Freshman_Q&a

Freshman Q&a Freshman Dictionary ACADEMIC What is Add/drop' Scheduled add-drop times are periods when changes to your original schedule are made by dropping a course for which you are registered for and/or adding a new one. What is an Adjunct Professor' Part-time professor What is an Award Letter' Sent from the Office of Financial Aid detailing the financial aid a student will receive from the University, the Federal Government, and the State of New York What is the Bulletin' A catalog that includes all University majors, their requirements, and course descriptions, as well as the University’s policies. Bulletins are updated every three years, however a student is only subject to the bulletin which was current when he/she first entered St. John’s (whether or not the bulletin has been updated). What is a Chair' A professor responsible for the administrative operations of an academic department. What is a Commencement' Commencement is a public celebration recognizing either a graduation or entrance into a college/university. What is a Concentration' This is not a minor. A concentration is designed to permit the development of a secondary area of study which will complement a student’s major. For example, a student who is an Education major may concentrate in English to prepare him/her student, students, university, course, campus, school, aid, number, st, must, financial, degree, college, office, eligible, each, courses, through, program, study, register, level, academic, tuition, taken, storm, staten, requirements, queens, order, non-matriculated, leadership, island, information, hall