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ACADEMIC YEAR - September 1 to August 31. The time during which classes are taught. In most Canadian universities, the university year usually starts in September and ends in May.
ACHIEVEMENT STATUS - The student's final registration status for the course section as of the end of the reporting interval. (source: Ministry of Advanced Education) Please see values below:
C - Complete - the student has completed their course requirements; the student may have passed or failed the section (if there is an evaluative component).
W - Withdraw - the student has withdrawn from the course after the stable enrolment date; the student will (typically) receive an incomplete status on their transcript.
I - Incomplete - the student has not completed the course requirements, and has not withdrawn (e.g., did not sit the final exam); the student will (typically) receive an incomplete status on their transcript.
L - Leave - the student has stopped out of the section for a short period of time, and will re-enter the course section. There is no academic penalty for this action.
T - Transfer - the student has been assessed transfer credit for the section (see Transfer Type).
P - PLA - the student has been assessed Prior Learning credit for the section (see PLA Type).
X - Extend - the student did not finish the section, and has applied for an extension to continue with the section. There is no academic penalty for this action.
A - Audit - the student audited the course section and did not receive a grade.
ADMISSIONS - Applicants granted an official offer to enroll in a college or university.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT - Advanced placement courses are college-level courses taught in high school. Students may take an examination at the completion of the course; students receiving acceptable scores may earn college credit.
AIR - Association for Institutional Research. The mission of the Association for Institutional Research is to support members in their efforts to continuously improve the practice of institutional research for postsecondary planning, management and operations and to further develop and promote the institutional research profession. (source: AIR)
ALUMNI SURVEYS - Questionnaires administered to undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional alumni to determine their satisfaction with programs and services, as well as their current educational and employment status.
ALUMNUS - UCFV “alumnus” means a student who has graduated with a degree, diploma, certificate or citation or who, prior to January 1, 2004, have earned 30 or more credits from Fraser Valley College or the University College of the Fraser Valley.
ANNUAL EXPENSES - The total expenditures associated with tuition, required fees, room, and board for a typical undergraduate student.
APPLICANT - An individual who has fulfilled the institution's requirements to be considered for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) who has been notified of one of the following actions: admission, nonadmission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). (source: IPEDS)
ARTICULATION - The process of examining another school's courses and determining how they compare to UCFV courses. Once a course is articulated, it is entered into the database so appropriate transfer credit can be awarded to other students. This process is also referred to as evaluating or assessing transfer credit. (source: UCFV Calendar Glossary)
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE - An award earned by taking a minimum of 60 credits of prescribed and elective credit courses which promote both breadth and depth of knowledge. Associate degrees may completed in over a two-year period of full-time study. (source: IPEDS)
AUDIT - A regular course registration (with regular tuition charges) with a formal understanding that the student attends classes, does not write exams, and does not receive credit or a grade for the course. The instructor will normally determine the expectations of the audit student. (source: UCFV Calendar Glossary)
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BACHELOR'S DEGREE - An award (baccalaureate or equivalent degree) that normally requires at least 4 but NOT more than 5 years of full-time equivalent college-level work. This includes ALL bachelor's degrees conferred in a 5-year cooperative (work-study plan) program. A cooperative plan provides for alternate class attendance and employment in business, industry, or government; thus, it allows students to combine actual work experience with their college studies. Also, includes bachelor's degrees in which the normal 4 years of work are completed in 3 years. This award is earned by taking 35 or more prescribed and elective courses (minimum 120 credits). (source: IPEDS)
BCCAT - British Columbia Council on Admisssions and Transfers. The BC Council on Admissions and Transfer faciliates admission, articulation and transfer agreements amongst BC post secondary institutions. (source: BCCAT)
BCIRP - British Columbia Institutional Research and Planning.
BCIRPDA - British Columbia College and Institute Institutional Research Directors Association.
BENCHMARK INSTITUTION - an institution similar to UCFV in important respects. UCFV collects selected data on benchmark institutions in an effort to develop meaningful comparisons between the University and its peer institutions. Comparative Data includes finance, tuition, employees, enrolment, graduation and retention rates.
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CALENDAR YEAR - January 1 to December 31.
Central Data Warehouse (CDW) - contains standardized, encrypted data relating to student demographics, programs, credentials, courses, session registration and campuses for 22 public institutions in B.C., including university colleges, colleges and institutes, which is updated twice a year. (source: CDW)
CIP CODE - A six-digit code in the form xx.xxxx that identifies instructional program specialties within educational institutions. A CIP code is assigned to each program at the time it is established.
CIRPA - Acronym for Canadian Institutional Research and Planning Association
CISO - Acronym for College & Institute Student Outcomes Project
COHORT - A specific group of students established for tracking purposes. (see also RETENTION and GRADUATION RATES)
COMPLETER - A student who receives a degree, diploma, certificate, or other formal award. In order to be considered a completer, the degree/award must actually be conferred. (source: IPEDS)
COMPLETERS WITHIN 150% (OF NORMAL TIME) - Students (within a cohort or subcohort) who completed their program within 150% of the normal time to completion. For example, a student enrolled in a Bachelor program would complete the program within 6 years to meet the 150% rule. (See NORMAL TIME) (source: IPEDS)
COMPOSITION PLACEMENT TEST - The Composition Placement Test (CPT) is designed to assess the level of your writing skills. It serves as a prerequisite for certain courses and as an entrance requirement for some programs. (source: UCFV Assessment Services)
CONTACT HOUR - A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - Students taking co-op education participate in one or more work terms, generally paid, during their program of studies.
COURSE CREDIT - Course credit is a measure of the content (skills and/or knowledge) in a course. The expert authority with regard to course content and proposing credit value is the department responsible for designing the course. (source: UCFV Policy 350.05)
CURRENT FUNDS EXPENDITURES (AND TRANSFERS) - The costs incurred for goods and services used in the conduct of the institution's operations. Includes the acquisition cost of capital assets, such as equipment and library books, to the extent current funds are budgeted for and used by operating departments for such purposes. (source: IPEDS)
CURRENT FUNDS REVENUES - Unrestricted gifts, grants, and other resources earned during the reporting period and restricted resources received in non-exchange transactions for which any time restrictions have been met, or which have been earned in exchange transactions. (source: IPEDS)
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DEGREE - An award conferred by a postsecondary education institution to recognize the successful completion of a program of studies.
DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS - Students enrolled in courses for credit who are recognized by the institution as seeking a degree or formal award. At the undergraduate level, this is intended to include students enrolled in vocational or occupational programs. (source: IPEDS)
DISTANCE LEARNING - Any for-credit instruction where delivery of instruction may utilize any or all of the following: print material, e-mail, telephone, audio tape, television/VCR, satellite, or computer for access to CD ROM, interactive video, Internet, or the web. The instructor may be physically separated from the students or may meet with students intermittently throughout the term. A distance-learning course is reported as either on- or off-campus based on where the majority of the students enrolled in the course is located. (source: Council on Postsecondary Education)
DROP OUT - A student who left the institution and did not return. (See RETENTION and GRADUATION RATES)
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EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE (ETS) - the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization and a leader in educational research. ETS's primary purpose has been the development of tests and other assessment tools to provide information (including test scores and interpretative data) to test takers, educational institutions, and others who require this information. (source: ETS)
EMPLOYEE FRINGE BENEFITS - Cash contributions in the form of supplementary or deferred compensation other than salary. Excludes the employee's contribution. Employee fringe benefits include retirement plans, social security taxes, medical/dental plans, guaranteed disability income protection plans, tuition plans, housing plans, unemployment compensation plans, group life insurance plans, worker's compensation plans, and other benefits in-kind with cash options. (source: IPEDS)
ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROFESSORSHIPS - (see FACULTY)
ENDOWMENT INCOME - Consists of: (1) the unrestricted income of endowment and similar funds; (2) restricted income of endowment and similar funds to the extent expended for current operating purposes, and (3) income from funds held in trust by other under irrevocable trusts. Excludes capital gains or losses unless the institution has adopted a spending formula by which it expends no only the yield but also a prudent portion of the appreciation of the principle. Gains spent for current operations are treated as transfers rather than endowment income. (source: IPEDS)
ENROLMENT STATISTICS - The number of students attending the University, sorted according to student characteristics such as age, gender, full-time/part-time status, and residence.
EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGERIAL - Persons whose assignments require management of the institution, or a customarily recognized department or subdivision thereof. Assignments require the performance of work directly related to management policies or general business operations of the institution, department, or subdivision. Assignments in this category customarily and regularly require the incumbent to exercise discretion and independent judgment.
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FACT BOOK - A compendium of selected facts about admissions, enrolment, degrees conferred, faculty salaries, grant and contract awards, research expenditures, the status of new facilities, and other items of interest.
FACULTY - Persons identified by the institution as such through the issuing of a faculty contract, and whose major regular assignment is instruction, including those with released time for research. Also, includes faculty for whom it is not possible to differentiate between teaching, research, and public service because each of these functions is an integral component of his/her regular assignment. Faculty also includes directors and other executive officers of academic departments (chairpersons, heads or the equivalent), as well as librarians, counselors and other designated non-teaching faculty. As well, the designation as "faculty" may separate from the activities currently assigned. For example, a newly appointed dean may also be appointed as a faculty member. (source: UCFV)
SESSIONAL FACULTY - Faculty serving in a temporary capacity to instruct specific courses on a course-by-course basis. Includes both faculty who are hired to teach an academic degree-credit course, a developmental or ESL course, and to teach training day based courses. Excludes regular faculty, and professional staff of the institution who may teach individual courses (e.g., a dean or director), and appointees who teach non-credit courses exclusively. (source: UCFV)
PERMANENT FACULTY - Those members of the instruction/research staff who are employed on permanent (non-probationary) faculty contracts and whose duties are as defined above. (source: UCFV)
FACULTY EVALUATIONS - A questionnaire administered to students at the end of each course to assess their degree of satisfaction with the course and its instructor.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS (REVENUES) - Revenues from Federal governmental agencies that are for training programs, research, or public service activities for which expenditures are reimbursable under the terms of a government grant or contract. (source: IPEDS)
FEDERAL GRANTS - These are transfers of money or property from the Federal Government to the education institution without a requirement to receive anything in return. These grants may take the form of grants to the institutions to undertake research or they may be in the form of student financial aid. Federal Grants for purposes of conducting research are reported under the Federal Grants revenue category by both public and private institutions. Federal Grants in the form of student financial aid are reported under the federal grants revenue category for public institutions, but are reported as allowance (i.e. tuition and fee allowances and/or auxiliary enterprise allowances), agency transfer, or revenues/expenses by private institutions. (source: IPEDS)
FELLOWSHIP - A non-service award made to academically superior graduate students to assist them in the pursuit of an advanced degree. This award carries a monthly stipend and usually covers tuition costs. All stipends are taxable income.
FINANCIAL AID - Monetary support in the form of loans, grants and scholarships provided to students to pay for their college educations.
FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR STUDENT - A student attending any institution for the first time at the undergraduate level. Includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended college for the first time in the prior summer term. Also includes students who entered with college credits earned before graduation from high school. The term applies even to students who earned more than 30 college credits in high school. (source: IPEDS)
FIRST-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT - An undergraduate student who has not previously attended any postsecondary institution or who attended postsecondary level courses as a high school student and is currently enrolled for the first time since high school graduation. Does not include students who are currently in high school taking postsecondary level courses. Includes first-time first-year UCFV certificate- or diploma-seeking students, first-time freshmen, undergraduate nondegree, and audit students. (source: Council on Postsecondary Education)
FIRST-TIME GRADUATE STUDENT - A student who has, for the first time, been classified as one of the following: master's, specialist's, doctoral, or graduate nondegree. (source: Council on Postsecondary Education)
FIRST-TIME TRANSFER STUDENT - A certificate-, diploma-, or degree-seeking student entering the reporting institution for the first time but known to have previously attended a postsecondary institution at the same level (e.g., technical, undergraduate, graduate), or a student who has participated in postsecondary instruction at a technical institution, and for whom this activity is recognized by the receiving institution. (source: Council on Postsecondary Education)
FIRST-YEAR STUDENT - A student who has graduated from high school and earned fewer than thirty semester credit hours. (source: Council on Postsecondary Education)
Facilities Inventory System (FIS) - computerized inventory of all the rooms, buildings, lands and campuses for each college, university college, and institute in the BC Post Secondary System.
FISCAL YEAR - April 1 to March 31.
FTE - Full-Time Equivalent Enrolment. An enrolment measure that takes into account the number of credits and courses each student is taking. Thus, two half-time students make for one FTE student. FTE enrolment is typically reported over the entire 12 months of the fiscal year. 1 FTE generally requires either 30 credits but changes depending upon the program.
FULL-TIME STUDENT - At the Undergraduate level, a student enrolled in 60% or more of the standard course load; or a student with a documented permanent disability, which affects his/her ability to participate in full-time studies, who is enrolled in 40% or more of a standard course load. (source: UCFV Policy 310.05)
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GRADES FOR INCOMING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS - High school grade point averages for incoming high school students entering the UCFV.
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (GMAT) - A standardized test that graduate business schools use to evaluate candidates. The verbal section of the GMAT measures the ability to understand and analyze written material, and the ability to recognize and conform to the conventions of standard written English. The quantitative section measures a person's ability to reason quantitatively, solve mathematical problems, and interpret data presented in graphical form. The analytical writing section measures a person's ability to effectively communicate ideas through writing and the ability to critically assess an argument. (source: ETS)
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) - The General test is composed of the verbal, quantitative, and analytical/ analytical writing sections. The verbal section measures your ability to analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it, to analyze relationships among component parts of sentences, to recognize relationships between words and concepts, and to reason with words in solving problems. The quantitative section measures your basic mathematical skills, your understanding of elementary mathematical concepts, and your ability to reason quantitatively and solve problems in a quantitative setting. The analytical writing section is a new section introduced beginning in October 2002 that tests your critical thinking and analytical writing skills. (source: ETS)
GRADUATE STUDENT - A student who holds a bachelor's or first-professional degree, or equivalent, and is taking courses at the post-baccalaureate level. These students may or may not be enrolled in graduate programs. (source: IPEDS)
GRADUATION RATE - The percentage of students in a cohort who graduate within 150% of normal time. The cohort of first-time, full-time, baccalaureate students who enter the institution during the Fall Semester is tracked for six years. Students also are included in the cohort if they start their college careers at UCFV or another institution during the summer and continue at UCFV in the fall semester.
GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS - Grants and contracts awarded to the university for instruction, research, and public service. Awards are made by federal and provincial government, as well as business and industry.
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HEADCOUNT ENROLMENT - Each student is counted as one enrolment, regardless of the number of courses they are taking. Generally a "snapshot" as of a specified day.
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IN-PROVINCE STUDENT - A student who is a legal resident of the province in which he/she attends school. Also known as a resident student.
IN-PROVINCE TUITION - The tuition charged by an institution to students who meet a province's residency requirements.
INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY (see FACULTY)
IPEDS - The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. IPEDS began in 1986 and involves annual data collections. All postsecondary institutions that have a Program Participation Agreement with the Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, are required to report data using a web-based data collection system. IPEDS also surveys approximately 3,000 other schools that offer postsecondary education programs. (source: IPEDS)
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JOINT PROGRAM - Two or more institutions sponsor an academic program leading toward a degree. The participating institutions administer and share academic responsibility for the joint program. (source: Council on Postsecondary Education)
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LAND AND SPACE - The amount of acreage and assignable square footage in buildings.
LIBRARY - An organized collection of printed, microform, and audiovisual materials which (a) is administered as one or more units, (b) is located in one or more designated places, and (c) makes printed, microform, and audiovisual materials as well as necessary equipment and services of staff accessible to students and to faculty. Includes units meeting the above definition which are part of a learning resource center. (source: IPEDS)
LSAT - Law School Admissions Test, required of applicants to JD (professional law) programs and some graduate law programs in Canadian and American law schools.
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MANDATORY TRANSFERS - Those transfers that must be made to fulfill a binding legal obligation of the institution. Includes mandatory debt-service provisions relating to academic and administrative buildings, including (1) amounts set aside for debt retirement and interest; and (2) required provisions for renewal and replacements to the extent not financed from other sources. (source: IPEDS)
MASTER'S DEGREE - An award that requires the successful completion of a program of study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond the bachelor's degree. (source: IPEDS)
MATH PLACEMENT TEST - The Math Placement Test (MPT) is used to indicate a student's level of mathematical knowledge and skills. It was developed to help students begin their studies at UCFV with a reasonable chance of success. (source: UCFV Assessment Services)
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NEW HIRES - Persons who were hired for full-time permanent employment for the 1st time, or after a break in service. These do not include persons who have returned from sabbatical leave. (source: IPEDS)
NONCREDIT COURSE - A course of activity having no credit applicable toward a degree, diploma, certificate, or other formal award.
NONDEGREE SEEKING STUDENT - A student enrolled in courses for credit who is not recognized by the institution as seeking a degree.
NONRESIDENT STUDENT - A student who is not a legal resident of the province in which he or she is attending college. Also known as an OUT-OF-PROVINCE STUDENT.
NORMAL TIME TO COMPLETION - The amount of time necessary for students to complete all requirements for a degree or certificate according to the institution's catalog. This is typically 4 years (8 semesters of trimesters, or 12 quarters, excluding summer term) for a bachelor's degree in a standard term-based institution; and the various scheduled times for certificate programs. (source: IPEDS)
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OTHER EXPENSES - The amount of money (estimated by the financial aid office) needed by a student to cover expenses such as laundry, transportation, entertainment, and furnishings. (source: IPEDS)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL STAFF (SUPPORT/SERVICE) - (see PRIMARY OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITY)
OUT-OF-PROVINCE STUDENT - A student who is not a legal resident of the province in which he or she is attending college. Also known as a NON-RESIDENT STUDENT.
OUT-OF-PROVINCE TUITION - The tuition charged by institutions to those students who do not meet the institution's or province's residency requirements. (source: IPEDS)
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PART-TIME STAFF (EMPLOYEES) - The type of appointment at the snapshot date determines whether an employee is full time or part time. The employee's term of contract is not considered in making the determination of full or part time. Employees are counted only once even if employed multiple ways (e.g. a full-time employee who also teaches part time on a per course basis is counted only as full-time). Also, a full-time employee who has an additional overload part-time appointment, contract, or course payment is counted as full time. Casual employees (hired on an ad-hoc basis or occasional basis to meet short-time needs) and students in the College Work-Study Program are not considered part-time staff. (source: IPEDS)
PART-TIME STUDENT -
Undergraduate - A student enrolled in courses but who does not meet full-time requirements. (source: UCFV policy 310.05)
PERMANENT DISABILITY - a functional limitation caused by a physical or mental impairment that restricts the ability of a person to perform the daily activities necessary to participate in studies at a post-secondary level or labour force and that impairment is expected to remain with the person for the person's expected natural life. (source: British Columbia Student Assistance Program General Information 2003)
PLA Type - An indication of the type of PLA credit awarded, if the Achievement Status is 'P'. (source: Ministry of Advanced Education) Values of PLA type listed below:
S - Skills demonstration by student
C - Challenge exam taken by student
P - Assessment of Student's education/life skills "portfolio"
B - Blended assessment
O - Other type of assessment completed.
U - Unknown
PNAIRP - Acronym for Pacific Northwest Association for Institutional Research and Planning.
POSTAL CODE - The student's postal code or zip code at the time of the student's first application to the reporting institution. Canadian postal codes should be formatted 'X0X 0X0' with a space as indicated. (source: Ministry of Advanced Education)
POSTBACCALAUREATE STUDENT - A student with a bachelor's degree who is enrolled in graduate or first-professional courses. (source: IPEDS)
PRIMARY OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITY - The principal activity of a staff member as determined by the institution. If an individual participates in two or more activities, the primary activity is normally determined by the amount of time spent in each activity. Occupational activities are designated as follows:
PRIVATE GIVING - Gifts to the University from alumni, corporations, foundations, trusts, and associations.
PUBLIC SERVICE (EXPENDITURES) FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS - Funds budgeted specifically for public service and expended for activities established primarily to provide noninstructional services beneficial to groups external to the institution. Examples are seminars and projects provided to particular sectors of the community and expenditures for community services and cooperative extension services. (source: IPEDS)
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REGISTRAR - A university official concerned with keeping academic records, approving course selections, and sometimes, counselling. The registrar's office is responsible for student admissions, records and the university timetable.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURES - Funds expended to support the research mission of the University.
RESIDENCE - A person's permanent address determined by such evidence as a driver's license or voter registration. For entering first-time first-year students, residence may be the legal residence of a parent or guardian. (source: IPEDS)
RETENTION RATE - Percent of students entering each fall semester as first-time, full-time, degree-seeking students who return as second-year students. Students are included in the retention cohort if they start their college careers at UCFV or another institution during the summer and continue at UCFV in the fall semester. The retention rate calculated by the Council on Postsecondary Education includes part-time students in the cohort and counts students who have transferred to another British Columbian institution as 'retained.'
REVENUES - The collective amounts of income of the institution from all sources for public and private, not-for-profit institutions it is their increase in net assets. For private, for-profit institutions it is their increase in equity. In either case, the increase is a result of the provision of an education service or selling education product. (source: IPEDS)
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SALARIES AND WAGES - Money paid to a person for work or service. This includes regular or periodic payment to a person for the regular or periodic performance of work or a service and payment to a person for more sporadic performance of a work or a service. (source: IPEDS)
SEMESTER CALENDAR SYSTEM - A calendar system that consists of two semesters during the academic year with about 16 weeks for each semester of instruction. There may be an additional summer session. (source: IPEDS)
SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION - Specialized accreditation normally applies to the evaluation of programs, departments, or schools which usually are parts of a total collegiate or other post secondary institution. The unit accredited may be as large as a college or school within a university or a small as a curriculum within a discipline. Most of the specialized accrediting agencies review units within a postsecondary institution which is accredited by one of the regional accrediting commissions. However, certain of the specialized accrediting or vocational or other postsecondary institutions are free-standing in their operations. Thus, a "specialized" or "programmatic" accrediting agency may also function in the capacity of an "institutional" accrediting agency. In addition, a number of specialized accrediting agencies accredit educational programs within non-educational setting, such as hospitals. (source: IPEDS)
SPSS - Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
STAFF - Persons employed for the primary purpose of performing academic support, student service, and institutional support. An employee who is primarily non-instructional. (source: UCFV Collective Agreement)
STANDARD COURSE LOAD - 15 credits per term or 30 hours per week if credits are not assigned. (source: UCFV policy 310.05)
STANDARDIZED ADMISSIONS TESTS - Tests prepared and administered by an agency independent of any postsecondary education institution, for purposes of making available to prospective students, information about the students' academic qualifications relative to a national sample. Examples are the SAT and ACT assessment tests. (source: IPEDS)
STOP OUT - A student who left the institution and returned at a later date. (source: IPEDS)
STP - Student Transitions Project
STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS REPORT - A report tracking the University's progress in meeting its strategic goals. A variety of performance indicators are tracked on an annual basis.
STUDENT CREDIT HOUR - A unit of measure representing an hour (50 minutes) of instruction over a 15-week period in a semester or trimester system or a 10-week period in a quarter system. It is applied toward the total number of hours needed for completing the requirements of a degree, diploma, certificate, or other formal award.
STUDENT-TO-FACULTY RATIO - An index of the average size (enrolment) of classes in relation to faculty resources. It may also be defined as the ratio of full-time-equivalent (FTE) students to full-time-equivalent (FTE) faculty. This typically excludes graduate or professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students. Faculty numbers also exclude graduate or undergraduate students who are teaching assistants.
SUMMER SESSION - A summer session is shorter than a regular semester and not considered part of the academic year. It is not the third term of an institution operating on a trimester system or the fourth term of an institution operating on a quarter calendar system. The institution may have two or more sessions occurring in the summer months. Some schools, such as vocational and beauty schools, have year-round classes with no separate summer session. (source: IPEDS)
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TEACHER CERTIFICATION - Program designed to prepare students to meet the requirements for certification as teachers in elementary, middle/junior high, and secondary schools. (source: IPEDS)
TENURE - Status of a personnel position, or a person occupying a position or occupation, with respect to permanence of the position. (source: IPEDS)
TENURE TRACK - Status of personnel positions that lead to consideration for tenure. (source: IPEDS)
TRANSFER CREDIT - The total semester credit hours recorded on the student's academic record as accepted by the institution as transfer credit from all previously attended British Columbian or out-of-province institutions. (source: Council on Postsecondary Education)
TRANSFER TYPE - An indication of the type of transfer credit awarded, if the achievement status is "T". (source: Ministry of Advanced Education) See Transfer Types below:
B - BC Council on Admissions and Transfers Guide - credit transfer is articulated in the BCAT guide.
I - Inter-Institution Articulation Agreement - an articulation agreement has been negotiated between the institution where the student took the course and the institution awarding the credit.
N - No Articulation Agreement in Place - institution has to assess credit on a case by case basis.
O - Other - credit is awarded based on articulation agreement not described by any of the codes.
U - Unknown
TRANSFER-IN STUDENT - A student entering the reporting institution for the first time but known to have previously attended a postsecondary institution at the same level (e.g. undergraduate, graduate). The student may transfer with or without credit. (source: IPEDS)
TUITION AND REQUIRED FEES -
Tuition - Amount of money charged to students for instructional services. Tuition may be charged per term, per course, or per credit.
Required fees - Fixed sum charged to students for items not covered by tuition and required of such a large proportion of all students that the student who does NOT pay the charge is an exception. (source: IPEDS)
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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT - A student enrolled in a 4- or 5-year bachelor's degree program, an associate's degree program, or a vocational or technical program below the baccalaureate. (source: IPEDS)
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VALEDICTORIAN - A prestigious award given to one of the top-ranked students in the high school graduating class.
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