2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

College TerminologyAssessment - an assessment instrumentgiven to new students. The results are usedto assist counselors in determining academicability in reading, writing, and mathematics.Associate Degree - a two-year degree offeredby colleges. Century College degrees: theAssociate in Arts (AA), the Associate inScience (AS), and the Associate in AppliedScience (AAS).Career/Occupational Programs - programsdesigned to lead directly to employment orcareer advancement.Certificate - an educational program andaward focusing on career or occupationalskills. Century College certificates are 16 or 30credits in length.Class Section - a group of students meetingto study a particular course at a definite time.Sections are identified by specific sectionnumbers.Course - a particular portion of a subjectselected for study. A course is identified by acourse number; for example, Psychology 1020.Course Title - a phrase descriptive of coursecontent; for example, the course Psychology1020 has a course title of General Psychology.Credit Hour - the amount of credit usuallyearned by attending a class for fifty minutes aweek for 15 weeks.Curriculum - a group of courses plannedto lead to some specific competence in afield of study and to a certificate, diploma orassociate degree; for example, the accountingcurriculum.Degree - a title conferred by a college oruniversity upon completion of a particularprogram of academic work. Typical degreesare the Associate in Arts (AA), the Bachelor ofArts (BA), and the Master of Arts (MA).Diploma - an educational program and awardfocusing on career or occupation skills longerin length than a certificate. Century Collegediplomas are 36 - 48 credits or more in length.Discipline - the subject or department prefix(example: Math, Psyc).Drop - discontinuing a class within thedrop/add period. A drop is not recorded onstudents’ transcripts.Drop/Add Period - a period at the beginningof each term when students may drop or addclasses.Elective - a non-designated course withina program. An elective permits students toselect some courses of their choice withintheir program.Grade Point Average - a weightednumerical average which indicates how wellstudents have done in college classes.Grant - an outright award of funds, usuallybased on need, which does not have to berepaid.Loan - a loan may be either federal, state,short-term or emergency awarding of moneyto students in need of financial assistance; itmust be repaid.Minnesota General Education TransferCurriculum (MnTC) - a collaborative effortamong all two and four year public collegesand universities in Minnesota to help studentstransfer their coursework in general education.40 credits are required in ten goal areas.These courses are also used in the generaleducation portion of the AA, AFA, AS, AAS,diploma and certificate programs.Prerequisite - a prerequisite is a body ofknowledge or level of competence studentsshould have achieved to ensure readinessfor a course. In special circumstances, aprerequisite may be waived by approval ofthe appropriate department. Students arenot permitted to register for courses forwhich prerequisites have not been met. Aprerequisite is met by earning credit in acourse. Some courses may have specificStudent Handbookgrade requirements. See course descriptionfor grade requirements.Quarter - term or period of time in anacademic year. There are three quarters andtwo summer sessions in most quarter systemschools. One quarter typically is 10 weekslong.Registration - the process of selectingcourses, completing college forms, and payingfees, all of which must be completed prior tothe beginning of classes each term.Scholarships - monetary awards givento students in recognition of outstandingacademic achievement. Scholarships aresometimes based on financial need as well asacademic performance.Semester - term or period of time in anacademic year. There are two semesters andone or two summer sessions in most semestersystem schools. One semester typically is 15weeks long.Transcript - a record of a students’ academicstanding and college grades.Transfer Programs - programs with coursesleading to an Associate in Arts or Associate inScience degree which are generally acceptedin transfer to bachelor degree grantingcolleges and universities.Tuition - an amount of money charged tostudents for each course.Withdrawal - discontinuing a course afterthe drop/add period but before the withdrawaldeadline. A withdrawal is recorded on thetranscript as a W. Withdrawals do notinfluence GPA, but do negatively impactacademic progress.Work Study - a program created in 1964. Thefederal government and the college providefunds for part-time employment on campus.Part- or full-time students in need of financialassistance may apply in the Financial Aidoffice.651.779.3300 221