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Bachelor Degree: |
An undergraduate degree program--usually four years long |
Calendar:
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A publication that contains all important
dates pertinent information on admission and re-admission
undergraduate and graduate programs financial assistance
and course descriptions. Everything you need to know about
the university is listed here.
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| Convocation: |
aka Graduation |
| Co-requisite: |
A course that is to be taken at the same time as another
course. |
| Course timetable and exam schedule: |
The newspaper mailed to you a few months before the start
of each semester. You need this newspaper to register by
phone or online. The first few pages list important university
policies and the remaining pages list the courses offered
and their special codes. |
| Credit hour: |
Credit hours are assigned to each course; most courses
have three credit hours. |
| Department: |
A subject area within a faculty. For example, History
is a department in the Faculty of Arts. |
| Deposit: |
The $100 deposit you pay before registering for your courses
tells SFU that you intend to register and attend classes
for the upcoming semester. The $100 is then put toward the
cost of your total tuition and student fees for that semester. |
| Discover SFU: |
Simon Fraser University's new student orientation program. |
| Extended Major: |
The completion of the lower division requirements for
a major and the upper division requirements for a minor. |
| Faculty: |
The five faculties at SFU are Applied Science, Arts, Business
Administration, Education and Science. |
| Full time student: |
A course load consisting of more than 9 credits. |
| Graduate Degree: |
A post-bachelor degree program. |
| Major: |
A general degree requires at least 120 credit hours and
normally completion of a major program. A major program requires
approximately 28-30 credit hours in upper division courses
in the specified "major" subject. |
| Minor: |
The completion of 14-18 credit hours in upper division
courses in the minor subject. |
| Office Hours: |
Office hours are your instructor and Tas time to meet
with you about your courses or concerns. They usually set-up
their office hours at the beginning of the semester so that
you know when they are available to talk. Many TAs are willing
to arrange appointments if you can't make it to their pre-set
office hours. |
| Part time student: |
A course load consisting of less than 9 credits. |
| Pre-requisite: |
A requirement needed to register in a specific course. |
| Semester: |
It is an academic term of sixteen weeks in which you begin
and complete a course. There are three regular semesters
a year at SFU; this is called a tri-mester system. Each semester
has its own registration and exam period. |
| SFSS: |
Simon Fraser Student Society. The SFSS provides many services
on campus for students; they also advocate on student issues
such as education funding and tuition. |
| TA: |
Tutor Advisor. The TA is a instructor that leads tutorial
sections. |
| TM: |
Tutor Marker. The TM is the person that marks your assignments
for your correspondence courses. |
| Tuition: |
It is the cost of your courses. It is calculated by the
number of credit hours each of your courses has. Eg. Each
basic tuition fee per credit hour is $95.10 (as of May 24, 2002).
If your course is worth 3 credit hours, you are paying
$285.30 to take that course . |
WOW |
Week of Welcome. Welcome activities held Convocation Mall
during the first week of classes. In the past |
