Transfer students are expected to declare a major in order to transfer, as they apply to both the four-year college and a particular department at that college as upper division students. It is administered in group settings throughout the school year. It is one measure for placement. A course that must be completed in order for a student to advance to another course. The prerequisite must be validated through research to be used.
Colleges divide the academic year into either semesters, quarters or sessions.
There are 18 weeks in the fall and spring semesters and six weeks in the summer session. If a student has attended colleges which use different systems, the units are recalculated for consistency. A student who has chosen to become a voting member of the student body government. The student represents student opinion in the senate, allocates money for campus events and services and participates on campus-wide committees as the student voice. The official record of a student s academic coursework.