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Programs of Study

52.2 General Program Information

    The following terms, definitions, and abbreviations are used throughout the Augustana Faculty section of the Calendar.

(1)

Unit of Course Weight: A unit of course weight indicates the instructional credit assigned to a course and is designated by the symbol after the course number and name. Units of course weight form a part of the degree requirements and are also used to calculate a student's Grade Point Average (GPA).

(2)

Junior-level Courses: Courses numbered 100-199.

(3)

Senior-level Courses: Courses numbered 200-499.

(4)

Term: The instructional periods are from September to December (Fall Term), January to April (Winter Term), May/June (Spring Term), and July/August (Summer Term).

(5)

Single-term Course: A term course is a course with a course weight of 3 that normally extends over one University term. Certain courses are offered over a single term with weights of *1, *1.5, and *2.

(6)

Two-term Course: A two-term course is a course with a course weight of 6 that normally extends over two consecutive University terms. Certain courses are offered over Fall/Winter with weights of *2, *3, and *4.

(7)

Year Status: Each student who has been admitted to a degree program at Augustana is classified according to year status as follows:

a.

*0-23 earned: first-year standing. First-year students are normally not eligible to take courses numbered 200 or higher.

b.

*24-53 earned: second-year standing.

c.

*54-83 earned: third-year standing.

d.

*84 or more earned: fourth-year standing.

(8)

Course load

a.

The normal full course load is *30 for the academic year;

b.

Course overload: A student must receive special permission from his or her Academic Adviser to carry more than *17 in any one term.

(9)

Minimum Passing Grade The minimum passing grade in University of Alberta undergraduate courses is a D. The minimum final grade for transfer of courses from other postsecondary institutions is C-.

(10)

Common degree requirements: All students in a degree program in the Augustana Faculty, with the exception of those registered in a BMus program, are required to complete a set of common liberal arts and sciences requirements, consisting of *21 in Breadth categories, and *15 in the Augustana Core. Breadth requirements are fulfilled by completing *6 in courses designated by Augustana as Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences, and *3 in Fine Arts; for the actual classification of Augustana courses in these categories, see §55.2. The Augustana Core consists of five categories, in which a student must complete *15 from three of the five categories with no more than *6 in any one category; for more detail, see §52Augustana Chart 1. These categories, and commonly used abbreviations for each, are: Creative & Imaginative Process (CIP); Diversity and Global Studies (DGS); Environmental Sustainability (ES); Experiential Learning (EL); and Integrating Knowledge (IK).

(11)

Overlapping Options

a.

A course that fulfills more than one requirement on a major or in a major/minor combination;

b.

A course that fulfills a requirement in both the core and within a specific program.

(12)

Non-Overlapping Options

a.

A course that is not allowed to count towards more than one requirement within a major;

b.

No course may be counted towards more than one core requirement.

(13)

Supporting Course A course from outside a particular major which generally complements the study of that major; it is a requirement for the completion of the major, but is not used in calculating the major GPA.

(14)

Option The term “option” where it appears in programs means a course chosen by the student from offerings by the Augustana Faculty if the necessary prerequisites have been met, and which is not a specific program requirement.

(15)

Arts Courses/Options Courses offered by the Augustana Faculty which are classified as “Arts” courses (see §55.2) for which the student is eligible and which meet degree requirements.

(16)

Music Courses/Options Courses offered by the Augustana Faculty which are classified as “AUMUS” courses (see §231) for which the student is eligible and which meet degree requirements.

(17)

Science Courses/Options Courses offered by the Augustana Faculty which are classified as “Science” courses (see §55.2) for which the student is eligible and which meet degree requirements.

(18)

Specialized Professional Courses Courses offered by the Augustana Faculty which are classified as neither “Arts” nor “Science” courses (see §55.2) for which the student is eligible and which meet degree requirements.

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