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Academic Advising

Academic Terms You Need to Know to Navigate the Academic Waters!

 

Academic Load: full time status 12 credits. Students wishing to graduate in 4 years need to carry an average of 15 units.

Academic Probation: Full time students falling below the 2.00 GPA standard in either the campus or cumulative average will be placed on probation.

Academic Disqualification: Students with a cumulative average or campus GPA who fail to make satisfactory progress while on probation are subject to disqualification.

Advanced Placement (AP): Students may earn units and advanced standing through Advanced Placement Program of the College Entrance Examination Board, the College Level Examination Program (CLEP).

Advising Report: (Academic Advising Report Summary) A report that summarizes a student’s academic progress toward completing graduation requirements. Baccalaureate Degree: (B.A. or B.S.) A degree awarded by a four-year college or university.

Blackboard: Blackboard is a Web-based course supplement.Many of your professors will post course information on Blackboard. You will learn more about this in class. The URL is http:csuci.blackboard.com

Class standing: Undergraduate students are classified as the following: Freshman (0-29 units) Sophomore (30-59 units) Junior (60-89 units) Senior (90 + units)

Continuous Enrollment: Registering for classes at least one semester per academic year in order to preserve catalog rights. Co-requisite: A set of courses that must be completed in the same semester.

Course Numbering: Remedial courses 0-95 Lower division 100-200 Upper Division 300-400 Graduate level 500-600
 
Drop/Add: A process for which a student may drop and/or add classes (see Schedule of Classes for dates and policies).

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP): A student services support program designed to assist students who meet specific guidelines and demonstrate the potential to obtain a baccalaureate degree.

Grade Point Average (GPA): The average of all the earned grades attempted at the university. It is computed by dividing the total number of grade points by the total number of units attempted.

Graduation Requirements: All students are responsible for knowing all graduation requirements which include, major, general education and university requirements.

Incomplete: An incomplete is a temporary grade used when a student is unable to complete work assignments during the semester. Students must complete requirements within one year.

Prerequisite: A course that must be completed prior to enrolling in a course. Syllabus: A course outline of assignments, grading policy, course objectives and required textbooks for each course you’ve enrolled in.

Transcript: An official copy of students’ academic records. Transcripts are available through the Enrollment Center (Admissions and Records).

Unofficial Transcript: An unofficial transcript of a students’ academic record. This will include work in progress and is available through Admissions and Records and the Advising Center.

Upper Division Interdisciplinary General Education: 9 of the 48 units of General Education must be upper division interdisciplinary and must be taken in residence at CSUCI. Upper interdisciplinary general education courses are numbered 330-349 and 430-449.

 

 

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