GLOSSARY
 Academic Year: The academic year consists of two
      terms; in the undergraduate system, years are traditionally
      classified as First Year, Second Year, Third Year and Fourth Year
      and are used to indicate the level at which a student is
      studying.
 Academic Term: There are three academic terms in the
      calendar year: 1)Fall: September 1 to December 31;2)
      Winter: January 1 to April 30;3) Spring: May 1 to August 31.
 Convocation: The ceremony that occurs in the spring
      and fall where degrees are conferred on the graduands.
 Co-operative Option: A program, structured so that
      relevant work experience is integrated with academic studies.
      (For details see page 88.) 
 Course: A unit of study in a given discipline
      identified by a unique number and name in a given department.
      (See page 104 for detailed information concerning further related
      definitions.)
 Credit: A measure indicating the relative weight
      assigned a particular course. (For details see page iv and page
      104.)
 Degrees in Absentia: Degrees awarded to graduands who
      are not able to be present at the Convocation ceremonies.
 Department: An academic department as duly constituted
      by the Senate and Board of Governors (eg. Department of Sociology
      and Anthropology, Department of Physics and Computing, Department
      of History)
 Discipline: Same as a subject (eg. English, history,
      physics)
 Elective: A course chosen as part of a program but not
      in the area of specialization.  The choice of elective may be
      subject to departmental approval or may have to be chosen from a
      stated group of courses.
 Field of Specialization: Courses offered by the
      department associated with a specific Honours Program, but can
      include other individual courses offered by other academic
      departments as in the case of Interdepartmental Honours Programs.
      These courses are used to calculate the cumulative grade point
      average associated with progression and graduation requirements.
      (See Academic Regulations Section   Progression Requirements:
      Honours Programs.)
 Grade Point (GP): A number grade based on an
      equivalent letter grade.
 Grade Point Average (GPA): The average of the grade
      points attained in specific courses.
 Honorary Degrees: These degrees are conferred by the
      Senate to recognize people who have distinguished themselves in
      public service, scholastics, and contribution to the general
      welfare of the community, province or country.
 Internship Option: A program structured so that
      relevant work experience is integrated with academic studies.
      (For details see page 61.)
 Irregular Course: A course for which the specific
      content has not been approved by Senate. This includes all
      courses titled Directed Studies, or Special Topics. (For
      regulations see page 37.)
 Major: The main area of concentration in a general
      program or a secondary area of concentration in an Honours
      program.
 Minor: A secondary area of concentration in an Honours
      or General program requiring a sequence of at least three
      full-credit courses or equivalent in one subject as specified in
      the Calendar.
 Option: An area of concentration adjunct to a program.
      Also see Co-operative Option and Internship Option.
 Practicum: (Music) A program, structured so that
      relevant work experience is integrated with academic studies.
      Normally, a student registers full-time but completes a year's
      course requirements over three terms rather than over the usual
      two terms. (For details see page 97.)
 Program: A group of courses, generally a combination
      of required and elective courses, which leads to a degree.
 General Program: A program normally taken over three
      academic years. The courses are taken at the general level.
 Honours Program: A program normally taken over four
      academic years with an area of specialization taken at the
      honours level.
 Qualified off-campus physician: A qualified off-campus
      physician means a person licensed to practice medicine or
      dentistry in Ontario or any other jurisdiction, a psychologist
      registered under the Psychologists Registration Act or a person
      certified or registered as a psychologist by another
      jurisdiction.
 Student: A student is a person who is registered in a
      Program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate of the
      University and includes all students described under the heading
      of  Classification of Students , but does not include a visitor.
 Subject: A specific field of study.
 Transcript: A document prepared by the Office of the
      Registrar recording a student's academic performance.