Enrollment Fee Waiver – Enrollment fees are waived for high school students taking classes via Dual Enrollment!
A.P - Advance Placement courses taken in High School. In order to receive college/university credit the exam must be passed with a score of 3-5. Please note, some universities will require higher scores in order to grant credit. For community college a score of 3 is sufficent. Link to ECC AP List and Scores can be found on the Admissions and Records page.
Articulation Agreement – A written agreement that lists courses at one college that are equivalent (or acceptable in lieu of) courses at another college or university.
ASSIST – A Web-based student transfer information system which contains information about how courses taken at a California Community College can be applied when transferred to a University of California or a California State University campus.
Associate Degrees for Transfer (AA/AS-T) – A transfer degree that meets CSU admission requirements and ECC’s Associate degree requirements simultaneously as well as offers priority admission into the CSU system. A minimum 120 units of credit is required.
Bachelor’s or Baccalaureate Degree – A Bachelor of Arts, Science or related degree is awarded upon completion of a program of study. CSU General Education-Breadth – Completion of the CSU General Education-Breadth pattern will permit a student to transfer from a community college to a campus in the California State University system without being held, after transfer, to additional lower-division general education courses to satisfy campus G.E. requirements.
Elective – Courses not required for the major or general education but are acceptable for credit. An elective course may be in the student’s major area of study or any department of a college. These can also be known as self-enrichment courses.
Filing Period – The period of time during which campuses will accept applications for students wishing to enroll in a particular semester or quarter.
General Education Requirements – A group of courses, in varied areas of the arts and sciences, designated by a college as one of the requirements for a degree.
Golden 4 – Four critical courses that a student must complete with a ‘C’ or better to be eligible for admission to a CSU. They include Oral Communication, Written Communication, Critical Thinking and a transferable Math course.
Impacted Major/Campus – When the number of applications received is expected to be larger than the number of spaces available. Additional criteria are then considered in making an admission decision and students must apply during a specified time period.
Independent College/University – In California there are more than 75 accredited colleges and universities which are not supported by public funding.
Lower Division – Courses at the freshman or sophomore level of college. Community colleges offer lower division courses.
Pre-requisite – Requirement that must be met before enrolling in a particular course.
Professional Schools – Law, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and other health science schools which require or recommend specific undergraduate preparation.
Resident/Non-Resident Status – Student status based on place of legal residence. Non-residents (out-of-state) often have to pay higher fees and meet higher admission requirements at state financed colleges and universities.
Semester-System – Approximately 16-18 weeks of instruction offered two times a year, during the fall and spring.
Transferable Grade Point Average (G.P.A) – The indication of the overall level of academic achievement in transferable courses.
Undergraduate – A student enrolled in coursework leading towards a bachelor’s degree.
Units – The measure of college credit given to a course, usually on the basis of one unit for each lecture hour per week or for every two to three laboratory hours per week. Example: 1 unit PE. 5 Units Calculus.
Upper Division – Courses at the junior and senior level offered at four-year institutions.