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| Requires at least 2 years of full-time study. There are a variety of Associate Degrees. |
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| Associate's in Arts - direct transfer agreement. |
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| Associate in Applied Science - Transfer |
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| Associate in Applied Science |
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| Vice President of Instruction |
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| Your Grade Point Average is a quick insight into how you are doing in your classes. |
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| Center for Teaching and Online learning. |
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| General Educational Development test that shows that a student has a high school level of education. |
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| New Student Advising and Registration is a mandatory sessions that provides knowledge of campus resources. |
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| Student Union Building where students hang out to eat, study, and enjoy various forms of entertainment. |
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| A Learning Management System (LMS). In this LMS, students have access to course materials and other resources. |
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| Giving credit to the source of information you are using. |
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| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center now named A. Barbara Clarkson Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center. |
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| A formal graduation ceremony. |
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| An advising and support tool that helps plan academic paths and connects students with faculty and staff in their success network. |
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| Staff members assigned to students to help advise them on course selection and other academic issues. |
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| Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
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| A college student who is the first in their family to go to college. |
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| The student portal at SPSCC. Access from the spscc.edu website to see Compass, Canvas, email, and important information. |
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| Pre-set time when faculty are available to meet with students. |
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| Employees of the college that teach classes. |
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| Members of the college that provide support and guidance to students outside the classroom. |
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| A center that provides FREE accounting, math, and physics tutoring. |
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| A center that provides FREE tutoring for writing and language. |
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| A sequence of courses that are designed to help a student earn their degree as quickly as possible. |
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| A scoring guide used to evaluate assignments that gives students insights into expectations and grading criteria. |
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| The primary resource on academic policies, disciplinary procedures, student expectations, and information. |
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| This grade is given if you "vanish" from a class by no longer completing work or communicating with your instructor. |
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| This grade is given when you drop a class after the add/drop grace period. |
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| Often used in reference to the staff that support online learning. |
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| A program in hosted in CANVAS that provides lecture recording, screen-casting, video streaming and video content management. |
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| A place where students can get information about admissions, enrollment, financial aid, etc. |
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| A list you can join during registration if the class you want to join is already at maximum capacity. |
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| Professors that teach classes but are not considered full time employees. |
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| Documentation of a student's permanent academic record. |
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| Our urban campus located in the heart of Lacey, across from the transit center. |
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| A week when regular classes are not held and all classes adhere to a campus wide schedule of testing times. |
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| A compilation of academic work and other forms of educational evidence. |
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| A process of ensuring students will stay in school to complete their educational goals. |
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| A course or courses that must be completed successfully to enroll in the course that follows. |
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| Federal funding that provides aid that does not need to be repaid. |
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| A program inside CANVAS (similar to ZOOM) that allows classes to meet virtually. |
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