Course Descriptions

Term	Definition
Academic Disqualification	The involuntary removal of a student from their academic program for unsatisfactory academic performance following academic probation.
Academic Probation	Student cumulative UNR GPA is below warning threshold as determined by credit. Please see the Registration and Records section of this catalog for further information.
Academic Status	Determined by regulations governing good standing, warning, probation, and disqualification.
Academic Warning	Occurs anytime student cumulative UNR GPA is below 2.0 but above warning threshold as determined by credit. Please see the Registration and Records section of this catalog for further information.
Admission	Formal application and acceptance as a regular student in a degree program. Students are admitted to degree programs for fall and spring semesters only.
Advisor, advisee	The advisor is the faculty member assigned by the university to assist each student in planning the proper academic program. The student is called the advisor’s “advisee.”
ASUN	Associated Students of the University of Nevada.
Audit	To take a course without earning credit or a grade.
College/School	The largest academic units consisting of smaller academic units called departments or programs.
Core Curriculum	Group of classes, minimum of 33 credits, in eight different subject areas that are required of all undergraduate students. See the "Core Curriculum" section of this catalog.
Corequisite	A course that must be taken either before or simultaneously with another.
Credit	Described in semester credit hours, a credit is defined as three hours of work per week for one semester. Usually this work is made up of one period in class plus two hours of preparation for lecture-seminar classes, or three hours of laboratory classes.
Credit Load	The total credits for which a student is registered in any registration period.
Curriculum	A structured set of learning objectives.
Department	An academic unit of a college.
Extracurricular	Those activities that are part of student life, but are not part of the regular course of study, such as debate, dramatics and athletics.
Good Standing	A 2.0 in any given semester as well as a cumulative 2.0 on all university work. Students must be in good academic standing to be eligible to receive financial aid.
GPA	Grade-point average.
Grade Points	Grades are evaluated in terms of quality points. For each credit of a letter grade completed, the following grade points are earned: A = 4 grade points A- = 3.7 grade points B+ = 3.3 grade points B = 3 grade points B- = 2.7 grade points C+ = 2.3 grade points C = 2 grade points C- = 1.7 grade points D+ = 1.3 grade points D = 1 grade point D- = 0.7 grade points F = 0 grade points In order to graduate, undergraduate students must have an average of two grade points for each credit attempted for regular letter grade, and graduate students must have an average of three grade points for each credit attempted for letter grade, including all courses that are failed or repeated.
Graduate Special	A post-baccalaureate student not admitted to advanced degree study.
Graduate Standing	An advanced-degree-seeking student officially admitted to graduate study.
Graduate Study	Work beyond the bachelor’s degree, usually toward a master’s or doctoral degree.
GSA	Graduate Student Association.
Incomplete	The “I” symbol is a mark that is given when a student has been performing satisfactory work, but, for a reason beyond the student’s control, has been unable to complete the required work for the course. Incomplete grades revert to grades of “F” if not made up within one regular semester.
International Student	An individual who is attending the university on a student visa.
Major	primary subject or field of study.
Minor	secondary subject or field of study.
Nondegree Student	Special student status for undergraduate students not seeking a degree. Registration is limited to six undergraduate credits per semester. Nondegree students are not eligible to receive financial aid.
Non-resident Tuition	Non-resident students pay tuition in addition to per-credit registration fees.
Not Reported	The symbol “NR” is assigned when an instructor does not indicate a grade for a student in a course. “NR” must be resolved by the end of the next regular semester or it will revert to an “F.”
Prerequisite	The preliminary requirement that must be met before a certain course may be taken.
Registration	Enrolling in classes.
Registration Fees	All students pay per-credit registration fees.
Regular Student	A degree-seeking student who is officially admitted to the university.
Required Subjects	Those subjects that are prescribed for the completion of a particular program. The student, after consulting the appropriate advisor, may choose elective subjects; the required subjects are determined by the college.
Resident Alien	A student attending the university as a permanent immigrant who has not attained U.S. citizenship.
Resident Credit	Credit which is earned for regular classes conducted on campus, as well as correspondence courses, continuing education classes, and other distance education courses offered through the University of Nevada, Reno.
Schedule, Class	The semester list of courses offered, including the names of the teachers, the days, hours and locations of classes.
Schedule, Student	A listing of the courses that the student takes each semester.
Semester	75 instructional days.
Special Fees	Additional fees required such as lab fees.
Suspension (Disciplinary)	The involuntary separation of a student from the university for unsatisfactory conduct.
Transcript	A certified copy of the student’s permanent academic record on file in the Office of Admissions and Records. The transcript lists each course that the student has taken and the final grade received.
Undergraduate	A student who has not yet obtained a bachelor’s degree.
Withdrawal	The act of officially leaving the university. Students may also drop individual courses without withdrawing from the university. Consult the schedule of classes for specific dates in which the dropping of classes is allowed. Students who drop classes between the seventh day of classes and the end of the eighth week of classes receive grades of “W” on their transcripts. Complete withdrawal from the university results in “W” grades if the student is passing classes at the time of complete withdrawal.