University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
- Comprehensive Major
- A series of courses prescribed by an academic department which result
in an area of specialization. The comprehensive major is an alternative
to the selection of a major and minor in meeting baccalaureate degree requirements.
- Degree Audit
- An analysis of a student's progress toward meeting degree requirements.
- Elective
- A course in the curriculum in the choosing of which a student has some
options, as opposed to a required course. The term free or unrestricted
elective denotes that the student either has complete choice in the selection
of a course or choice among courses in several different fields. A restricted
elective is one limited to a certain discipline or group of disciplines,
such as an English elective or a social science elective.
- Endorsement, Teaching Field Endorsement
- A field of study in a broad area which qualifies a person for graduation
and eligibility for certification to teach in the State of Nebraska. The
field endorsement will normally qualify a person for teaching two or more
subjects, i.e., Physical Science includes the subjects of Chemistry, Physics,
Earth Science and Physical Science.
- Endorsement, Teaching Subject Endorsement
- Study in a specific subject area leading to teacher certification.
A student must have two subject endorsements to qualify for graduation
and certification.
- Supplemental Endorsement
- A program of study (e.g. coaching, driver's education) which can be
used to complement field or subject endorsement(s). A supplemental endorsement
cannot be used to meet graduation requirements in teacher education.
- General Studies Review
- A written review by the Registrar's Office of the student's progress
in satisfying specific course requirements of the UNK General Studies Program.
- Major
- A student's chosen field of study. The major may fall within a single
department of instruction or may overlap several departments. In the latter
case, the major is described as a combination or interdisciplinary major.
- Minor
- A student's secondary field of study.
- Major/Minor Review
- A written evaluation by an academic department of the student's progress
in satisfying specific course requirements of the department's Major, Minor,
Comprehensive Major or Teaching Endorsement programs. The General Studies
and Major/Minor Reviews are initiated when the student completes a Request
Form at the Registrar's Office. This should be done immediately after the
student completes the sophomore year, i.e., has earned a minimum of 57
credit hours.
- Matriculation
- The first registration following admission as a classified student.
- Transcript
- A copy of the permanent academic (educational) record at an institution
of higher education. It becomes an official transcript when the seal of
the institution is affixed and the signature of an authorized person is
appended.
