Terms and Acronyms

Program plans assist in tracking academic progress for degrees and concentrations, minors, and certificate and certification programs. Pair this planning tool along with helpful advice from your mentor.

Peer Supplemental Instruction. An academic support program consisting of regularly scheduled, voluntary, out-of-class study sessions facilitated by trained peer leaders who utilize collaborative activities to ensure peer-to-peer interaction in small groups.

Library-offered service providing research assistance.

Re-Imagining your Sophomore-year Experience. A student success pathway of activities and involvement benchmarks for second-year students (31-59 credits).

Satisfactory Academic Progress. For students to receive financial aid (state, federal, institutional) they must meet satisfactory academic progress (SAP) standards. This involves making the required GPA within a specified timeframe, successfully completing 67 percent of all classes attempted and not exceeding 186 attempted hours. Failure to meet all required parameters will result in a SAP failure and financial aid suspension until SAP requirements are met or the student has a granted appeal. For additional information, please visit Financial Aid eligibility requirements.

Senior year Optimized for Achieving Results. A student success pathway of activities and involvement benchmarks for students in their fourth year or beyond (90+ credits).