Understanding Academic Terms

Understanding Academic Terms

Multiple Choice

What are prerequisite courses?

• Courses that are taught online for

  upperclassmen.

• Courses that require dual enrollment in

  a lab course.

• Courses taken at another university that

  are required for transfer.

• Courses that must be taken prior to

  enrolling in a subsequent course.

Multiple Choice

The five colleges at Louisiana Tech University include _____.

• Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, English Composition, and Arts

• Applied & Natural Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering & Science, and Liberal Arts

• Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, University Advancement, Research & Development, Finance

• BARC, Financial Aid, Admissions,

  Registrar, and Computing Center

Multiple Choice

The primary focus of University Advancement is to _____.

• provide students with a superior educational and research environment

• oversee the day-to-day operations of the

  University

• maintain

  relationships and involvement with alumni and the community

• coordinate student-oriented activities

  and services

Multiple Choice

If there are 50 class periods in a quarter and a freshman or sophomore misses five or more classes, the course instructor may recommend that the student _____.

• be dropped from the class roll and given an appropriate grade

• be placed on academic probation for an entire quarter

• be turned over to the University Honor

  Council

• undergo a medical and psychiatric

  evaluation

Multiple Choice

Which level of academic standing should ALL students strive?

• Academic Probation

• Good

  Academic Standing

• Academic Suspension

• Honor of Distinction

Multiple Choice

If a student has been suspended from the University, to whom should they contact if they want to appeal the suspension?

• Dean of the Academic College

• Registrar

• Honor Council

• VP of Student Affairs

Multiple Choice

Violations of the Honor Code include all of the following EXCEPT _____.

• stealing

• falsification

• cheating

• not paying tuition

Multiple Choice

A two year undergraduate program typically awards a(n) _____.

• Doctorate degree

• Bachelor’s degree

• Master’s degree

• Associate’s degree

Multiple Choice

An academic advisor can assist you with all of the following EXCEPT _____.

• preparation of a plan of study

• paying parking fines for you

• choosing appropriate electives

• career decisions

Multiple Choice

Which of the following should NOT influence a student’s choice of major?

• Results of a career planning survey

• Personal interests and talents

• Job shadowing or career exploration activities

• Results

  of a coin-flip (heads = Major A; tails = Major B)

Multiple Choice

At Louisiana Tech, the schedule of classes is known as the _____.

• Tech Talk

• Racing Form

• Lagniappe

• Bulletin

Multiple Choice

To register for most classes, students will use _____.

• the Racing form

• Google

• BOSS

• the Tonk

Multiple Choice

A student can look at the course section number to determine whether the course is offered online, on-campus, or in the evening.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

When loading your schedule into BOSS, you will need to enter each course _____.

• with a registration code assigned to you

  by your advisor

• by typing in the full name or title of the course

• based on the name of the faculty member

• using its five digit sequence number