Computation skills - Quantitative or mathematical skills. Consortium -Arrangement between schools that enables students who attend one school to go to class and use resources at another school. Core Classes -Classes that all students in a major program are required to take. Corequisite -A class taken with a related course. Correspondence Course -A class where students receive lessons in the mail and send completed assignments to instructors.
Correspondence is an example of independent study.
Credit hour - A unit of credit you earn for course work that takes a semester to complete. Many college courses carry 3 credit hours. Critical thinking -A sophisticated cognitive process which involves the careful examination of ideas and information from multiple perspectives in order to clarify and improve our understanding and to develop ideas that are unique, useful, and worthy of future elaboration. Developmental Courses -Courses that are designed to build your skills in basic areas such as math, reading, and writing. They do not count toward your degree.