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USP PROGRAMS WHAT PROGRAMS AND COURSES ARE OFFERED? What do I need to know about enrolling as a DFL student? What are USP’s admission criteria? ACRONYMS Studying by Distance and Flexible Learning is both flexible and challenging. It is crucial that you meet the admission criteria specified for your USP program and DFL courses. This will ensure that you adequately cope with your program and course requirements, at the same time ensuring that your learning experience is positive and rewarding. USP students studying through distance and flexible learning usually come from four general categories: • Form Six or Form Seven (or equivalent) students straight out of secondary school who want to continue into tertiary studies; CCCE CEDT CELT Centre for Continuing and Community Education Centre for Educational Development and Technology Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching • Be aware of when applications for enrolment will be advertised and send in your application as soon as you see that your local USP campus is inviting applications for enrolments. • Advertisements are usually published in your local newspapers, through radio stations, television and on noticeboards at USP campuses; however, this differs from campus to campus. • People who are currently working and want to pursue USP programs of study on a part-time basis; • Mature students who have not participated in study for a long period of time and want to re-commence studying; and, • People who do not want to pursue academic qualifications but wish to engage in lifelong learning for personal development, enjoyment and/or training. CFS DFL DFLSC ELSA FAL FBE FIO College of Foundation Studies Distance and Flexible Learning Distance and Flexible Learning Support Centre English Language Skills Assessment Faculty of Arts and Law Faculty of Business and Economics Faculty of Islands and Oceans • Semester I and 30-week courses are normally advertised around September to November of the previous year. Semester II courses are normally advertised in April of the same year. Flexischool offerings are advertised around April and September of the same year. The admission criteria differ according to the type of student you are. Admission requirements for USP’s Pre-Degree, Certificate, Diploma, Degree and Postgraduate programs are listed in the 2007 Enrolment Guide and the 2007 Calendar. FST GPA GSB OC Faculty of Science and Technology Grade point average Graduate School of Business on-campus PhD Doctor of Philosophy • If you require further information regarding applying to register for Distance and Flexible Learning courses, contact staff at your local USP campus or Student Academic Services on the three major USP campuses - Alafua, Emalus or Laucala. SAS SOLS UPR USP Student Academic Services Student Online Services Unsatisfactory Progress Regulations The University of the South Pacific USPSA The University of the South Pacific Students’ Association USP PROGRAMS USP
What USP academic terms should I become familiar with? The following glossary aims to assist new Division students understand words commonly used One of the administrative units into which a at USP. School may be divided. A division normally takes its name from the discipline it teaches. Admission Discipline The assessment of the eligibility of an applicant An area of study such as Chemistry, Economics to study a USP program or Tourism Aegrotat Pass Elective course A pass granted (on application) to a student A course chosen by the student, usually from who falls ill during, or immediately prior to, a discipline outside the student’s major(s) or their final examination. A student’s eligibility minor(s) which must be passed as part of a for a pass is assessed based on his/her total program coursework mark in the course Compassionate Pass Enrolment Strictly speaking, the completion of the three A pass granted (on application) to a student processes of admission, registration and fee who, because of the death of a close family payment, but often loosely used to just mean member immediately prior to their final any one of those three, depending on the examination, either missed the exam or context performed poorly. A student’s eligibility for the pass is assessed based on his or her total Faculty coursework mark in the course A coherent grouping of academic departments Completion and/or schools, headed by a Dean The administrative process of checking that Flexi-school course a student has met all the requirements of a Formerly known as a summer school or winter program in which they wish to graduate school – a course taught intensively at your Core Course local campus, usually during semester breaks A compulsory course that the students doing a Grade Point Average particular program must pass A measure of the overall level of a student’s Course achievement, calculated by assigning points to the grades achieved in each of their USP A component of a discipline of study, normally courses, and finding the average of the points one semester or trimester long Cross Credit Major A discipline in which a student can specialise A USP course awarded to a student on the when studying for a USP degree; for example, basis of a pass in the same or equivalent Accounting, Geography, or Physics course in a completed USP qualification, or at another recognised tertiary institution. The Minor cross credit awarded may be a specific course A supplementary discipline taken in addition or an unspecified course at a particular level to and in support of a major, for a USP degree Department program One of the administrative units into which a Mode of study Faculty may be divided. A department normally The medium used in the delivery and support takes its name from the discipline it teaches. of a course. Possible modes of study currently Direct Credit used are face-to-face (called on-campus when referring to Alafua, Emalus or Laucala A USP course which was taken by a student Campuses), print and Internet (also called for an incomplete USP qualification, which online) is counted towards a USP qualification the student is now completing On-Campus Describes courses that are delivered face-toface at Alafua, Emalus or Laucala Campuses Prerequisite course A course that must be passed before a student can register for another specific course, normally at a higher level Program An arrangement of courses fitting the requirements for a USP qualification such as a certificate, a diploma or a degree Registration The process of electronic or manual approval, by appropriate authorities, of students’ chosen courses Restricted Pass A pass granted to a student who has marginally failed the final course required to complete their program School One of the administrative units into which a Faculty may be divided. Usually a school takes its name from the disciplines it teaches. Semester The normal duration for which a course is offered Service Course A compulsory course from outside the major (or minor) discipline, which supports the major (or minor) courses Trimester The normal duration of a GSB course, which is shorter than a semester Tutorial An interactive university teaching technique in which a small group of students (not usually more than fifteen) meets with an academic staff member to discuss concepts covered in recent lectures or to work through applied examples of theory Unsatisfactory Progress The failure of a student to pass sufficient courses in the preceding academic year, resulting in, initially being put on probation, and subsequently being suspended for one or more semesters USP PROGRAMS USP PROGRAMS USP
Page 1 and 2: 2007 DISTANCE AND FLEXIBLE LEARNING
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS CONTENTS DISTANCE AND FLEX
Page 5 and 6: WELCOME WELCOME TO USP THE UNIVERSI
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Page 13 and 14: Diploma Programs USP offers a wide
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Page 21 and 22: HOW DO I ENROL? HOW DO I ENROL? How
Page 23 and 24: 4. How do I cancel or change my cho
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Page 27 and 28: STUDYING BY DFL The course material
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