绩 and grade points you receive and the credits you earn in all the courses you take. 成绩分4分.从A到0是00.不及格就得1000美元.“你至少得得2分.从世纪挑战大学毕业.

课程
课程是为获得特定学位或证书而批准的一系列课程. 在某一特定课程中获得学位或证书, 你必须完成那个项目的课程.

优秀学生名单
上院长名单, 你必须在一个项目中被录取,并且平均成绩达到3分.5分或以上,本学期没有I或F的成绩. Full-time students must complete 12 credit hours for the semester; part-time students must complete 6 credit hours.

的 优秀学生名单 letter and a media release form will be emailed to recipients approximately four weeks after the semester has ended. 院长名单的名称将出现在学生的成绩单上.
您还可以找到有关的进一步信息 按学期列出院长名单.

学位工作(课程审核)
A report that indicates your progress toward completing a particular certificate or degree program. It details what you have completed and courses you still need to fulfill curriculum requirements.

因未支付学费而退学
如果你没有在到期日之前支付学费,你的课程可能会被取消. 如果发生这种情况,您可以重新注册,但您原来的课程可能不可用. 此外,您将被收取25美元的重新注册费用.00. 联系学生账户获取更多信息.

Drop-Add
预定的时间,当你可以放弃你注册的课程和/或添加一个新的.

选修课
许多课程都包括选修课, which are credit courses of the student’s choice that can be applied toward the requirements of the degree or certificate.

电子邮件(电子邮件)
的 College uses 世纪挑战集团 email to conduct and notify students of college-related business and share important reminders. 所有学生都会收到一个电子邮件地址. 不需要申请或注册一个帐户. You simply setup your account using the information provided to you in your Network Account Setup Letter and login via my世纪挑战集团. 电子邮件是与学院沟通的主要方式. 请定期阅读您的电子邮件公告,并与教师保持联系. 学院将世纪挑战集团的电子邮件视为官方通信方式.

全职学生
在秋季或春季学期注册12个或以上学分的学生.

荣誉组(HON)
荣誉部分包括与课程常规部分相同的材料, 但在更深的层面上, 为学生提供追求个人兴趣的机会. 新生须知, 资格是基于以前的学习成绩, 所修的课程, 成绩, 等级和/或推荐信. 继续世纪挑战集团的学生, 资格是基于完成至少12个学分, 平均成绩不低于3分.25分或由教授推荐. Students who meet this requirement will automatically be sent an honors application prior to class registration.

混合课程
部分在线授课,部分在校授课的课程. 校内活动可能每周进行一次,也可能一学期只进行一到两次.

独立学习
有机会在教师赞助人的指导下独立工作. Designed for students who want to extend their education beyond the standard course structure of classroom activity. 不作为现有课程的替代课程.

老师允许
在drop-add周期结束后, 只有课程讲师才能允许学生进入他们的课程. 的 term refers to a green colored piece of paper given to students which in turn was given to the 登记 and 登记 Office as proof the student was allowed in the class. Instructors can electronically update their class roster to “green slip” a student into the class.

毕业意向
如果你是一个学位或证书的候选人, you must complete and submit an “毕业意向” application prior to your final semester of study. 形式 and deadline dates can be obtained online or from Advisement and Graduation Services, Bldg. 1-231.

Intersession
An abbreviated session offered in January that lets you complete a credit-bearing course between Fall and Spring semesters.

学习中心
在现场中心,您可以从教师导师,视频和互动软件中获得帮助. 有专门的会计学习中心, 计算机图形学, 与计算机相关的课程, 计算信息系统, 口腔卫生, 经济学, 语言, 过渡的研究, 数学, 写作, 护理, 心理学, 自然科学与物理.

学习社区课程(LC)
A Learning 社区 is a group of students who take two or more courses together in the same semester. 的 courses are coordinated by two or more faculty who work closely together under a common educational theme. Course content and assignments are linked to connect the courses and increase students’ learning.

大师班时间表
本学期教授的课程列表. 的 总体计划 是在网上发布的.

录取的学生
A student who has applied for and been formally accepted as a candidate for a degree in a specific curriculum. You must be matriculated in a degree program before you are eligible for a degree or certificate from the College. 你还必须是一个被录取的学生才能获得经济援助.

Non-Matriculated学生
没有申请学位候选资格的学生.

在线课程(开放纽约州立大学)
互联网或在线课程可以让你随时随地上课. 每学期,世纪挑战集团通过纽约州立大学学习网络提供100多个在线课程. 在在线课程中,教师和学生通过开放纽约州立大学相互联系. In an online course the instructor and students are connected through an Internet-based network. 学生接受指导, 撰写并提交作业, 向老师和其他学生提问, 讨论问题, 积极参与. Open SUNY is a SUNY-wide collaboration that offers world-wide online-enabled learning opportunities. 所有获得的学分都可以完全转让. 世纪挑战集团目前通过开放纽约州立大学提供100多个课程和40个学位课程.

取向
旨在帮助新生成为学院社区的一部分. 有两种类型:大学导向和学术导向.

大学迎新会向你介绍校园生活, 帮助你与社区的其他成员建立联系, 教你有关大学设施的知识, 服务及资源. 它还包括纽约州立大学的照片ID过程. 学术方向描述了一个具体的学习计划及其要求.

兼职学生
在秋季或春季学期修读少于12个学分的学生.

优先注册
A three-week registration period when students who have more than one cumulative semester of college credits can register for classes before anyone else. 所有其他学生开放注册, 包括新, 南联盟, 转移, 第二学位的学生紧随其后.

程序/重大变化
如果你想改变你的专业/专业(课程), 您必须通过My世纪挑战集团门户网站在线申请重大变更. 选择“学生服务”选项卡,然后选择“请求重大更改”.

登记
选择和注册你想要学习的课程的过程.

服务学习课程(SV)
Students enrolled in service learning sections of courses combine civic engagement with academic coursework in a way that benefits both the student and the community. 服务项目可以从5到135小时不等,可以是一个选项或要求. Students who complete 200 hours of service learning will receive a special diploma distinction upon graduation.

学生数量
你的学号是你永久的,正式的大学识别号码.

暑期班
每年有两次夏季课程. Summer credit courses are offered days and evenings at both 世纪挑战集团 campuses (Brighton and Damon City Campus) as well as online. 任何满足课程先决条件的学生都可以注册.

纽约州立大学
纽约州立大学是横跨纽约州的64个公立校园(学院和大学)系统. 世纪挑战集团是纽约州立大学系统的一个单位,也是30个社区学院之一.

可持续发展课程(GR)
Sustainability is grounded on the conviction that societies should develop ways to meet their present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to provide for their own needs. 可持续发展是一个与世纪挑战集团众多学科重叠的研究领域. 与可持续发展有关的课程在课程表上被指定为“GR”, 并可用于满足可持续发展证书的要求.

成绩单
你所修课程和成绩的正式记录.

URSICA (本科研究, 学术调查, 和/或创造性活动)提供活动, inquiry-based learning environment emphasizing the language and processes of research/creative activity in the classroom. “UR”的命名促进了一种鼓励学生探索的文化, 输入, 通过研究促进学科间的对话.

等待列表
许多高需求的课程都有电子等候名单. Wait lists are activated when a course’s maximum enrollment has been reached and the course is closed. 当座位有空位时,等候名单上的学生就会进入课程. 更多关于我们的 等待的过程,包括时间表信息 网上找到.

退课
在退课/加课之后,大约80%的课程已经完成, 您可以通过网络或填写“退出”表格退出个别课程. 不退款. 截止日期之后(全日制课程每学期公布), 你不能退出个别课程. 然而,你可以在期末考试之前完全退出学院. 如果你完全退出,你将不得不重新申请入学以注册未来的学期.

写作强化课程(WR)
课程 that emphasize learning the course content through both formal and informal 写作 assignments. 写作密集课程可以在任何学科. 这些课程在主时间表上以“WR”表示.