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YAVAPAI COLLEGE CATALOG GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The following terms are often used at Yavapai College in written materials and in conversations with advisors and faculty. Use this guide to learn more about their meaning.
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Ability to Benefit - Term used to describe a student’s chances of being successful in a college-level course of study. A high school diploma or a GED can be used to document the ability to benefit from college. “Ability to benefit” can also be established by obtaining appropriate scores in reading, writing and mathematics on the Col- lege’s assessment tests. For more detailed information, see an advisor or financial aid specialist.
Academic Advisement - Consulting with a college advi- sor to develop a plan for fulfilling the requirements to reach an educational objective. Participating in the ad- visement process will minimize the loss of credits for stu- dents planning to transfer.
Academic Calendar - The College’s Academic Calendar contains key dates important to every student, including holidays and the start and end dates of classes.
Academic Honors List - An honor bestowed upon stu- dents who demonstrate exemplary performance. To be eligible, a student must complete 12 or more credits in that semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.
Academic Probation - A student is placed on Academic Probation (AP) if, while on Academic Warning, the stu- dent earns less than a 2.0 semester GPA in the subse- quent semester (based on attempted credits). See page 38 for further detail.
Academic Renewal - Academic Renewal allows a student who experienced academic difficulties during earlier at- tendance at Yavapai College to have grades for a particu- lar period of time excluded from the calculation of the grade point average. All courses and grades remain on the student’s permanent academic record.
Academic Suspension - A student is placed on Academic Suspension (AS) if, while on Academic Probation, the stu- dent does not achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above during the second semester of Academic Probation. See page 38 for further detail.
Academic Warning - A student is placed on Academic Warning (AW) if the student has attempted 12 credits or more and earned a cumulative GPA of less than 2.0. See page 38 for further detail.
Add - This term refers to the period of time when stu- dents can add an open class.
Administrative Drop/Withdraw - An instructor may drop or withdraw a student from a course for failure to attend class.
Admission - Students who complete the online college admission form are immediately admitted to the college and will receive credentials to enable registration for classes.
Advising - The College provides free advising services to all students for help with program planning and course selection.
AGEC (Arizona General Education Curriculum) - A common structure of general education agreed upon by all public colleges and universities in Arizona. The AGEC, a 35-credit general education component of the Associate degrees for transfer, fulfills lower-division gen- eral education requirements for students transferring to Arizona’s public universities (Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and University of Arizona).
Articulation - The acceptance or transfer of coursework through special agreements. Yavapai College articulates transfer of courses to Arizona’s public universities (Ari- zona State University, Northern Arizona University and University of Arizona).
Associate Degree - A degree awarded by a community college upon satisfactory completion of an organized program of study. Requires the completion of a minimum number of credits with a certain combination of courses, including general education and major requirements. For more detailed information, see an advisor or refer to the “Degrees and Certificates” section of this catalog.
Audit - Students who audit a class attend class meetings but do not receive credit or a grade for the course.
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