Glossary of College Terms

Academic Probation (AP) Restriction
An academic probation restriction occurs when a student's academic standing drops below a 2.0 Cumulative GPA. At Dallas College, this restriction prevents a student from registering online. To enroll, you must first contact your advisor.

Career Pathway (formerly called Tech-Prep)
An educational process where colleges and public high school districts cooperatively develop and implement a planned sequence of courses to prepare students for technologically advanced careers. Career Pathway students earn college credit while in high school and advance to college programs after graduation.

Class schedule
A listing of all the courses offered during a semester, which includes dates, times, the section numbers, room numbers and instructor's names.

Corequisite or Concurrent
A course requirement that must be met simultaneously with another course.

Course Load
The number of hours or courses in which a student is enrolled in any given semester.

Credit
The numerical value assigned to a course (see "credit hours/semester hours below").

Credit hours or semester hours
The number of credits awarded for successfully completing a course(s). This number is determined by the type of class and the number of hours it meets per week. Check the Catalog or the current Class Schedule at www.dcccd.edu/Sch/Pages/default.aspx for the value of any course you wish to take.

Dallas College
Dallas College is a body of seven campuses – Brookhaven (BHC), Cedar Valley (CVC), Eastfield (EFC), El Centro (ECC), Mountain View (MVC), North Lake (NLC), and Richland (RLC).

Dropping a course
Students are generally permitted to drop courses from their class schedules. However, colleges allow different lengths of time for students to drop classes. The college catalog or class schedule should note the correct procedures and dates. It is the student's responsibility to drop a course by the date published. Since the Fall 2004 semester, students may have to pay a higher rate tuition for the third or subsequent time they attempt a course. Students should take care in dropping a course as any future retake of that course may result in a higher tuition.

Dual credit
Credit earned for both high school and college when concurrently enrolled high school students take courses at Dallas College.

eCampus A website that functions as the Online Classroom feature of courses taught at Dallas College. Courses offered online are sometimes referred to as "eCampus" courses. Students in classroom-based courses may also use eCampus to submit assignments, complete homework/tests and check their grades.

eConnect
eConnect is a Dallas College web application that allows you to plan your schedule, search for classes, register/drop and pay for your credit classes, buy books, order transcripts, view your grades and access your personal/financial information online. You must meet certain eligibility criteria to register online. All students are eligible to search or pay for credit classes and access their personal/financial information using eConnect.

Good student
A GPA of 2.0 or higher.

GPA
Grade Point Average

Probation
A warning to a student whose academic work or individual behavior is unsatisfactory. Students on probation may be suspended if their scholastic performance does not improve in future semesters..

Semester
The term designating the time divisions of a school year (FA=Fall semester, SP=Spring semester) and Summer semesters (S1=Summer I and S2=Summer II).

Syllabus (Syllabi)
A guide identifying the specific requirements for a particular course. Students usually receive a syllabus for a course from the instructor at the beginning of each semester or Summer term.

Transcript
An official listing of a student's academic record which includes courses completed and grades earned. It can be obtained through the Admissions/Registrar's Office.

Withdrawal
The act of ending enrollment in all classes for a specific semester. A student withdrawing must go through a formal procedure. See the campus Academic Calendar or class schedule for the "Last Day to Withdraw." Effective Fall 2004, students may have to pay a higher rate of tuition for the third or more times they attempt a course. It is the student's responsibility to officially withdraw by the appropriate date. Any future retake of that course may result in a higher tuition rate.