Page 42 of Antelope Valley College 1995-1996 Catalog by Antelope Valley Community College Lancaster California

40 Glossary of College Terms Probation, Academic Student is placed on academic probation whenever the students grade point average in units attempted at AVC is less than 2.0. Probation, Progress After enrolling in at least 12 units of AVC credit, a student shall be placed on progress probation when the percentage of all units in which a student has enrolled and for which entries of W, I, and NC " are recorded reaches or exceeds 50 percent. Program Change Official process of adding or dropping a class/classes from your course of study. Confer with a counselor prior to such action. Registration Official process of enrolling in classes. The process must be repeated each semester/ summer session in which the student wishes to enroll. Schedule of Classes Issued prior to each semester's registration period, this college publication lists the days and hours of each class offered, its location and instructor. Subject to Dismissal Severest form of warning as a result of poor grades. Transcript A copy of the student's academic record at a college, including units and grades earned in all terms of attendance. Transfer Courses Classes which are accepted for credit at four-year colleges toward a Bachelor's degree. The course descriptions in this catalog specifies whether a course is transferable to the CSU and/or UC. Unit A value which indicates the amount of credit given to a class. It often reflects the amount of time required for class attendance. Thus, a three-unit lecture class would require class attendance for three hours per week. Withdrawal Process by which the student officially drops any class or all classes in a term.

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