Important Terms to Know
Below are some important terms and tools you’ll encounter as a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ student. Becoming familiar with these resources will help you navigate your academic journey successfully.
- Canvas: an academic platform where you access course documents, such as syllabi and assignments, and grades for courses. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ the Canvas page.
- Degree Works: a web-based tool to help students and advisors monitor progress toward degree completion. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ the Academic Plan page.
- Faculty Office Hours: scheduled time outside of class faculty set aside to meet with students.
- Handshake: the career portal for Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ students to find jobs/internships and connect with employers. .
- myÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾: a web-based, private portal that allows students to register for classes, access class schedules, view grades and unofficial transcripts, view course history, find courses and more. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ the myÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ page.
- Navigate: an academic platform where you schedule appointments with your Success Coach and view resources available to students. Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ Navigate page.
- Syllabus: an outline and overview of course topics, assignments, quizzes, tests, projects, and other graded work for a specific course. On a syllabus, professors share attendance policies, office hours, and their grading system.
