NLC Calendar - Northern Lakes College

Northern Lakes College 2012–2013 Calendar
Glossary of Common Terms
Accepted/Acceptance
Applicant has met the entrance requirements
for the program and will be admitted to the
program at the next start date, or when the
applicant is ready to start (if different from the
“next start date”).
Application & Application for Admission
The process of applying for admission to a
program. The application for Admission is used
to collect basic information required to admit
applicants to College programs. Additional
information may be required in addition to
this form in order to make decisions regarding
acceptance.
Asynchronous
Learning by accessing course work when
convenient to the learner (eg. ecourse,
recordings, web)
Brokering Arrangement
An arrangement where an institution that owns
or is responsible for a program [the credentialing
or sponsoring institution] enters into an
agreement with one or more other institutions
[the hosting or brokering institution].
Cancelled or Closed Application
The application is closed either at the request of
the applicant or by the College. The applicant
will need to initiate a new application to again
be considered for the program.
Certificates
Upon successful completion of the identified
requirements for a program, a certificate from
the College is issued.
Co-Requisite Course
This is a course that is required to be taken
concurrently with another course.
Community Education Committees (CECs)
A CEC is a group of citizens nominated by the
community to advise and assist the College in
carrying out its mission in each community.
Representatives of each CEC also sit on the
Council of Community Education Committees
which acts as an advisory body to the Board.
Conditionally Accepted
The applicant is accepted but must meet certain
conditions (final mark, specific forms, etc.),
usually by a specified date. If the condition is
not met the acceptance is forfeited.
Core & Optional Courses
A core course is one that is required to complete
a credit program. Optional courses may or may
not be required for a credit program. A program
may require that a specific number of optional
credits are required for completion.
Course or Program Completion
The exit standards as specified for the program,
course, or offering have been achieved by the
student.
Course
An organized set of learning modules designed
to provide a student with the information to
achieve specified learning goals. A course may
or may not be part of a program and may be
part of many programs.
Credit Program
A credit program is one that has been approved
by the Department of Advanced Education and
Technology under the Government of Alberta.
Distance Education
Distance Education is an opportunity to take a
course from within a community using a variety
of technologies even though the teacher and
classmates may be in other communities.
Elluminate
This is Internet-based technology that is used
to provide group instruction to students in
different locations. The instructor & students
communicate orally and through text messages
in real time, view slides on the computer screen,
interact by using drawing tools, and surf the
Internet together.
Entrance Requirements
Minimum conditions and performance required
for normal admission to a program.
Full-time/Part-time Status
Students must be enrolled in at least 60% of a
full course load as defined for the program in
order to be considered full-time.
Moodle
A web based learning management software
(LMS) used to create interactive websites where
teachers and students can communicate and
collaborate in educational ways.
Not Accepted
The applicant has not been accepted to the
program because he or she did not meet the
prerequisites for a program.
Official Student File
A file for each student at the College is kept in the
Registrar’s Office and is considered the official
student file. This file may be a paper file or
electronic information and contains information
pertinent to the student’s enrollment at the
College.
Performance Contract
Performance Contracts for progress are
designed to assist the students in identifying and
correcting academic progress and attendance
problems before they become serious enough to
threaten their educational plan.
Practicum
The term “practicum” applies to a broad range
of learning settings and experiences, ranging
from a volunteer observation experience to
direct involvement in the workplace (e.g.
community agency, radio station, theatre)
wherein the workplace is the classroom and
students are under the direct supervision of staff
of the organization or agency and/or instructors
in the program.
Program
A planned learning experience designed to
improve the knowledge and skills of participating
students. Programs may be comprised of one or
more courses.
Offering
The offering of a particular program or course
during a particular year or term.
Registration
The process of confirming attendance in a
program by reporting for class, completing
startup paperwork (enrolment papers and other
forms), paying fees, ordering books, obtaining
College ID cards and verifying other information.
A student who has completed registration
activities is considered a registered student.
Synchronous
Learning by communicating and interacting
in real time (eg. classroom, teleconference,
videoconference).
Transcript
An official statement of the student’s entire
academic record at the College, bearing the
original signature of the Registrars Office and
the official seal of the College.
Tuition Fees
Fees for instruction received from students, or
paid on behalf of students. Other fees such as
Students’ Association and Learning Resources
fees may also be charged to students.
Timetable
A timetable is prepared to schedule all programs,
courses and modules offered during a specific
time period. This may be a timetable related to
the program or college schedule or a timetable
related to a specific student schedule.
Waitlisted
Students are waitlisted when the desired program
offering is full (there are no seats available at this
time). The students are considered as accepted
and are offered a space in the program when one
becomes available.
Withdrawal
A withdrawal occurs when a student leaves a
module, course or program for any reason or
when the first year of a two-year program is
complete.
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