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School

A formal subdivision within the University. Schools are responsible for the development, approval, and administration of programs and courses related to specific degrees. See also Faculty.

Senate Volunteer Award

Inaugurated in Spring 2005, this award honours worthy recipients who have a record of singularly exemplary and distinguished volunteer service to the University. This award is available to any member of the University community.

Senior Citizen

Any individual aged 65 years or older. Classification as a Senior Citizen impacts fee assessment only.

Series Course

A regularly offered course whose content may vary with each offering. Each Series course has one course number (e.g., Anthropology 2210 or English 3700). Different offerings in a Series course are indicated by the course title. A Series course may be specified as a requirement in a program. Students may receive credit for more than one offering in a series if the offerings are distinct (i.e., if each offering has a different course title).

Specialization

A defined set of courses related to the major but over and above the minimum requirements for the major. It includes an experiential learning component such as a required internship. It may be required or optional. Specializations are not available in all programs.

Spoken English Language Proficiency

An admission requirement for programs offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences. For more information, see Faculty of Health Sciences, Spoken English Language Proficiency Requirement (SELP).

Student

Any person who is a) registered or enrolled in one or more credit or non-credit courses or programs at the University of Lethbridge for the current or a future term; or b) registered or enrolled in any University-sponsored program.

Substantially Similar Courses

Courses that contain a high percentage of similar course content but are not deemed equivalent (see Academic Regulations, Substantially Similar Course Limits). Courses that are substantially similar are denoted with a ‘Substantially Similar’ course element in the course description.

Summer Session

Summer session refers to a period of study within the summer term, which occurs during the period May through August. Summer Session I occurs during the period early May through late June; Summer Session II occurs during the period early to late July; Summer Session II/III occurs during the period early July to mid-August; and Summer Session III occurs during the period late July to mid-August. The aggregate of all summer sessions is considered to be a summer term. For more information regarding financial support and maximum course load during summer session, see Registration, Full-time and Part-time. See Term for information on courses that run full-term over the summer.