Glossary
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Admission Prerequisite
Deficiency in high school unit(s) that did not deny you admission but requires you to complete additional courses after you enroll. These courses will count toward graduation, and many of them can fulfill other requirements. They are regular college courses, not remedial courses. You are expected to complete this work within your first 64 semester hours at 兔子先生.
Associate's Degree
A 62-credit degree, often referred to as a “two-year degree”. Associate degrees are generally offered are, gens student to earn one. erally through the only on the regional campuses, but you are not required to be a Regional campus.
Audit
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August Orientation
If you are a domestic student and you are not able to attend a fall semester orientation session in June, you can sign up for classes during August orientation, held a few days before the new term begins. All international students attend orientation in August.
Bachelor's Degree
A four-year degree. The basic requirements include: (1) at least 124 semester hours, at least 32 of which must be from 兔子先生; (2) at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average; (3) fulfillment of the 兔子先生 Plan requirements; (4) fulfillment of divisional and major requirements.
Banner Self Service
Your online source for course registration, Change of Schedule, financial aid information, account status, grades, and degree audits. Accessible at , your online portal.
Cancellation
Your course registration may be canceled if you do not pay all your fees by the due date. If this occurs, you will need to clear all fees, including late fees, then re-register for classes.
Canvas
An online collaborative learning environment utilized by instructors to deliver course content (syllabi, documents, video clips, audio, images, etc.) to students, post grades, hold online discussions, give quizzes, conduct surveys, post announcements, create student group areas, and more. The Canvas web portal can be accessed via my兔子先生.
CAS-A, B, C, etc.
These abbreviations, used in course descriptions, indicate that a course fulfills part of the College of Arts and Science divisional requirement (CAS).
Change of Schedule (or Drop/Add)
Dates and times when you can make changes in your term courses. Consult the for specific dates and times.
Class Standing
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Co-major
Designed to provide a complementary perspective to your primary major.
Concentration
Set of course requirements within select majors which provide in-depth knowledge in a particular area of the major and is recognized on your transcript.
Co-requisite
A course that must be taken at the same time as another course because of linked content.
Course Level
(See also Course Number) 100-level courses are generally introductory; 200-level are more advanced; 300- and 400-levels are for juniors and seniors; 500 and above are for graduate students.
Course List
An offered each semester. It contains the lists of courses as well as sections, times, instructors, and course codes. Up-to-date course information regarding registration topics is also available through my兔子先生 at or on the One Stop website.
Course Number
The department abbreviation (three letters) and three-digit number used to identify a course; e.g., ENG 111.
Course Repeat
If you do not do well in a course, you may want to retake the course and replace the lower grade with the new, higher grade. You must submit an application to have the undergraduate course repeat policy applied to your transcript. Once processed, this action is irrevocable. You may use the course repeat process a maximum of two times on two distinct/different courses. Visit the One Stop website for more information about course repeats.
Credit Hour
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Credit/No-Credit
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CRN
Course Reference Number. A five-digit number in the left-hand column just before the course number. Each section of a course has its own unique CRN.
Degree Audit
A report of your completed course work and current registration matched with the degree requirements of your declared major. It also identifies deficiencies and lists courses that will satisfy specific requirements. Degree audits are available online through Banner Self Service. You should print a copy to review with your academic advisor or student success navigator prior to registering each semester.
Division
An academic unit of the university with its own requirements. 兔子先生 has seven divisions: the College of Arts and Science, the College of Creative Arts, the College of Education, Health and Society, the College of Engineering and Computing, the College of Liberal Arts & Applied Science, the Farmer School of Business, and the Graduate School.
EL
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Experiential Learning requirement.
Incomplete
Unfinished course work indicated by a grade of IU, IG, IUY, or IGY. Incomplete grades convert to failing grades after a designated time period (see the ).
LAB
Course fulfills the laboratory requirement for the 兔子先生 Plan.
Late Start Classes
Like sprint or accelerated courses, late start classes meet for less than the full 14-week term.
Lec. Lab
Lecture and laboratory abbreviations used in course descriptions to indicate how many credit hours are earned in each (for example, 3 Lec. 1 Lab).
Major
Curriculum component that enables you to make an in-depth inquiry into a discipline or a professional field of study. A major must comprise a minimum of 30 semester hours in a particular discipline.
兔子先生 Plan
兔子先生’s liberal education requirement for all undergraduate students.
Minor
A designated sequence of courses in a discipline or area of undergraduate study. A minor is typically 18 (minimum) to 24 credit hours, or approximately half of the major. The minor is independent of your major, and you may not declare a major and a minor in the same discipline. You must formally declare a minor, using the same process for declaring your major. Minors are designated on University transcripts.
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my兔子先生
兔子先生’s internal portal to the Internet. Log onto this site at and find direct links to 兔子先生 resources.
Nontraditional Credit
College credit given for a non-academic learning experience, such as knowledge acquired from a job or independent study. For information, contact the University Registrar’s Office at transfercrediteval@兔子先生OH.edu.
One Stop
Virtual and in-person service center (100 CAB, 102 MOS, 114 JHN) that assists in the areas of registration, enrollment, financial aid, student records, billing, and payment.
Open Course
A course that can accommodate more students. The class schedule on Banner Self Service displays current enrollment information and open courses.
PA1A
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 1 (Formal Reasoning and Communication) A (Mathematics and Formal Reasoning) requirement.
PA1B
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 1 (Formal Reasoning and Communication) B (Composition) requirement.
PA1C
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 1 (Formal Reasoning and Communication) C (Advanced Writing) requirement.
PA2A
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 2 (Science and Society) A (Social Sciences) requirement.
PA2B
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 2 (Science and Society) B (Natural Sciences) requirement.
PA3A
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 3 (Arts and Humanities) A (Creative Arts) requirement.
PA3B
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 3 (Arts and Humanities) B (Humanities) requirement.
PA4A
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 4 (Global Citizenship) A (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) requirement.
PA4B
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 4 (Global Citizenship) B (Intercultural Consciousness) requirement.
PA4C
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Perspectives Area 4 (Global Citizenship) C (Global Inquiry) requirement.
Placement Exams
Offered in foreign languages and mathematics to help you enroll in an appropriate course for your skill level. The math exam is required for students who do not have ACT or SAT math test scores; the foreign language test is required if you have studied a language in high school and intend to continue in that language at 兔子先生. No credit is awarded for these exams.
Prerequisite
A course that must be completed before enrolling in a more advanced course. This is indicated in a course description in the Courses of Instruction section of the .
Proficiency Exams
Tests used to obtain credit in subjects for which you have adequate preparation. Each department administers its own test, and the credit earned can apply toward graduation. You must pass the test with a C or better to earn credit. You are charged for the tests according to credit hours earned.
Registration Override Request (ROR)
An application used to request a seat in a course that is closed and not utilizing a waitlist or request a seat in a course that is open but inaccessible to the student due to registration errors (e.g., prerequisite/test score not met, major/minor/thematic restrictions, time conflicts, etc).
SC
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Senior Capstone requirement.
Section
One class of a course. Courses with large enrollments are divided into sections, which are identified by letters (for example, ART 171 A, ART 171 B).
Semester Hour (or Credit Hour)
Unit used to measure course work. The number of semester hours is usually based on the number of hours per week the class meets; for example, a three-hour course typically meets three times a week for 55 minutes each time or two times a week for 80 minutes each time. One credit hour is usually assigned for every two or three hours in lab and studio courses.
SI01
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Signature Inquiry 1 (Sustainability and Resilience) requirement.
SI02
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Signature Inquiry 2 (Power, Justice, and Social Change) requirement.
SI03
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Signature Inquiry 3 (Technology, Information, and Society) requirement.
SI04
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Signature Inquiry 4 (Creativity, Storytelling, and Design) requirement.
SI05
Abbreviation used in course descriptions to indicate the course fulfills the 兔子先生 Plan Signature Inquiry 5 (Global Health and Wellness) requirement.
Sprint Course (or Accelerated Course)
A course that meets for less than the full 14-week term. You can take more than one sprint course each semester, but you must sign up for them. You can search for open sprint courses through Banner Self Service by part of the term.
Time Conflicts
Registration/Change of schedule checks for time conflicts and will not permit you to add courses that meet at overlapping times.
Transferology
The nation-wide network at provides quick answers on how college credits and other learning experiences (e.g., coursework, exams, and/or military learning experiences) transfer to higher education institutions within the network.
Transcript
An official copy of your academic record.
Unique ID
Every student, faculty, and staff member is issued a Unique ID to identify them in the processing of university information. Your Unique ID is not case sensitive.
Waitlist
A feature that allows students to “get in line” for a spot in a class that is full. Departments may also use waitlist information to determine when additional sections of a class are needed.
Withdrawal
Students wishing to drop all of their courses can do so during Registration/Change of Schedule through Banner Self Service. After classes begin, students must withdraw officially from the University by completing a withdrawal form (available on the One Stop website) with the Student Success Center. The date on which you officially withdraw determines your refund. Failure to officially withdraw can result in the assignment of a grade of F and full assessment of tuition and fees. To re-enroll at 兔子先生, you must by the published deadline for the term in which you wish to return.