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.
 Audit: A course without credit toward a degree or program. The
      student will not be allowed to write the final examination
      and will not receive a course grade. The classroom and
      laboratory privileges and responsibilities will be at the
      discretion of the instructor. The deadline to revise the
      status of a course from credit to audit is the final date to
      withdraw without academic penalty.
 Convocation: The ceremony that occurs in the spring and fall where
      degrees are conferred on the graduands.
 Co-operative Education Option: A program, structured so that
      relevant work experience is integrated with academic studies.
      (For details see pages 65 and 93.)
 Course: A unit of study in a given discipline identified by a
      unique number and name in a given department. (See page 110
      for detailed information concerning further related
      definitions.)
 Course Withdrawal Definitions:
 Cancel: Withdrawing from all courses before classes have begun
      for a specific academic term.
 Drop: Withdrawing from a course (or courses) but remaining in
      other(s) for a specific academic term.
 Withdraw: Withdrawing from all courses after classes have begun
      for a specific academic term.
 Credit: A measure indicating the relative weight assigned a
      particular course. (For details see page iv and page 110.)
 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 individuals who have distinguished themselves in
      public service, scholastics, and contribution to the general
      welfare of the community, province or country.
 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 25.)
 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.
 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 103.)
 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.