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Table of Contents   Glossary

Add deadline – The latest date in a semester to add a course to a student’s class schedule.

Admission – The process of being admitted to Roane State allowing you to register for classes. Completion of the admissions process does not constitute registration for classes.

Admissions file – The documents collected for admission to the college. These documents include application, transcripts, test scores, immunization record, and any other information required by the Admissions or Records and Registration Offices.

Advisor – A full-time faculty member who meets with designated students to help make curriculum choices and discuss progress toward achieving educational goals.

Articulation agreement – A document that outlines the curriculum agreed to by Roane State and a four-year college or university to satisfy the degree requirements at Roane State and at the receiving four-year institution.

Associate's degree – An associate's degree is awarded to students after completion of a core curriculum. Students completing options in University Parallel (transfer) programs receive the Associate of Science (A.S.) or Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree. Students who complete options in Career Preparation programs receive an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree.

Audit – Taking a course but not for credit. Students pay required fees and attend class but are not required to complete assignments or take exams.

Career Preparation – An Associate of Applied Science degree program for students who wish to seek employment after completing two years of college work.

Compass Test – An assessment to identify a student’s academic strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, and mathematics. This information is used to provide advisement and placement in courses that best help the student improve skills in these areas, as well as study skills. 

Corequisite – A course that is required to be taken simultaneously with another.

Course – A subject or class in which instruction is offered within a given period of time for a semester and for which credit toward a degree is given.

Course load – The total number of semester hours or credit hours in which a student is enrolled for a semester.

Credit hour – One hour of classroom study per week over the period of a semester.

Curriculum – The whole body of courses offered for study by the college or by a particular department.

Campus-Wide ID (CWID) – A unique computer generated student identication number.

Developmental Studies – Foundation courses in English, math, reading, and study skills designed for students who are not fully prepared for college level courses. Placement in developmental courses is determined by ACT, SAT or Compass test scores.

Drop deadline – The latest date in a semester to add or drop a course from a student’s class schedule.

Elective – A subject or course that is accepted toward fulfillment of credit for a degree or certificate but is not specifically required for that degree or certificate. So termed because a student elects or chooses to take the course.

Full-time student – A student enrolled in 12 or more credit hours of coursework per semester.

Grant – Financial aid that does not have to be paid back.

Humanities – Any course at Roane State in art, literature, humanities, music, philosophy or theatre.

Major – The academic area offered by Roane State in which one specializes.

Loan – Financial aid that must be paid back, usually within a specified time.

Part-time student – A student enrolled in less than 12 credit hours of coursework per semester.

Physical/Natural Science – Any science that deals with phenomena observable in nature – biology, chemistry and physics.

Prerequisite – A course requirement to be completed or a level of skill or knowledge to be demonstrated prior to enrollment in a course or program.

Probation – The status of students when their cumulative GPA drops below college standards. Students may still enroll while on probation.

Readmit – An Admissions form students must fill out if they have not attended Roane State for one or more semesters.

Registration – The process of officially enrolling in one or more courses. Students must be admitted to Roane State before they can register for classes.

Semester – A period of instruction lasting 15 weeks at Roane State. Two semesters, fall and spring, ordinarily compose a college year. The third semester, summer, is optional and may be used as a time to catch up or get ahead.

Social Science – Any course at Roane State in anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, or sociology.

Suspension – The status of students when their cumulative GPA drops below Roane State’s standards for two consecutive semesters. Students may not enroll while on suspenion.

Transcript – An official record of academic history including coursework and grades.

University Parallel – Major programs of study designed primarily for students who wish to transfer to a four-year college or university and complete a baccalaureate degree. The credits earned from these programs lead to the A.S. or A.A degree.