Certificate:
is an academic designation awarded for the completion of a specified program of study which is of shorter duration than a degree or diploma.
Challenge for credit:
is the request for consideration of academic credit resulting from experience or knowledge gained elsewhere for which transfer credit cannot be awarded.
Convocation:
is a large formal gathering where a graduation often takes place.
Co-requisite course:
is a course which may be taken concurrently with or successfully completed prior to the course for which it is required.
Course:
is a unit of work in a particular subject normally extending through one semester or session, the successful completion of which normally carries credit toward the fulfilment of the requirements of certain degrees, diplomas or certificates.
Course number:
courses are designated by four characters. The first character signifies the level of the course. Where all four characters are numeric, the last three are used by academic units to indicate various information such as course sequence and area of study. Where the last character is alphabetic, the letter:
A or B identifies a linked course. No credits or points are given until the "B" part is successfully completed.
C identifies an English course that does not carry credit towards a degree, diploma or certificate.
F identifies a foundation course that is intended to remedy a specific academic weakness and does not carry credit towards a degree, diploma or certificate.
L identifies a period of university-level learning involving residency outside of Canada, normally through the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
T identifies an undergraduate teaching internship offered by the Faculty of Education.
W identifies a course in either a work term in a co-operative program or a special project in certain of the professional schools and faculties and may or may not be assigned credit hours.
X identifies a course which represents an entire semester's work and carries at least 15 credit hours.
Courses offered outside of the normal time frame:
are those with different start and/or end dates than those of the semester or session.
Credit hour:
is the measure used to reflect the relative weight of a given course toward the fulfilment of appropriate degree, diploma, certificate, major, minor, or other program requirements. A weight of 1 credit hour normally means that the course meets for lectures one hour per week for the duration of a semester or two hours per week for the duration of a session. Unless otherwise indicated, a course normally has a credit value of 3 credit hours.
Credit-restricted courses:
are courses which are closely related but not equivalent. Credit is limited to one of the credit-restricted courses. Normally, credit-restricted courses cannot be substituted, one for the other, to satisfy program requirements.
Cross-listed courses:
are courses which are listed under two or more academic units and which can be taken for credit from one unit only. Cross-listed courses can be substituted, one for the other, to satisfy program requirements.
Degree:
is an academic designation awarded for the completion of a specified program of study which is of longer duration than a diploma or certificate.
Diploma:
is an academic designation awarded for the completion of a specified program of study which is of shorter duration than a degree and longer duration than a certificate.
Equivalent courses:
are those which are determined to be equal for credit determination, although the subject area or course number will differ. These are normally identified with the phrase "Same as".