Credit Hour:  All scholastic work is measured in according to the credit hour. The "credit hour" is sometimes referred to as a "credit."
Core Curriculum:  The pattern of courses leading to an accepted educational objective.

Electives:   Courses, which may be chosen voluntarily by a student, to contribute to a balanced program of education within his or her chosen curriculum.

Grade Point Average (GPA)
The GPA is the average determined by dividing a student's total quality points by the total number of hours of credit that he or she has attempted. Quality points for one course are computed by multiplying the number of credit hours for a course by the student's grade as measured on a four-point scale. The total quality points earned, by a student is computed by adding together the quality points earned in each of the courses the student has taken.

Numerical grades will be converted to a letter grade and assigned the appropriate quality point:
A =100-94
B- 93-87
C- 86-78
D= 77-69
F= Below 69
AU= Audit
I = Incomplete*

4 Quality Points
3 Quality Points
2 Quality Points
1 Quality Points
0 Quality Points
0 Quality Points
0 Quality Points
* Incomplete grade that is issued will turn to an "F" if procedures are not
completed within specified time allotment.

Matriculation:  Enrolling at college or university for the first time.  
Prerequisite:  A course, which must be completed prior to admission to another course.
Student Classification:  Divisions of students into classes is done on the following basis.  Students who have completed 27 credit hours or less will be classified as Freshmen; students who have 28 through 54 credits hours will be classified as Sophomores; students who have completed 55 through 81 credit hours will be classified as Juniors; and students who have completed 81 or more credit hours will be classified as Seniors.

Transfer of Credit: Applying credit hours earned at one educational institution to the completion of an academic program at another institution. The rule which applies to most transfers is that the grade earned in a transfer course must be "C" or above, and the course must be similar to a course in the college to which the transfer is made.