2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

Ombudsman: See Grade Ombudsman.
Orientation: A program you will participate in as a new Delta student,
which will acquaint you with the College facilities, programs, services,
and procedures and during which a counselor will assist you in reviewing
your program and selecting your courses.
Out-of-District Student: A legal resident of Michigan, residing in a
county other than Bay, Midland, or Saginaw.
Out-of-State Student: A legal resident of a state other than Michigan
or of a foreign country.
Part-Time Student: Enrolled in less than 12 credits in a semester.
Prerequisite: Courses which must be successfully completed or requirements
which must be met before enrolling in a specific course.
Prerequisites are listed at the beginning of the course description. See
Section VI for Academic Course Descriptions.
Probation: A warning status due to low grades or improper conduct.
Program of Study: A group of specific courses which you are required
to complete successfully in order to qualify for a degree or certificate.
Registration: The time when you enroll in your courses and pay your
tuition and fees. See Section II, Enrollment, Registration for details.
Required Course: A course in your program that you must take as opposed
to one that you elect (choose) to take.
Semester: Generally 15 weeks in length. The three semesters in an
academic year at Delta are Fall (late August through December), Winter
(January through April), and Spring (May through August, 15 weeks).
Semester Hours: See Credits.
Session: Generally 7 or 7 1/2 weeks in length, which is half the length
of a semester.
Service Credits: Credits assigned to non-credit courses. These credits
are not applicable to a Delta Associate degree or Certificate and are not
transferable to other colleges.
Sophmore: Academic student who has earned 30 or more credits.
Suspension: Being required to leave Delta College due to a very low
grade point average or unacceptable conduct.
Transcript: Your official Delta College record listing all academic courses
attempted with grades, credits, and grade points; all transfer credits
accepted; and credit awarded by examination or advanced placement;
and your cummulative GPA.
Transfer: The official process of moving from attendance at one college
or university to attendance at another college or university.
Tuition: The money you pay the college for instruction and services.
A dollar amount is assigned to each credit. Tuition is determined by
multiplying the dollar amount by the number of credits for which you
are registering. In-District, Out-of-District, and Out-of-State tutition
rates are different. See www.delta.edu for current tuition rates.
Withdrawal: Dropping all of your courses and leaving Delta College.
446 Delta College 2012-2013