Academic Advising Glossary
The academic advising glossary offers helpful academic information and definitions all in one location.
Academics
Topics include: academic catalog, academic requirements report (ARR), accelerated / early-acceptance / 4+1 / combined, accreditation, ad pro petition, advanced placement (AP), articulation agreement, capstone, class number, code of student life, cohort, collaborative registration, college-level examination program (CLEP), co-requisite, course audit, course modalities, course number, course registration, curriculum, deadline, elective, emphasis / concentration / track / subplan, EMPLID, essential studies, FERPA, final exam, financial obligation agreement (FOA), hold, incomplete, interdisciplinary, internship / co-op, experiential learning, intersession class, major / minor / certificate / program, math active learning lab (MALL), office hours, online degrees and classes, pre-professional programs, pre-requisite, satisfactory academic progress (SAP), semester hours and credit, special circumstances petition, syllabus, transcripts, transfer evaluation system (TES), university / college or school / department.
Academic Standing
Topics include: academic concern flags, academic standing, alumni, class standing, commencement, credit load, grade point average (GPA), graduate degree, graduation, honor roll, lower-division classes, non-degree, readmission, satisfactory and unsatisfactory grading, and upper-division classes.
Aerospace
Topics include: ATP, FAA Medical, IACRA, IFR, Part 141, Part 61, PPL, R-ARP, and VFR.
Dates & Deadlines
Topics include: Anticipated graduation date, full-term and part-term class, midterms, reading and review day, semester, semester calendar, and standard class times.
People at UND
Topics include: Academic advisor, dean, dean of students, department chair, faculty vs staff, first-generation student, graduate teaching assistant (GTA), instructor, president, professor, provost, registrar, research assistant, undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA), and vice president for student affairs.