The following is offered as an explanation of common terms used at Sacramento City College and other community colleges and universities:
A.A., ASSOCIATE IN ARTS: general degree granted by California Community Colleges.
A.S., ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCES: general degree granted by California Community Colleges having more emphasis on two-year vocational training than the A.A. degree.
BACHELOR'S DEGREE: degree granted by four-year colleges. Usually the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or the Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.).
CLASS SCHEDULE: the listing of courses including hours, instructors, and room assignments to be offered each semester.
COMMUNITY SERVICES CLASSES: fully fee-funded avocational and recreational classes. These classes carry no credit value.
COUNSELOR: trained staff member assigned to assist students with personal, career, avocational and educational planning and development.
CREDIT (graded): course for which units are granted.
CREDIT-NO CREDIT GRADING: a grading system allowing a course to be taken for a grade of Credit or No Credit rather than for a letter grade.
ELECTIVES: courses elected by the student which do not fulfill any specific requirement but provide units toward the degree.
GENERAL EDUCATION OR BREADTH: certain group of courses required of all degree candidates regardless of their major. These differ for the A.A. and A.S. degrees and for transfer.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE (G.P.A.): the average of a student's grades.
LOWER DIVISION: the first two years of college work, i.e., freshman and sophomore years and/or courses. By law only lower division work can be offered at SCC.
MAJOR: the major field of study a student plans to pursue, e.g., biology, nursing, etc.
MATRICULATION: an agreement between the college and each student as to the steps both will take to help ensure the student succeeds. ��
MINOR: the field of study a student plans to pursue in addition to the major but with less emphasis. A minor is not usually required.
NON-CREDIT(UNGRADED): course for which no units are given.
PREREQUISITE: a requirement which must be completed prior to enrollment in a course. If required, it is listed in the course description.
SEMESTER UNIT: In general, a semester unit represents one hour of lecture or three hours of laboratory per week for a semester. Graduation requires 60 semester units. One semester unit is equivalent to one and a half quarter units.
TRANSCRIPT of record: copy of student's college records prepared by the Admissions and Records office.
UPPER DIVISION: the last two years of college work, i.e., junior and senior years and/or courses.