Glossary of terms

Following is an alphabetical listing of terms commonly used at USQ, their meanings, and links to where you can find further information.

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A

Academic career
Academic misconduct
Academic regulations
Academic standing, progression and exclusion
Academic transcript
Academic year
Admission
Advanced standing
Alternative entry
Appeal and grievance procedures
Application
Articulating programs
Assessment
Award
Awards and prizes

C

Campus
Census date
Class
Combined degree
Commencing 2005 and onwards Commonwealth supported student
Commencing 2008 and onwards Commonwealth supported student
Commencing 2009 and onwards Commonwealth supported student
Commencing 2009 and onwards Commonwealth suuported student (other)
Commonwealth assisted student
Commonwealth contributions
Commonwealth higher education student support number
Commonwealth learning scholarship
Commonwealth supported place
Commonwealth supported student
Continuing pre-2005 Commonwealth supported student
Continuing pre-1997 Commonwealth supported student
Core
Co-requisite
Course
Course Transfer
Credit
Credit points
Cross-institutional study
Cut-off scores

D

Deferment
Direct entry
Discontinued student
Distance education
Domestic student
Double major

E

EFTSL
Elective
Enrolment requirement
Exclusion and show cause
Exemptions / transfer of credit
External study

F

FEE-HELP
Fee paying student
Field of study / education
Field positions
Flexible delivery
Full-time study

G

Grade
Grade point average (GPA)
Graduate

H

HECS-HELP
HEIMS
HELP
Holder of a humanitarian visa
Honours

I

Internal study
International distance student
International on-campus student
International off-campus student
International student

L

Leave of absence
Level

M

Major / academic plan / specialisation
Minor / option / elective / academic sub-plan
Mode

N

National priority areas
National priority places
Non-school leaver / mature age student

O

Off-campus study
Offers
On-campus study / day mode
Online study
OS-HELP
Overall position (OP)

P

Part-time study
Permanent resident
Postgraduate
Pre-requisite
Professional development program
Program

Q

QTAC
Quota

R

Recommended enrolment pattern
Residential school

S

Selection rank
Semester / term
Single courses for credit
Student Centre
Student contribution amount
Student contribution band

T

Testamur
Transfer of credit
Tuition / direct fee
Type 1 courses
Type 2 courses

U

Undergraduate
Unit

W

Waive academic penalty

Y

Year 12 school leaver