Academic Probation - After attempting 12 units, a student whose cumulative grade point average (Effective Fall 1981) falls below 2.00 is placed on academic probation.

Academic Renewal - A student may initiate a petition to have his/her record reviewed for the removal of grade(s) from permanent record for the purpose of computing the grade point average. A student must meet specific conditions and may only ha e a maximum of 18 units removed.

Add Permit - A form issued by an instructor which permits the student to add the class if the instructor determines that there is room. Enrollment in the class is official only if the add permit is processed by the office of Admissions and Records.

Advisory, Enrollment - An advisory is a condition of enrollment that a student is advised (but not required) to meet before, or in conjunction with, enrollment in a course.

Appeal - A student request for reconsideration of a decision made affecting disciplinary action, grade change, prerequisite challenge, etc.

Application for Admission - A form provided by the Office of Admissions and Records on which the student enters identifying data and requests admittance to a specific semester.

Articulation Agreement - The community colleges work together with the University of California, the California State University and private postsecondary colleges/universities to establish a course agreement to enable transfer students to receive credit for their academic programs.

Assessment - Assessment is the process the college uses to evaluate student skills in areas such as reading, writing and mathematics and English as a Second Language (ESL).

A.S.O.- Organization which all enrolled students are eligible to join is called the Associated Students Organization.

Associate Degree - A degree (Associate in Arts, A.A., or Associate in Science, A.S.) granted by a community college which recognizes a student’s satisfactory completion of an organized program of study consisting of a minimum of 60 degree applicable semester units.

Audit - A student’s attendance in a class with permission of the instructor and payment of a fee. No college credit nor grade is given.

CalWORKs Program – CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids), previously GAIN, is an LACC Program offering training and support services to students receiving TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), previously AFDC.

CAN – The California Articulation Number System, known as CAN, is a means of identifying comparable courses offered at LACC and other colleges in California. CAN is a system that uses the same prefix and number to identify a course on every participating campus. Each campus has its own number; the CAN is added to denote courses that can be used in lieu of each other at participating colleges.

Catalog Rights – Catalog rights refer to the right of every continuing student to choose one, and only one, catalog under whose course requirements the student is to be evaluated for the purpose of determining whether the student meets the requirements for LACC graduation or for certification to transfer to UC or CSU. The continuing student may select the catalog which was in effect when the student initially enrolled at LACC or any catalog in effect thereafter through and including the semester when the student petitions for graduation or transfer certification.

Certificate Programs – Program designated for students who are looking for instruction with a high degree of specialization. Certificate programs vary in length and may require less than two years of full-time study, and may be pursued on a part-time basis. At the point of completion students may request the issuance of a certificate of completion.

Certification of CSU General Education Requirements – Completion of a body of transfer courses which meet the general education requirements of the California State University system (CSU).

Concurrent Enrollment – A student may enroll in two mutually dependent courses within the same semester and/or may be simultaneously enrolled at both LACC and a high school or another college.

Cooperative Education – An instructional program that is designed to complement the student’s academic training with realistic on-the-job experiences.

Co-requisites – A condition of enrollment consisting of what course a student is required to simultaneously take in order to enroll in another curse.

Counseling – Guidance provided by professional counselors in academic, vocational, and personal matters.

Course – A subject of study. Identified by Title and Number; for example: Accounting 1.

Credit by Examination – Credit granted for proficiency previously accomplished through testing.

Credit/No Credit – A form of grading whereby a student receives a grade of Credit (CR or No Credit (NCR) instead of an A, B, C, D, or F. A CR is assigned for class work equivalent to a C or above. NCR denotes work below a grade of C.

Cross-Referenced – Course content is the same as another course, e.g. HIST 7 and PHIL 23.

CSU – California State University.

Dismissal – A student on academic or progress probation for three semesters may be dismissed from the College. Once dismissed the student may not attend any college within the Los Angeles Community College District for a period of one year and must petition for readmittance at the end of that period of time.

Drop – A student’s official withdrawal from a class.

Elective – Courses which a student may choose without restriction of a particular major program-curriculum.

Full-Time Student – A student enrolled and active in 12 or more units, during the Fall or Spring Semester.

General Education Requirements – A group of courses from several subject areas which are required for graduation by state law.

Grade Points – The numerical value of a college letter grade. A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0, times the number of units of the course: An A in a 5 unit course equals 20 points.

Grade Point Average (GPA) – The GPA is determined by dividing the total grade points earned by the number of attempted units.

Honors Program – The LACC Scholars program is designed for students with a 3.0 GPA or higher who plan on transferring to a four-year college or university.

IGETC – Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum. Completion of all the requirements in the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) will permit a student to transfer from a community college to a campus in either the California State University or the University of California.

INC – Incomplete. The administrative symbol "INC" is recorded on the student’s permanent record in special situations in which the student has not been able to complete a course due to circumstances beyond the student’s control.

IP – In Progress. A symbol which indicates a course which continues over parts or all of two semesters.

Lower Division – College courses at the freshman and sophomore levels.

Major – A concentration of study in a specified discipline.

Matriculation – A combination of assessment of reading, writing, and mathematic skills; orientation to college programs and services; academic advising and counseling; and the programs and services that enable a student to reach his or her educational goals.

NDA – Non degree applicable Credit courses that do not apply toward a degree and are not transferable.

Non-penalty Drop Period – The first four weeks of a regular semester during which a student’s enrollment in a class is not recorded on the student’s permanent record if the student drops by the deadline. This deadline will be different for short-term and summer session courses.

Permit to Register – A form listing an appointment day and time at which the student may register.

Prerequisite - A condition of enrollment that a student is required to meet in order to demonstrate current readiness for enrollment in a course or educational program.

Progress Probation – After enrolling in 12 units, a student whose total units for which a W, NCR or INC has been assigned equals 50 percent or more of the units enrolled is placed on progress probation.

RD – Report Delayed. A temporary administrative symbol which is recorded on the student’s permanent record when a course grade has not been received from the instructor. It is changed to a letter grade when the grade report is received.

Returning Student – A previously enrolled student who did not attend the college during the previous two semesters. Attendance during the summer session is not included in this determination.

Satisfactory Completion – Completion of a course with a grade of "C" or better.

Schedule of Classes – A schedule, giving directions for enrollment and detailed information about the times, locations, and instructors of the classes to be offered. It is issued before the beginning of each semester and summer session.

Section Number – A four-digit class identification number which appears in the first column in the class schedule before the time of day or evening the class meets.

Semester – One-half of the academic year usually 15 weeks.

SEP – Student Educational Plan

Subject Deficiency – Lack of credit for a course or courses required for some particular objective such as graduation or acceptance by another institution.

Substandard Grade – An earned grade of D or F.

Transcripts – A student’s permanent record and an official list of all courses taken at a college or university showing the final grade received for each course.

Transfer – A student may change from one collegiate institution to another after having met the requirements for admission to the second institution.

Transfer Courses – Courses designed to match lower division courses of a four-year institution and for which credit may be transferred to that institution.

Transferable Units – College units earned through satisfactory completion of courses acceptable for credit at a four-year college or university.

UC – University of California.

Units – The amount of college credit earned by satisfactory completion of a specific course taken for one semester. Each unit represents one hour per week of lecture or recitation, or a longer time in laboratory or other exercises not requiring outside preparation.

Units Attempted – Total number of units in courses for which a student was ever actively enrolled.

Units Completed – Total number of units in courses for which a student received a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or CR.

Units Enrolled – Total number of units in which the student is enrolled at the end of the non-penalty drop period, which is the total number of units for all courses appearing on the student’s transcripts.

W – An administrative symbol assigned to a student’s permanent record for all classes which a student has dropped or has been excluded from by the instructor after the end of the non-penalty drop date but by the last day to drop.

Withdrawal – The action a student takes in dropping all classes during any one semester and discontinuing coursework at the college.