Admission
Being accepted into a program after the requirements for entering the program have been met.
Application
A formal document that is completed online to request admission to a program at TRU. This is the first step toward being admitted to a program of study.
Bursary
Monetary award to students who demonstrate financial need, similar to a grant.
Calendar
Key resource that compiles all information on programs, courses and university processes.
Certificate
Recognition that a student has successfully completed a program of applied study.
Concentration
A cluster of courses in one discipline within a general Bachelor’s degree program, combined with area requirements which ensure a broad selection of courses.
Co-op
An educational opportunity that allows students to participate in paid, on-the-job training sessions, often for credit.
Credit
A counting system used to determine the amount of class time that a student has completed, usually based on hours of instruction. Every course has an assigned number of credits, which are used to calculate the cost of tuition. The number of credits that a student has completed are recorded on a permanent record or transcript.
Degree
Recognition that a student has successfully completed a four- or five-year program of study in a university program.
Faculty
The instructors at a post-secondary institution OR a group of university departments concerned with one area of knowledge, such as Faculty of Science.
Grade Point
The value of the final mark in a course rated on a scale between 0 and 4.33.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
GPA is the value of each course final mark multiplied by the credit value of each course, divided by the number of courses taken.
Honours
An undergraduate degree more specialized than normal studies which requires students to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or greater and complete a thesis or optional course work.
Laddering
A process which allows students to apply credits earned in previous post- secondary study towards a higher-level program. For example, many diploma programs allow you to “ladder” those credits into a degree program.
Major
A program of study in a degree program in which the student specializes in a particular field in the final two years in order to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in that field.
Minor
A program of study accompanying a major program, where the student specializes in a second field.
Practicum
An unpaid practical component of a program that allows students to gain on-the-job experience. In many TRU programs, these are a required part of the program, and also may be called “practicum” placements.
Prerequisite
A course or other requirement which must be met before taking certain courses or enrolling in some programs.
Program
A group of courses that combine to provide skills and learning leading to a certificate, diploma or degree.
Registration
The selection of individual courses after completion of all required admission procedures.
Scholarship
Monetary award to students who demonstrate excellence in their program of study.
Seminar
A scheduled discussion period in which students debate and discuss classroom theory and lab results.
Transcript
A permanent record of the number of courses a student has completed, together with the marks for those courses.
Tuition
Fees charged for courses, usually charged on a “per credit” basis. Vocational tuition is based on a per-month charge.
Vocational
An applied program of study, usually less than two years, that leads to a certificate in a specific career path. Fees for most vocational programs are calculated on a per month basis, not per credit.
Withdrawal Deadline
The latest possible dates to withdraw from a class without it affecting your grade point average (GPA). A “W” will show on your transcript, but that course will not be used in the calculation of your GPA.
