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Associate of Arts (AA). A liberal arts degree fulfilling the general requirements taken by college freshman and sophomores. Students must complete 90 quarter credits in courses numbered 100 or above and meet specific distribution requirements. Associate of Applied Science (AAS). A degree designed for students in professional-technical programs. academic. Pertaining to a liberal arts program of study, opposed to a professional-technical one. adding or dropping classes/courses. Making changes in the student schedule by enrolling in additional courses or withdrawing from courses. advising. The process of determining with an adviser which courses the student needs to take to meet his or her educational goals. Associate of Science, Option 1. A degree for students interested in biology, environmental science, chemistry, geology, and earth science. Associate of Science, Option 2. A degree for students interested in engineering, computer science, physics, and atmospheric science. Certificate of Arts and Sciences (CAS). A certificate in academic transfer studies (45 credits) for personal reasons. Not intended as a substitute for the AA degree. Cooperative Education. A program combining a specific program of study with related employment that allows college credit to be given for work experience. core classes or requirements. Specific courses required by or applicable to a certain degree. credit or credit hour. The unit measurement for the amount of work and/or time required for a course. A five-credit class will usually meet five hours a week. Also known as “quarter hour.” entry codes. Instructor permission codes that allow a student entry into a particular course. General Educational Development (GED). A program for adults who have not graduated from high school and want to earn a certificate of high school equivalency. grade points. The number obtained by multiplying the numerical value of the grade received for a course by the number of credit hours earned in that course. For instance, if you earn a 3.6 grade in a five-credit course, you earn 18.0 grade points for that course. instructional calendar. A two-year calendar indicating quarter start and end dates, holidays to be observed by Highline campus, and other non-class days. Personal Identification number (PIN). An originally assigned six-digit birth date (mm/dd/yy) that students use to access records from the Web. For security purposes, Highline recommends students change their PINs to another easily remembered number. prerequisite (prereq.). Generally a COMPASS score or completion of a specific class that is required before enrolling in a course. professional-technical. A program of study intended to prepare a student for employment in a certain field rather than for transfer to a four-year college or university. Also referred to as “vocational.” quarterly class schedule (quarterly). A schedule of classes—listing times, locations, special fees, and instructors for all classes offered by Highline—is published before each academic quarter. Student Identification number. A unique number assigned to a student for tracking, data entry, identification, transcripts, and for conducting other college business. student information kiosk. Computer terminals located in Building 6 with online services offering admissions, registration, and records activity. transfer credits. Credits earned at one college that are accepted toward a degree at another college.
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