1999-2000 Glossary

AU Academic Units, numerically equal to CEAB Accreditation Units

Basic Sciences Physics, Chemistry, Earth and Life Sciences

Board of Trustees The senior administrative body of the University

Bursary Financial award for a student in need

Calendar An official publication of academic regulations, programs of study, descriptions of courses of instruction, and requirements for graduation.

CEAB Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

Complementary Studies Courses in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Management, Economics and Communication

Confidential Examination An examination paper recovered after the examination and withheld from circulation or publication

Core Those courses which are a mandatory part of a program

Corequisites Courses which must be taken at the same time as the course in question

Dean The Chief Executive Officer of the Faculty

Department A subdivision of the Faculty responsible for a particular subject or group of related subjects, or a discipline.

Electives A group of courses from which a specified number must be chosen to satisfy part of the requirements for the degree.

Engineering Design Development of elements, systems and processes using mathematics, science and engineering science to meet specific needs and constraints.

Engineering Science Application of mathematics and basic sciences to the identification and solution of engineering problems

Extended Program An extension of Year One into the spring term allowing more time for the study of mathematics, chemistry and physics to assist first year students having difficulties in those subjects.

Faculty Board The Committee charged with overseeing all academic matters in the Faculty

GOTSEP Group of Ten Student Exchange Program

H & SS Humanities and Social Sciences

IAESTE International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience

Internship A twelve or sixteen month period in industry, arranged by the University, for academic credit.

Letter of Permission A formal document allowing a student to take a course at another institution in lieu of one in the student's regular program.

Operations Committee A standing committee of Faculty Board which deals with Admissions, Scholarships, Academic Progress, and Curriculum matters.

Option One of two or more streams within a program: eg., the Environmental Option in Civil Engineering

P.Eng. Signifies membership in PEO

PEO Professional Engineers Ontario: The licensing authority in Ontario

PLA Prior Learning Assessment

Prerequisites Courses which must be passed before the course in question can be taken.

Principal The Chief Executive Officer of the University

Program A specified combination of courses leading to a degree in a particular subject.

QCARD Queen's Computerized Access and Registration Database

QUFYAS Queen's University First Year Students in Applied Science

Reading Week A period in which classes are suspended in favour of independent study

Regulations The rules established by the Faculty Board and by the Senate by which a student's academic progress and deportment are governed.

Reread The reassessment of a student's final paper in a course, on appeal

Scholarship A financial award based on academic merit

Senate The University's senior academic board.

Session A period of instruction. A Regular Session comprises two terms, the Fall and Winter terms.

Substitution Replacement of a course, stipulated in the Calendar, by another course, with the approval of the Operations Committee

SURP School of Urban and Regional Planning

Term A period of instruction, usually of 12 weeks' duration

Transcript A document provided by the Registrar's Office which lists the entire academic record to date of a student in the University. An Official Transcript is certified by the Registrar.

Transfer Credit Credit allowed for a course taken in another Faculty or at another institution.

Withdrawal A formal process for discontinuing studies in a course or in a program.