Academic Unit: The unit(s) affiliated with a student's program or offering a course. 'Business' is used to report data from the Dhillon School of Business.
Campus: Student campus is the campus associated with the program chosen at the point of application or through a subsequent program change. Course campus is the campus associated with a course. For graduates, campus is defined as the last campus associated with a student's program before their graduation term. Examples of campus include: Lethbridge, Calgary, or Online.
Course Level: The academic level of a course indicated by the course number. Course numbers less than 1000 level include those numbered from 0-999. 1000-level courses include those numbered from 1000 to 1999; 2000-level courses include those numbered from 2000 to 2999; etc. Undergraduate-level courses typically include those courses numbered less than 5000. Master’s-level courses typically include those numbered from 5000 to 6999. Doctoral-level courses typically include those numbered from 7000 to 8999. For more information refer to the Course Numbering System (Section 3) of the Course Catalogue in both the University of Lethbridge undergraduate and graduate studies calendars.
Domestic Student: A student who is a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, protected person in accordance with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, and any student who is a holder of a diplomatic visa issued by the Government of Canada. Please refer to the U of L undergraduate and graduate studies calendars for further information.
Enrolment: A student registered in one or more courses is considered an enrolment. Bachelor of Nursing students attending only at Lethbridge College and dual admission students attending only at the partnering institution are not included. Students registered in programs not approved under the provincial government's Programs of Study Regulation are also excluded. Further details regarding the Programs of Study Regulation can be found at: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/2009_091.
Full-Load Equivalent (FLE): A unit measure of enrolment in which one FLE represents one student for a year of study taking a full load. FLE is a base enrolment measure used by Alberta Advanced Education so that comparable calculations can be made across different institutions and across different programs. This results in a comparable metric across the Alberta post-secondary system.
Grades: Letter grades used for course grading include A+ to F (Fail). Non-grade designations are used when letter grades are not assigned and include the following codes: AI (Administrative Incomplete), AU (Audit), CR (Credit), I (Incomplete), NC (Non-credit), P (Pass), W (All withdrawals), and X (Placeholder or extended courses). Refer to the Academic Regulations section in the University of Lethbridge undergraduate and graduate studies calendars for more information on the grading system and non-grade designations.
Indigenous Status: The First Nations/Métis/Inuit (FNMI) status declared by an applicant or registrant. FNMI students are Canadian citizens who have self-declared as Non-Status First Nations, Status First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, otherwise they are considered 'Not Declared'.
International Student: Students required to have temporary resident status in Canada (e.g. Study Permit, Temporary Residence Visa, Electronic Travel Authorization, or other permits) to attend the U of L, and also include students not classified as domestic attending outside of the country who are not required to have a study permit to attend.
Attendance
A student's registration status.
Full-time: An undergraduate student enrolled in 9 or more credit hours in a given term. Undergraduate students may be full-time by definition if enrolled in a Co-operative Education Work Experience course. Some graduate programs are full-time by definition and in some graduate programs students choose to complete their program on a full-time basis. For further details please refer to the undergraduate and graduate studies calendars.
Part-time: An undergraduate student enrolled in fewer than 9 credit hours in a given term. Some graduate programs are part-time by definition and in some graduate programs students choose to complete their program on a part-time basis. For further details please refer to the undergraduate and graduate studies calendars.
Level of Study
The level associated with a student's program.
Undergraduate student: A student enroled in a program that leads to a bachelor's degree, undergraduate diploma or undergraduate certificate at the University of Lethbridge.
Master’s student: A student enroled in a program that leads to a master's degree, graduate diploma or graduate certificate at the University of Lethbridge.
Doctoral student: A student enroled in a program that leads to a doctoral degree at the University of Lethbridge.
English for Academic Purposes student: A student enroled in the English for Academic Purposes program who is also enroled in a non-EAP course at the University of Lethbridge. If enrolment data is summarized at the graduate and undergraduate level, EAP students will show as undergraduate.
Student Type
The classification of a student. There are several different student types including:
New High School: New undergraduate students considered primarily on the basis of their secondary qualifications.
New Transfer: New students considered primarily on the basis of post-secondary studies. These include traditional transfer students, post-diploma students, and second degree students.
Continuing: For applicants, internal transfers from one program to another prior to completion. For registrants, an admitted student who has been enrolled in at least one course in each consecutive Fall and Winter term from the time of their most recent admission to the university.
Returning After an Absence: Former U of L students who have applied for re-admission after an absence.
Returning Transfer: Former U of L students applying for re-admission after an absence, during which additional studies were completed.
Not Applicable: Includes Open Studies, Visiting and Exchange students.
English for Academic Purposes (EAP): University of Lethbridge students in the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program who are also enroled in non-EAP courses.
University of Lethbridge Grad: A University of Lethbridge graduate who is continuing into another University of Lethbridge program without an absence from their studies.
Year
Academic Year: An academic year is the period from May 1 to April 30 that includes 3 terms: Summer (May to August), Fall (September to December), and Winter (January to April). For further information please refer to the Academic Schedule in both the U of L undergraduate and graduate studies calendars.
Convocation Year: The convocation year includes conferrals in October, February, and May/June. For example, the 2020/2021 convocation year includes conferrals in October 2020, February 2021, and June 2021.
Fiscal Year: The fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31. Unless otherwise stated, institutional revenues and expenses reported in dollars on the Institutional Analysis website reference fiscal year.
Year/Year Level: A student’s year of study may be based upon the number of successfully completed credit hours or the time elapsed in their program depending on the specific program in which the student is enroled. Open Studies students are not admitted to a program and as such are not assigned a year level. Diploma and certificate students do not have a year level calculated due to non-standard lengths of their programs. Post-diploma and second degree students are counted as being in their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th year. For further information regarding year of study and successfully completed credit hours please refer to the University of Lethbridge Undergraduate Calendar and Course Catalogue.
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