This resource helps to define terms utilized in higher educations organizations. Click on a term to learn more about its meaning and specifics at Coastal.

A student is placed on academic advisory if:

1. The student earns a semester GPA of less than a 2.0; and
2. The student has a Coastal cumulative GPA of 2.0 to 2.5. Students on academic advisory must complete a set of requirements outlined by their college to help them succeed academically.

Academic Coaches work in partnership with a student on the process of learning. Coaches help students examine their learning styles, habits of working, and current difficulties or barriers to success. Together they create and put in place more effective strategies. The aim is to heighten awareness of what it takes to achieve academic success and anchor this with new strategies, a supportive relationship, and personal accountability.

Consists of plagiarism, cheating, attempted cheating, furnishing false information for academic advantage, and/or forging, altering or misusing any University document or record to obtain academic advantage. Visit here for more information.

According to Coastal policy, a student is on academic probation when their cumulative GPA is below 2.0. Student requirements while on probation vary by their academic year and college. See more here.

Students are suspended at the end of the fall or spring semesters if, while on probation, the student fails to earn a minimum 2.0 semester GPA in the regular semester (fall or spring).The first academic suspension means a required separation from Coastal Carolina University for the regular semester (fall or spring) immediately following the semester in which the suspension occurs. After the first suspension is served, a student must be readmitted to the University through the Office of Admissions.

A subsequent, or indefinite, suspension means a required separation from Coastal Carolina University for a minimum of one calendar year.

The academic term is when the University holds classes. At Coastal, this is separated into Fall, Wintermester, Spring, Maymester, and Summer sessions.

Campus office that provides testing of national exams, such as GRE, as well as make-up tests for Coastal faculty. Visit here for more information

A course that does not run the length of a traditional semester of 16 weeks. Accelerated courses are offered throughout the year at different lengths. Although they span less time than a full Fall/Spring course, the course instruction is held to the same standards.

The first week of Fall/Spring semester is known as the add/drop period. This is when students can change their course schedule without the courses appearing on their final transcript.

Offered by the College Board organization, this program allows students to take college-level courses while in high school. Students with qualifying scores on standardized AP exams can earn credit at certain colleges and universities.

An advisor provides advice and guidance on academic matters, such as registration.  Each student receives a professional advisor for the first year (or two, depending on the student’s major). Then, the student is assigned a professor in their major. Students can view their program evaluation on Webadvisor to identify their current advisor.

A course without requirements of the instructor and students to meet in the same place at the same time. Coursework is available for students to complete at their convenience, although with set due dates and times.

A university catalog serves as a guide to the academic regulations, institutional policies, and programs of study offered by the institution. Find the catalogs here.

Certificates, which document that a student received specific education in a content area, may be earned at Coastal Carolina University at both the undergraduate and graduate levels

The head of an academic department on campus. This position rotates among the tenure-track/tenured faculty of the department.

Class standing, traditionally described as freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, are identified by completed credit hours: Freshman 0-29 credits earned; Sophomore 30-59 credits earned; Junior 60-89 credits earned; Senior 90+ credits earned

A course or other requirement that a student must take at the same time as another course or requirement.

Cognates are upper-level courses completed outside of the student's major discipline. Each major has a specific hour requirement of cognates.

The Core Curriculum provides an educational foundation in the liberal arts tradition that promotes inquiry, creativity, and critical thinking. Students develop abilities in reasoning and communication through different skill areas.

Students are introduced to the methods of inquiry and practice within and across disciplines from a national and global perspective through the four concept areas:

• Scientific
• Human and social behavior
• Humanistic thought and expression
• Artistic expression

Visit here for further information

A career counselor helps students plan their careers and achieve their employment goals.

Financial aid counselors work closely with parents and students to outline a plan for paying for school, including personal finances, student loans, government grants and private scholarships. They can help students secure government and private resources for funding a college education.

A mental health counselor on campus can provide assessment, treatment, consultation and referral services regarding psychological, emotional and behavioral concerns of students.

At the end of the semester, students are given the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience with their courses. Course evaluations are a mixture of ranking and open-ended questions. Students are sent an email by the university with the appropriate link each semester. These are not required per University policy but may be required by an individual faculty member.

A credit hour is set for each course and typically determined by the number of "contact" hours of the course. 1 credit hour requires 15 contact hours; 2 credit hours requires 30 contact hours; 3 credit hours requires 45 contact hours. This does NOT include outside class work.

Students are eligible for “repeat forgiveness” for up to 13 undergraduate credits during their enrollment at Coastal Carolina University for courses taken at Coastal Carolina University. For credits granted under this option, Coastal Carolina University will exclude the grade and credit hours earned for the prior enrollment in the course when calculating the student’s cumulative GPA and earned credit hours. Both grades will appear on the transcript. Only course grades of C, D, D+, F, or WF are eligible for “repeat forgiveness.” "Repeat Forgiveness" is not available for courses in which the student received a CX, D+X, DX, or FX grade. Special topic courses taken under different titles are not eligible for “Repeat Forgiveness”. Students should be aware that professional schools, graduate programs, and future employers may apply their own criteria that may not recognize a “repeat forgiveness” option in evaluating credentials for prospective students and employees. Repeat forgiveness is processed after the “W” period for a given term. Student may elect not to receive “repeat forgiveness”.

Head of one college at a university. Coastal has five colleges, and each has their own dean.

The Dean of Students Office partners with Coastal Carolina University students, their families, faculty and staff to promote the holistic development of students focusing on student advocacy, crisis management and personal accountability. The office is responsible for administering University policies and procedures regarding student conduct. The primary functional areas within the Dean of Students Office are Student Conduct and Student Advocacy and Intervention. Visit here for more information

Students who have achieved, during the fall or spring semester, a GPA of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) on a minimum of 12 grade hours at the time of official grade production are listed on the Dean’s Honor List.

A course that does not have an in-person element. For Spring 2021, distance-learning courses are designated as asynchronous.

A course a student completes that is not in support of their major. Typically, students may select any course to fulfill elective credits.

An excused absence is a valid circumstance under which a student may be absent from class. Professors are expected to excuse these absences, although documentation verifying the validity of the absence may be required. Students are responsible for working out any class requirements with their professors. These absences are still reported by faculty during grading. Visit here for more information

Application used by U.S. citizens and permanent residents to apply for financial aid from U.S. federal and state governments.

Money charged in addition to tuition to cover the costs of services.

Affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. Visit here for more information

The final exam schedule is determined at the University level. The day and time of a final for a course is determined by the schedule. View the schedules here.

Any money offered to a student to help pay tuition, fees and other educational expenses. This includes loans, grants, scholarships, assistantships, fellowships and work-study jobs.

A full time undergraduate student is registered in a minimum of 12 credit hours in an academic term.

Having a cumulative GPA of over 2.5

Grade Point Average is determined by the sum of earned grade points in a semester divided by the graded credit hours. A cumulative GPA calculates all graded credit hours while excluding course repeat forgiveness options.

Courses required by all students before they may apply for graduation. University-wide graduation requirements are:

1. UNIV 110 with a C or better;
2. Hist 201 OR POLI 201 with a C or better.

A class that is a blend of different learning. Some days the class takes place in-person, while other days may be streamed synchronously. There are also asynchronous elements.

An incomplete (I) is assigned at the discretion of the instructor when, in the instructor’s judgment, a student is unable to complete a limited portion of the assigned work in a course because of an unanticipated illness, accident, work-related responsibility, family hardship, or some other impediment to progress that is beyond the student’s control.

An academic course that allows students to earn credit for work done outside of the normal classroom setting. The work associated with the course is designed by close discussion between the student and the overseeing faculty member.

Internships allow students to gain valuable work experience in their chosen fields while making contacts for their career network. Internships may be taken for credit or on a non-credit basis.

In addition to lectures, some college classes, typically science courses, also have labs. If there is a corresponding lab with the lecture course, the lab is considered a co-requisite. Lab classes are scheduled at a separate time from the lecture. During lab courses, students get a hands-on experience of the subject being taught during the lecture.

Most college courses are considered "lecture." That means it is set in a classroom environment where information is presented in a variety of formats with accompanying assignments. The actual format of a "lecture" varies significantly between classes.

Academic studies of subjects in the humanities, social sciences and the sciences, with a focus on general knowledge, in contrast to a professional or technical emphasis.

The academic subject area that a student chooses to focus on during his or her undergraduate studies.

A type of financial aid awarded by a college or university to students who have demonstrated special academic ability or talents, regardless of their financial need. Most merit aid has specific requirements if students want to continue to receive it, such as maintaining a certain GPA.

An academic subject area that a student chooses to have a secondary focus on during their undergraduate studies. Unlike a major, a minor is typically not required, but it allows a student to take a few additional courses in a subject different from his or her major.

Moodle is a Learning Management System (LMS) used for delivering course material. It is a web application that allows professors to post course materials (such as documents, discussion boards, assignments, video and audio) online making them convenient and available to students around the clock. The acronym "Moodle" stands for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment.

Financial aid that is awarded to students due to their financial inability to pay the full cost of attending a specific college or university, rather than specifically because of their grades or other merit.

A student registered in less than 12 credits in an academic term.

Grades assigned on courses taken on the Pass-Fail option are S and U; a grade of S indicates a satisfactory performance and a U indicates unsatisfactory performance. A student will be given credit for courses in which the grade of S is earned, but these courses will not affect the computation of the GPA. The Pass-Fail option is designed to encourage students to investigate fields outside their major curricula in which they have a specific personal interest without affecting their grade point averages.

During a practicum, a student is in the "field." Unlike an internship, however, the primary task of a student during a practicum is observation and documentation. Only in a very limited way does the student participate in the work.

A required course that must be completed before a student is allowed to enroll in a more advanced one.

The president is the chief executive officer of the university.

Students who have earned a GPA of 4.0 on a minimum of 12 grade hours at the time of official grade production, is posted following the fall and spring semesters.

On Webadvisor, the program evaluation allows a student to see their progress in their course requirements. It also allows them to see how the completed courses would transfer if switching to a new major.

Senior academic officer who oversees the academic and curriculum-related matters of the university

Undergraduate or graduate students who serve as live-in peer leaders and role models. They answer questions about the campus and residential facilities; help residents with community, personal and academic concerns; mediate group conflicts that may arise; coordinate programs and activities; and enforce University policies. There is an RA on duty in each community from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. and 24 hours on the weekends; the duty cell phone number is posted throughout each community for emergency use.

Office responsible for registering students and maintaining student academic records, such as transcripts

This is the period when students can register for the next semester courses. There is an order to when registration opens, starting with special populations (athletes, Honors, etc.), moving to seniors and progressing down to freshman. Once registration is open to all students, it remains open through the first week of the semester. Visit here for dates

The Safe Zone program provides a visible network of volunteers for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other individuals seeking information and assistance regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, harassment and/or discrimination. Volunteers are available as resources to offer confidential support, respect, assistance and accurate information related to LGBTQ+ issues and concerns.

Institutions participating in Federal aid programs are required by the United States Department of Education to establish institutional policies which define and measure the quantitative and qualitative progress of eligible students. Each student who receives Federal financial aid at Coastal Carolina University is required to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward completion of his/her program of study. Undergraduate SAP:

1. Achieve or maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
2. Complete (earn an A-D) a minimum of sixty-seven percent (67%) of the courses that he/she attempts at the institution. Please note, courses designated as withdrawn or "W" are included in the completion percentage.
3. Complete requirements for a single degree within 150% of the published length of the program. The total number of credit hours attempted at Coastal Carolina University may not exceed the equivalent of twelve full-time (15 credit hour) semesters or 180 attempted credits. Please note that all transfer work accepted by the University is included in a student’s total attempted credits.

A document that outlines a course. Commonly included elements are: instructor information, course description, student learning outcomes, course policies (e.g. late work, attendance), course materials, assignments, and grading scales.

A course that is meeting at the same time, but over software such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

Traditionally, a TA is a "teaching assistant". A graduate student who assists a professor with teaching an undergraduate course, usually within his or her field, as part of an assistantship.

At Coastal, adjunct professors are identified as a "Teaching Associate" and may also be referred to as a TA at times. These roles are NOT the same.

A status offered to high-level faculty members at a college or university that allows them to stay permanently in their positions, after demonstrating a strong record of teaching and published research.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and certain other federal and state laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran in its admissions policies, programs, activities or employment practices. To ensure compliance with Title IX, the President of the University has designated the Title IX Coordinator as the primary contact responsible for developing, adopting and/or assuring the dissemination of the University's nondiscrimination policy and for making the policy available to the University community.

A record of a student's coursework and grades at a college or university.

While an official and unofficial transcript have similar information, an official transcript is provided by the Office of the Registrar on University security paper directly to the requesting party. Visit here to request an official transcript.

Students can access their unofficial transcript via the 'Total Course/Grades Listing' option on WebAdvisor. Students can also request unofficial transcripts from the Office of the Registrar.

An amount of money charged by a school per term, per course or per credit, in exchange for instruction and training. Tuition generally does not include the cost of textbooks, room and board, and other fees.

A waitlist is a list that students can join and wait for open seats in a class. If a student in the class drops, a seat opens up and is filled by a student on the waitlist. Being on the waitlist does not guarantee you a seat in the class.

WebAdvisor is a web interface that allows students to access registration information from Coastal's database. It contains up-to-date information on schedules and classes. Students can use WebAdvisor to register for courses online. It is also where students can see their official grades.

The term withdraw covers a variety of instances.

1. A class withdraw means to "drop" a course from your schedule after the add/drop time. If done by the approved date, the course will appear on your transcript with a W and will not factor into your GPA. It will, however, factor into SAP. If done after the last day to take a W, the course will appear on your transcript as a WF. It will both factor into your GPA as an F would and your SAP.
2. A semester/University withdraw is to drop all courses for the semester. An exit interview will be conducted to assist the student in completing the withdrawal process and to resolve any outstanding concerns. A student who leaves the University without following this procedure may prejudice any further attempt to re-enter the University and will receive a grade of F (U for Pass/Fail option) in all courses.
3. Students can also withdraw due to medical/psychological reasons (linked), military deployment (linked), or involuntary medical/psychological reasons (linked).

Work-study is a federally and sometimes state-funded program that helps college students with financial need get part-time jobs. It won’t cover all your college costs.

A student is placed on academic advisory if:

1. The student earns a semester GPA of less than a 2.0; and
2. The student has a Coastal cumulative GPA of 2.0 to 2.5. Students on academic advisory must complete a set of requirements outlined by their college to help them succeed academically.

Academic Coaches work in partnership with a student on the process of learning. Coaches help students examine their learning styles, habits of working, and current difficulties or barriers to success. Together they create and put in place more effective strategies. The aim is to heighten awareness of what it takes to achieve academic success and anchor this with new strategies, a supportive relationship, and personal accountability.

Consists of plagiarism, cheating, attempted cheating, furnishing false information for academic advantage, and/or forging, altering or misusing any University document or record to obtain academic advantage. Visit here for more information.

According to Coastal policy, a student is on academic probation when their cumulative GPA is below 2.0. Student requirements while on probation vary by their academic year and college. See more here.

Students are suspended at the end of the fall or spring semesters if, while on probation, the student fails to earn a minimum 2.0 semester GPA in the regular semester (fall or spring).The first academic suspension means a required separation from Coastal Carolina University for the regular semester (fall or spring) immediately following the semester in which the suspension occurs. After the first suspension is served, a student must be readmitted to the University through the Office of Admissions.

A subsequent, or indefinite, suspension means a required separation from Coastal Carolina University for a minimum of one calendar year.

The academic term is when the University holds classes. At Coastal, this is separated into Fall, Wintermester, Spring, Maymester, and Summer sessions.

Campus office that provides testing of national exams, such as GRE, as well as make-up tests for Coastal faculty. Visit here for more information

A course that does not run the length of a traditional semester of 16 weeks. Accelerated courses are offered throughout the year at different lengths. Although they span less time than a full Fall/Spring course, the course instruction is held to the same standards.

The first week of Fall/Spring semester is known as the add/drop period. This is when students can change their course schedule without the courses appearing on their final transcript.

Offered by the College Board organization, this program allows students to take college-level courses while in high school. Students with qualifying scores on standardized AP exams can earn credit at certain colleges and universities.

An advisor provides advice and guidance on academic matters, such as registration.  Each student receives a professional advisor for the first year (or two, depending on the student’s major). Then, the student is assigned a professor in their major. Students can view their program evaluation on Webadvisor to identify their current advisor.

A course without requirements of the instructor and students to meet in the same place at the same time. Coursework is available for students to complete at their convenience, although with set due dates and times.

A university catalog serves as a guide to the academic regulations, institutional policies, and programs of study offered by the institution. Find the catalogs here.

Certificates, which document that a student received specific education in a content area, may be earned at Coastal Carolina University at both the undergraduate and graduate levels

The head of an academic department on campus. This position rotates among the tenure-track/tenured faculty of the department.

Class standing, traditionally described as freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, are identified by completed credit hours: Freshman 0-29 credits earned; Sophomore 30-59 credits earned; Junior 60-89 credits earned; Senior 90+ credits earned

A course or other requirement that a student must take at the same time as another course or requirement.

Cognates are upper-level courses completed outside of the student's major discipline. Each major has a specific hour requirement of cognates.

The Core Curriculum provides an educational foundation in the liberal arts tradition that promotes inquiry, creativity, and critical thinking. Students develop abilities in reasoning and communication through different skill areas.

Students are introduced to the methods of inquiry and practice within and across disciplines from a national and global perspective through the four concept areas:

• Scientific
• Human and social behavior
• Humanistic thought and expression
• Artistic expression

Visit here for further information

A career counselor helps students plan their careers and achieve their employment goals.

Financial aid counselors work closely with parents and students to outline a plan for paying for school, including personal finances, student loans, government grants and private scholarships. They can help students secure government and private resources for funding a college education.

A mental health counselor on campus can provide assessment, treatment, consultation and referral services regarding psychological, emotional and behavioral concerns of students.

At the end of the semester, students are given the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience with their courses. Course evaluations are a mixture of ranking and open-ended questions. Students are sent an email by the university with the appropriate link each semester. These are not required per University policy but may be required by an individual faculty member.

A credit hour is set for each course and typically determined by the number of "contact" hours of the course. 1 credit hour requires 15 contact hours; 2 credit hours requires 30 contact hours; 3 credit hours requires 45 contact hours. This does NOT include outside class work.

Students are eligible for “repeat forgiveness” for up to 13 undergraduate credits during their enrollment at Coastal Carolina University for courses taken at Coastal Carolina University. For credits granted under this option, Coastal Carolina University will exclude the grade and credit hours earned for the prior enrollment in the course when calculating the student’s cumulative GPA and earned credit hours. Both grades will appear on the transcript. Only course grades of C, D, D+, F, or WF are eligible for “repeat forgiveness.” "Repeat Forgiveness" is not available for courses in which the student received a CX, D+X, DX, or FX grade. Special topic courses taken under different titles are not eligible for “Repeat Forgiveness”. Students should be aware that professional schools, graduate programs, and future employers may apply their own criteria that may not recognize a “repeat forgiveness” option in evaluating credentials for prospective students and employees. Repeat forgiveness is processed after the “W” period for a given term. Student may elect not to receive “repeat forgiveness”.

Head of one college at a university. Coastal has five colleges, and each has their own dean.

The Dean of Students Office partners with Coastal Carolina University students, their families, faculty and staff to promote the holistic development of students focusing on student advocacy, crisis management and personal accountability. The office is responsible for administering University policies and procedures regarding student conduct. The primary functional areas within the Dean of Students Office are Student Conduct and Student Advocacy and Intervention. Visit here for more information

Students who have achieved, during the fall or spring semester, a GPA of 3.5 or higher (3.25 for freshmen) on a minimum of 12 grade hours at the time of official grade production are listed on the Dean’s Honor List.

A course that does not have an in-person element. For Spring 2021, distance-learning courses are designated as asynchronous.

A course a student completes that is not in support of their major. Typically, students may select any course to fulfill elective credits.

An excused absence is a valid circumstance under which a student may be absent from class. Professors are expected to excuse these absences, although documentation verifying the validity of the absence may be required. Students are responsible for working out any class requirements with their professors. These absences are still reported by faculty during grading. Visit here for more information

Application used by U.S. citizens and permanent residents to apply for financial aid from U.S. federal and state governments.

Money charged in addition to tuition to cover the costs of services.

Affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. Visit here for more information

The final exam schedule is determined at the University level. The day and time of a final for a course is determined by the schedule. View the schedules here.

Any money offered to a student to help pay tuition, fees and other educational expenses. This includes loans, grants, scholarships, assistantships, fellowships and work-study jobs.

A full time undergraduate student is registered in a minimum of 12 credit hours in an academic term.

Having a cumulative GPA of over 2.5

Grade Point Average is determined by the sum of earned grade points in a semester divided by the graded credit hours. A cumulative GPA calculates all graded credit hours while excluding course repeat forgiveness options.

Courses required by all students before they may apply for graduation. University-wide graduation requirements are:

1. UNIV 110 with a C or better;
2. Hist 201 OR POLI 201 with a C or better.

A class that is a blend of different learning. Some days the class takes place in-person, while other days may be streamed synchronously. There are also asynchronous elements.

An incomplete (I) is assigned at the discretion of the instructor when, in the instructor’s judgment, a student is unable to complete a limited portion of the assigned work in a course because of an unanticipated illness, accident, work-related responsibility, family hardship, or some other impediment to progress that is beyond the student’s control.

An academic course that allows students to earn credit for work done outside of the normal classroom setting. The work associated with the course is designed by close discussion between the student and the overseeing faculty member.

Internships allow students to gain valuable work experience in their chosen fields while making contacts for their career network. Internships may be taken for credit or on a non-credit basis.

In addition to lectures, some college classes, typically science courses, also have labs. If there is a corresponding lab with the lecture course, the lab is considered a co-requisite. Lab classes are scheduled at a separate time from the lecture. During lab courses, students get a hands-on experience of the subject being taught during the lecture.

Most college courses are considered "lecture." That means it is set in a classroom environment where information is presented in a variety of formats with accompanying assignments. The actual format of a "lecture" varies significantly between classes.

Academic studies of subjects in the humanities, social sciences and the sciences, with a focus on general knowledge, in contrast to a professional or technical emphasis.

The academic subject area that a student chooses to focus on during his or her undergraduate studies.

A type of financial aid awarded by a college or university to students who have demonstrated special academic ability or talents, regardless of their financial need. Most merit aid has specific requirements if students want to continue to receive it, such as maintaining a certain GPA.

An academic subject area that a student chooses to have a secondary focus on during their undergraduate studies. Unlike a major, a minor is typically not required, but it allows a student to take a few additional courses in a subject different from his or her major.

Moodle is a Learning Management System (LMS) used for delivering course material. It is a web application that allows professors to post course materials (such as documents, discussion boards, assignments, video and audio) online making them convenient and available to students around the clock. The acronym "Moodle" stands for Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment.

Financial aid that is awarded to students due to their financial inability to pay the full cost of attending a specific college or university, rather than specifically because of their grades or other merit.

A student registered in less than 12 credits in an academic term.

Grades assigned on courses taken on the Pass-Fail option are S and U; a grade of S indicates a satisfactory performance and a U indicates unsatisfactory performance. A student will be given credit for courses in which the grade of S is earned, but these courses will not affect the computation of the GPA. The Pass-Fail option is designed to encourage students to investigate fields outside their major curricula in which they have a specific personal interest without affecting their grade point averages.

During a practicum, a student is in the "field." Unlike an internship, however, the primary task of a student during a practicum is observation and documentation. Only in a very limited way does the student participate in the work.

A required course that must be completed before a student is allowed to enroll in a more advanced one.

The president is the chief executive officer of the university.

Students who have earned a GPA of 4.0 on a minimum of 12 grade hours at the time of official grade production, is posted following the fall and spring semesters.

On Webadvisor, the program evaluation allows a student to see their progress in their course requirements. It also allows them to see how the completed courses would transfer if switching to a new major.

Senior academic officer who oversees the academic and curriculum-related matters of the university

Undergraduate or graduate students who serve as live-in peer leaders and role models. They answer questions about the campus and residential facilities; help residents with community, personal and academic concerns; mediate group conflicts that may arise; coordinate programs and activities; and enforce University policies. There is an RA on duty in each community from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. and 24 hours on the weekends; the duty cell phone number is posted throughout each community for emergency use.

Office responsible for registering students and maintaining student academic records, such as transcripts

This is the period when students can register for the next semester courses. There is an order to when registration opens, starting with special populations (athletes, Honors, etc.), moving to seniors and progressing down to freshman. Once registration is open to all students, it remains open through the first week of the semester. Visit here for dates

The Safe Zone program provides a visible network of volunteers for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other individuals seeking information and assistance regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, harassment and/or discrimination. Volunteers are available as resources to offer confidential support, respect, assistance and accurate information related to LGBTQ+ issues and concerns.

Institutions participating in Federal aid programs are required by the United States Department of Education to establish institutional policies which define and measure the quantitative and qualitative progress of eligible students. Each student who receives Federal financial aid at Coastal Carolina University is required to maintain satisfactory academic progress toward completion of his/her program of study. Undergraduate SAP:

1. Achieve or maintain a 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
2. Complete (earn an A-D) a minimum of sixty-seven percent (67%) of the courses that he/she attempts at the institution. Please note, courses designated as withdrawn or "W" are included in the completion percentage.
3. Complete requirements for a single degree within 150% of the published length of the program. The total number of credit hours attempted at Coastal Carolina University may not exceed the equivalent of twelve full-time (15 credit hour) semesters or 180 attempted credits. Please note that all transfer work accepted by the University is included in a student’s total attempted credits.

A document that outlines a course. Commonly included elements are: instructor information, course description, student learning outcomes, course policies (e.g. late work, attendance), course materials, assignments, and grading scales.

A course that is meeting at the same time, but over software such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

Traditionally, a TA is a "teaching assistant". A graduate student who assists a professor with teaching an undergraduate course, usually within his or her field, as part of an assistantship.

At Coastal, adjunct professors are identified as a "Teaching Associate" and may also be referred to as a TA at times. These roles are NOT the same.

A status offered to high-level faculty members at a college or university that allows them to stay permanently in their positions, after demonstrating a strong record of teaching and published research.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and certain other federal and state laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability, or status as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran in its admissions policies, programs, activities or employment practices. To ensure compliance with Title IX, the President of the University has designated the Title IX Coordinator as the primary contact responsible for developing, adopting and/or assuring the dissemination of the University's nondiscrimination policy and for making the policy available to the University community.

A record of a student's coursework and grades at a college or university.

While an official and unofficial transcript have similar information, an official transcript is provided by the Office of the Registrar on University security paper directly to the requesting party. Visit here to request an official transcript.

Students can access their unofficial transcript via the 'Total Course/Grades Listing' option on WebAdvisor. Students can also request unofficial transcripts from the Office of the Registrar.

An amount of money charged by a school per term, per course or per credit, in exchange for instruction and training. Tuition generally does not include the cost of textbooks, room and board, and other fees.

A waitlist is a list that students can join and wait for open seats in a class. If a student in the class drops, a seat opens up and is filled by a student on the waitlist. Being on the waitlist does not guarantee you a seat in the class.

WebAdvisor is a web interface that allows students to access registration information from Coastal's database. It contains up-to-date information on schedules and classes. Students can use WebAdvisor to register for courses online. It is also where students can see their official grades.

The term withdraw covers a variety of instances.

1. A class withdraw means to "drop" a course from your schedule after the add/drop time. If done by the approved date, the course will appear on your transcript with a W and will not factor into your GPA. It will, however, factor into SAP. If done after the last day to take a W, the course will appear on your transcript as a WF. It will both factor into your GPA as an F would and your SAP.
2. A semester/University withdraw is to drop all courses for the semester. An exit interview will be conducted to assist the student in completing the withdrawal process and to resolve any outstanding concerns. A student who leaves the University without following this procedure may prejudice any further attempt to re-enter the University and will receive a grade of F (U for Pass/Fail option) in all courses.
3. Students can also withdraw due to medical/psychological reasons (linked), military deployment (linked), or involuntary medical/psychological reasons (linked).

Work-study is a federally and sometimes state-funded program that helps college students with financial need get part-time jobs. It won’t cover all your college costs.