Definition of Terms
Curriculum: A program of courses approved for a specific degree or certificate.
Electives: Credit courses, not required in a given curriculum, but which may be taken for credit toward graduation.
Full-time Student: A student enrolled for twelve (12) or more credits during a semester.
Part-time Student: A student who is taking fewer than twelve (12) hours during a semester.
Imputed Credit: Course numbers that start with (0) can be used for financial aid purposes but do not count as fulfilling requirements for a degree. (no credit is assigned, and the course grade will not affect the student’s grade point average).
Good Standing: A student who successfully meets a cumulative grade point average according to the College’s Standards of Progress.
Academic Probation: A student who fails to meet the College’s Standards of Progress. A student on academic probation is limited to a maximum of 13 credit hours.
Academic Dismissal: A student who fails to meet the minimum Standards of Progress following a probationary semester. A student, who has been academically dismissed, must complete the academic appeal process to be reinstated. The dismissal remains in effect until the student has been readmitted by the Committee on Academic Standing or, in certain circumstances, the Director of Community Standards.
Matriculated Student: A student is matriculated upon acceptance into a program of study at the College that leads to a degree or certificate.
Non-Matriculated Student: An individual who is taking courses without applying or being accepted for matriculation in a degree program. Non- matriculated students are restricted to a maximum of eleven (11) hours of credit during any one term.
Overload Status: A student may petition to pursue overload status (see page 23), in any given term, by securing approval from their advisor and the Associate Vice President of Instruction and Assessment. An additional fee is required.
Prerequisites: Certain courses require that students have completed previous courses or meet other conditions in order to add that course to their schedule. These courses are identified by the word “Prerequisite” at the end of the course description in MyFLCC and in the College Catalog. A prerequisite may be successful completion of one or more college level courses with a C- or better (unless a different grade is indicated) or a minimum placement test score.
Co-requisite: Concurrent (simultaneous) enrollment in or prior successful completion of a companion course is required.