Glossary

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Academic Counselor	Each division has counselors to assist a student in planning and developing their personal and academic goals. To contact an academic counselor in your division.
Academic Probation	A student’s grade point average is low enough that he or she is in danger of being dismissed from school. A student on probation is required to see his or her academic counselor for consultation and approval of course selection prior to registration.
Academic Program	The academic area recorded on a student’s transcript, diploma and/or certificate. Formerly known as a “major”.
Accreditation	Local, state, or national recognition of educational competence. Certain minimum competency standards have been met or exceeded to meet requirements for accreditation. Can apply to a particular degree program or approval of a college covering all curriculum areas. (Accreditation North Central).
Articulation Agreements	Agreements with local universities to identify those courses that will transfer. Also refers to agreements with high schools where college credit may be given for selected course work taken in high school. Other articulation agreements exist with companies or agencies; these credits may only apply to specific degree programs.
Associate Degree	A two-year degree in either a career area or transfer program (Associate of Arts, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Science.
Audit	A course taken for non-credit. The student registers for course(s)during late registration and pays the regular tuition. The student is not required to do homework or take tests, and does not earn a grade for the course. A course is usually taken as an “audit” either for review or enrichment.
Attachment	A file attached to an email message
Applications software	Includes programs that do real work for users. For example, word processors, spreadsheets, and database management systems fall under the category of applications software.
Anti-virus Software	Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a list of known viruses. Others are constantly active, attempting to detect the actions of general classes of viruses. Anti-virus software must be regularly updated to be effective against the latest viruses as they are released and discovered.
Alumni	Graduates of Sinclair Community College
Articulation Agreements	Agreements with local universities to identify those courses that will transfer and guarantee junior status. Also refers to agreements with high schools where college credit may be given for selected course work taken in high school. Other articulation agreements exist with companies or agencies; these credits may only apply to specific degree programs.
Assessment Intake	The place for new students to begin at Sinclair. Provides information about how to enroll as a new student, placement testing, orientation, advising, and registering for a student’s first term.
Associate Degree	A two-year degree in either a career area or transfer program (associate of arts, associate of applied science, associate of science.)
A.I.S.	Associate of Individualized Study, a degree for students who wish to design an interdisciplinary degree program using the liberal arts or combining liberal arts with technical areas of study.
A.T.S.	Associate of Technical Study degree, an alternative for a student whose technical degree goals cannot be accomplished through existing degree programs.
Auditing a course	A student who audits a course will not receive a grade or credit. He or she is permitted to attend classes but will not be required to take exams. The fee for auditing is the same as that for enrolling for credit. Students may not change from audit status to credit status or from credit status to audit status once registered for the course. Registration and/or adding a course for audit status will be accepted only during the designated late registration periods. Audit status must be indicated on the registration form or a drop/add form. A veteran may not used educational benefits to audit a course. In addition, financial aid may not be used to pay for courses that are audited.