| Advisee, Advisor |
Your advisor or counselor is the instructor
assigned by the University to help you with your academic program
and problems. You are called the advisee. |
| Audit |
To take a course without credit. A
course audited cannot later be taken for credit. |
| Classroom Hours |
Most classes meet for 150 minutes each
week either 50 minutes a day Monday, Wednesday and Friday (MWF) or
75 minutes a day Tuesdays and Thursdays (TR). |
| Course |
A particular subject being studied.
For example: a course in English. Often used synonymously with
"subject." |
| Credit |
The numerical reward you receive for
completing a college course. At Frostburg it is described in semester
units. The undergraduate student will ordinarily register for
15 credits of class work each semester. A total of 120 units, or credits,
is required to graduate with a BA or BS degree. |
| Curriculum |
The whole body of courses required
for a degree. |
| Department |
A division of the University which
offers instruction in a particular branch of knowledge. For
example: The Department of English. |
| Elective |
A subject or course which you may choose
to study as distinguished from a required course which you must take. |
| Extracurricular |
Those activities which are part of
student life but are not part of a course of study. Debate,
dramatics, and athletics are extracurricular activities, for example. |
| Fee |
A charge which the University asks
you to pay for certain services it offers you. For example:
a music fee is paid for private lessons in music. |
| General Education |
The knowledge, skills and appreciation
that a well-educated person should possess. More than one-third
of the work required for graduation consists of general education
courses which are required of all students. |
| Grade Points |
For reasons of simplicity in bookkeeping,
grades are assigned numbers call grade points. For every hour
of "A" which you earn, you are credited with four grade points; for
every hour of "B", three grade points; for every hour of "C", two
grade points; for every hour of "D", one grade point. To determine
your grade point average, divide the total number of grade points
by the total number of credit hours attempted. |
| Graduate Study |
Course work beyond the bachelor's degree;
at Frostburg State University, this is course work toward a master's
degree. |
| Hours |
Hours, credit hours and credits are
terms used interchangeably. |
| Bureau of Citizenship and
Immigration Services |
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
Services. An agency of the Department of Justice which administers
and enforces immigration related provisions and statutes within the
United States. Outside the United States these provisions and
statutes are enforced by consular posts of the Department of State. |
Center For International
Education |
International students can receive
help in dealing with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, in
learning about local customs and culture, in adjusting to campus life,
and in understanding the US educational system. Certain functions
required by INS must bear the signature of the Designated School Official
(DSO). Dr. Henry Bullamore, Interim Director of the Center For
International Education, serves as the DSO at Frostburg State University. |
| Load |
The total units of credit for which
you are registered. The average undergraduate load is 15 hours
of credit each semester and 9 hours for graduate study. |
| Major/Minor |
The subject or field of study which
you decide to emphasize. If, for example, you plan to specialize
in English, you will be said to major (or minor) in that field. A
major requires you to complete more credits than a minor. |
| Passport |
Please keep this in a safe place and
DO NOT allow it to expire while you are in any country other than
the issuing country. It is defined as any travel document issued
by authority showing the bearer's origin, identity and nationality,
if any, which is valid for entry of the bearer into a foreign
country. |
| Prerequisite |
The preliminary requirements which
must be met before a certain course can be taken. Thus, English
101 is the prerequisite to all other English courses and must be successfully
completed before other course are taken. |
| Probation |
he status of a student whose academic
progress is unsatisfactory as defined by the University's Academic
Standards Committee. |
| Program |
The curriculum or course of study a
student has chosen to pursue. |
| Quality Point Average |
Used interchangeably with grade point
average. |
| Registration |
The act of enrolling in classes, usually
prior to the REGISTER beginning of a semester. The process includes
selecting, with the help of an advisor, courses to be taken. |
| Required Courses |
Those subjects or courses required
by Frostburg SUBJECTS for the completion of your program. You
choose your elective; your required subjects are chosen for you. |
| Residence Hall |
Buildings on the University campus
designed to provide living accommodations for students. Such
buildings are owned and maintained by the University. |
| Schedule |
A listing of the courses you are taking
each semester. Your schedule is your program of studies. |
| Term |
The designation for a period of instruction.
At Frostburg, a semester. |
| Undergraduate |
A student who has not yet earned a
bachelor's degree. |
| Visa |
A stamped or affixed entry on a page
of your passport. The nonimmigrant visa stamp will show the
visa number, the location of the issuing office, the visa classification,
the date of issuance, the expiration date and the number of application
for admission allowed (multiple). Don't confuse the term "visa,"
which is a permit for entry, with the terms "Arrival/Departure Record,"
"I-94," or "Authorized stay." These terms refer to a person's
permission to remain in the US |
