4
5
Corequisites
Courses which must be taken during the same semester. Corequisite requirements can be found
within a course’s official course description.
Credit
A measurement of work, usually equal to one hour of lecture or two to three hours of laboratory per
week throughout a term.Within the MyWCC online environment, credits are referred to as units.
Curriculum
A program of study (with specified course requirements) leading to an associate degree or
certificate.
Degree Requirements Audit
An official review of a student’s progress toward his or her degree. Degree Audits can be
performed by logging in to the Academic Requirements section of MyWCC.
Developmental Courses
Zero-credit courses designed to upgrade a student’s skills and enable him/her to register for
certain credit courses and succeed at college-level work.
Dropping a Course
The official removal of oneself from a class within 3 weeks of the start of a class (after 3
weeks, this is considered a Withdrawal). See pg. 27 for more information, including
the conditions under which you may receive a full or partial refund for dropped courses.
Electives
Courses that students may choose to take, but that are not specific degree requirements.
ESL
English as a Second Language. See pg. 27 for more information.
Extension Sites/Centers
Locations where courses are offered other than the main Valhalla campus.
See pg. 28 for a list of these locations.
FAFSA
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Full-Time Student
A student enrolled in 12 or more credit hours per semester.
Good Academic Standing
Students having a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better are considered to be in good academic
standing.
TERMS
GPA
Grade point average; the ratio of quality points earned to credit hours attempted.
See pg. 33 for more information.
Hybrid Courses
Offering the best of both worlds, these courses are delivered using a combination of traditional
and virtual classrooms. See pg. 36 for more information.
Matriculation
A matriculated student is one who has been formally admitted to the institution, has registered in
a course curriculum, and is pursuing a degree or certificate from the college.
MyWCC
Located at
, is a self-service portal which students can use to register
for courses, pay tuition, view transcripts and more. See pg. 41 for more information.
Online Education
Providing an alternative to traditional, face-to-face classes, this method of course delivery is
Web-based and utilizes the Blackboard learning environment. See pg. 42 for more information.
Part-time Student
A student enrolled in fewer than 12 credits per semester.
Placement Testing
Placement tests will assess your current skill levels in reading, writing, and mathematics. The
college’s mandatory assessment and placement policy requires students to register for courses
as determined by the placement exams scores. See pg. 43 for more information.
Plagiarism
The act of presenting another person’s ideas, research or writing as your own work. Students
who plagiarize will be penalized. Details about the college’s plagiarism policy can be found
online at:
Prerequisites
Courses that must be taken first in a sequence, as preparation for other courses. Prerequisite
requirements can be found within a course’s official course description.
Syllabus
A document that outlines a course’s learning objectives, topics of discussion, assignments, exam
dates, and class policies as set by the professor.
TERMS
