See Year of the Calendar.
Courses from a related discipline deemed to complement the chosen area of study and to encompass knowledge and skills essential to that area.
A group of students with a particular program focus that are admitted together and register together in a particular sequence of courses.
Programs offered at the University of Lethbridge that allow a student to complete requirements for two degrees simultaneously. The requirements for the 40-course single degree configuration are modified for the combined degrees program. Neither degree is awarded until all requirements for both degrees are completed.
Programs with limited enrolment may require higher admission averages than the minimums stated or additional admission requirements. Not all qualified applicants are accepted. Enrolment for these programs is set annually.
A defined set of typically four or five courses with a focus on a specific topic within a program. It may be required or optional. If a concentration is required for a major, both the major and concentration must be completed as neither may stand alone.
The total number of instructional hours for a specific course. This number includes weekly lectures, labs and tutorials, as well as other irregularly scheduled requirements
An admitted student who has been enrolled in at least one course (including Placeholder courses) in each consecutive fall or winter term from the time of their most recent admission to the University.
The ceremony held for the purpose of the Chancellor conferring credentials. This is the celebration of students’ academic accomplishments. See Convocation.
A course that must be taken prior to or in conjunction with another course.
A mental health professional eligible for provincial certification who provides personal counselling for students. This may include career or academic counselling. Vocational interest and related testing is provided by counsellors as required.
The weighting factor of the course when determining grade point average. Regular, full-term credit courses carry a weighting of 3.0 credit hours, while half-credit courses carry a weighting of 1.5 credit hours. Some courses carry non-standard credit hours (e.g., 6.0 credit hours). A University of Lethbridge student requires 120 credit hours to graduate with a four-year degree.
A single course originating from two different Faculties or Schools or two different departments within the same Faculty or School. Cross-listed courses appear in the Calendar and on students’ official academic transcript in the dual form. Courses that are cross-listed are noted in the course title.