Academic Advisor: A professional staff member in Student Support and Advising Services (SSAS) that will help you with first semester course selection and provide general information and referrals to other college resources.
Admissions Advisor: A professional staff member in the Admissions Office who will aid you with the admissions process and can sign your registration form.
Articulation: Agreements made between colleges or schools that involve transfer courses.
Assessment Test: A test that measures reading, writing, math and algebra skills and is part of the admissions process.
Associate of Applied Science: A degree that requires 60 to 80 credit hours of coursework and incorporates more technical courses.
Associate of Science: A degree that requires 60 to 80 credit hours of coursework and incorporates more general education courses. This is the most transferable degree.
Academic Skills Advancement (ASA): “College preparatory” courses that assist students in preparing for college-level courses needed for a degree. These classes do not count towards a degree, but help students build skills necessary for successful completion of college-level classes.
Audit: Audit status indicates enrollment in a course for which no grade or credit is awarded. All prerequisites must be met to enroll.
Bulletin or College Catalog: A book that contains information about Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana and lists the instructional programs available. Course descriptions, prerequisites and co-requisites for each course can also be located in this text.
Career Advisor: Professional staff member in the Career Services Office who provides information about career choices and other employment and college-related materials.
Career Development Certificate: Certification that requires 15 to 20 credit hours of coursework.
Co-requisite: A class that must be taken in the same semester with another class.
Course Schedule: Newsprint edition provided each semester listing courses with their times and dates for upcoming semesters.
Credit Hours: Generally, the number of hours you spend in class each week. For example, if you have a math class that meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2:30 p.m., that is the equivalent to 3 hours spent in that one class per week. That particular math class would be worth 3 credit hours.
Curriculum: Specific course of study necessary to obtain a certificate or degree.
Drop/Add Form: Form needed to withdraw from or change courses after fees have been paid. The form must be turned into the Registrar’s Office to avoid receiving an “F” for the course.
Dual Credit: A process by which secondary students earn high school and college credits for courses while in high school.
Elective: An optional course for a specific curriculum.
Full-Time Status: Twelve (12) credit hours or more per semester.
General Education (Gen Ed): Courses that may include math, English, science, social sciences and humanities which are required for a degree.
Grade Point Average (GPA): A number between 0 and 4 computed by multiplying credit hours by grades and then dividing the total hour completed. A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0.
Major: Program of study that consists of sequential courses needed for a specific degree or certification.
Part-Time Status: Eleven (11) or fewer credit hours per semester.
Prerequisite: A course, authorization or skill level a student must have before moving on to a more advanced course.
Program Advisor: A faculty member in your program of study who can help you with course selection, registration, and provide program-specific information.
Program Chairperson: A faculty member who is in charge of a specific area of study and often assists students in registering for courses in their particular program.
Refund: Funds returned after a student has withdrawn from a course. See the course schedule for more information.
Semester: There are three semesters in one year: Fall, Spring and Summer.
Specialty Core Requirements: Courses needed to obtain a specialty certificate in a program.
Syllabus: A listing of important course information, for example, assignments and an instructor’s office hours.
Transcript: A listing of courses a student has taken, giving grades and dates. This can be obtained in the Registrar’s Office.
Tuition: The charge for class instruction per credit hour. Most courses are three (3) credit hours. Book costs are not included in the tuition cost.
Technical Certificate: Requires 30 to 52 credit hours of coursework.
Withdrawal: To officially terminate the attendance of a class by submitting a Drop/Add form in the Registrar’s Office.
Student Support and
Advising Services
Harshman Hall,
Room HM1450
260-480-4245
260-480-4125
Office Hours
Monday-Thursday
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Friday
9 a.m.-5 p.m.