Terms & Definitions
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| Cancelled courses | Summer Sessions reserves the right to cancel courses that do not meet minimum enrollments. Course cancellations generally are announced on or before the first day of class, and efforts are made to notify students before the class starts. In this unlikely event, full refunds of fees will be granted or applied to other summer courses. |
| Class Size Limitations | Every effort will be made to accommodate the number of students enrolling in a particular course. Due to class size limitations, some courses will have to be closed once the holding capacity of the room has been reached. It is important to register early to avoid this situation. |
| Classification, Numbering and Units | Courses numbered: 001-009 = Lower Division 100-199 = Upper Division 200-299 = Graduate level 300-399 = Professional Courses |
| Continuing UCR Student | A continuing UCR student is: 1) one who is currently enrolled in Spring 2008 and will continue to attend UCR in the Fall quarter 2008. 2) one who is currently enrolled in Spring 2008 and will graduate at the end of Summer 2008. If you are not in the above definitions, you will be required to submit an application form before registering for courses on GROWL. |
| Course Corequisites | Indicates that a student needs to sign up for a specific lecture, lab, or discussion section. |
| Course Prerequisites | Indicates that another course, class standing, test, or specific grade is required prior to enrollment in a course. GROWL will not allow you to register for courses unless you have met the prerequisites. Contact the department that offers your course to request permission to enroll. This process may mean providing your transcript to the department. Note: The Chemistry Department has course-specific contacts for obtaining approval. http://www.chem.ucr.edu/index.html?main=undergrad&undergradcat=enroll |
| Finals | The final grade shall reflect the student's achievement in the course and shall be based upon adequate evaluation of that achievement. The instructor's methods of arriving at a grade must be clearly announced during the progress of the course. The methods may include a final written exam, a term paper, a final oral exam, a take-home exam, or other evaluation devise. The final shall be given only at the time and place announced on the final exam schedule. No student shall be excused from assigned final examinations. |
| Incomplete Grades | An incomplete grade is not counted in a grade point average. Incomplete's received during a Summer Session needs to be made up by the end of the following Fall Quarter to avoid the "I" being changed to an "F". To receive an "I", your work must be of passing quality and there must be good reason for not being able to complete the course. Submit your request for an Incomplete to your instructor prior to the day before exams. Note that requesting an incomplete may create special problems in making up course work when a course is being taught by visiting or temporary faculty. |
| Permpin | (Permanent Personal Identification Number). A PERMPIN is a permanent six-digit number that is assigned by the Office of the Registrar. PERMPIN's are required for Web transactions. The PERMPIN is used throughout the summer to verify access to GROWL. Your PERMPIN will be sent via email after receipt of your application form. |
| Special Studies (Variable-unit courses) | When enrolling in directed group study, independent study, research or internship courses (190-290 series), you are required to obtain approval from the instructor in charge on your enrollment form prior to submitting it to the Summer Sessions office by mail, fax or in person. Online registration is not available for variable-unit courses. Please use the Special Studies application form. |
| Staff Discount | Any current UC Riverside CAREER staff member who is appointed at half-time or more (for at least 6 months and subject to verification), may enroll in either Summer Session for a substantial reduction in fees. Lab fees and course material fees are additional. Career staff members will also have their referendum fees waived unless the staff member is also a currently enrolled UC Riverside student. Please complete the application form and a special career staff discount form to verify that attending classes will not conflict with their work schedule. Casual positions do not qualify for this discount. |
| Time Conflicts | If a course conflict is indicated on GROWL (overlaps with one or more courses in either days and /or times), you will receive an error message and asked to choose another course. Time conflicts will not be allowed without permission of the pertinent instructors and your advisor. Please check that you have entered the right call numbers for the section and session of the course you wish to have. |
| Transcripts | Official transcripts can be requested in writing (by mail or in person). Transcript home page click here. Students from other institutions should find out from their registrar which courses taken in the summer will fulfill specific requirements at their home institution and whether the credit and/or grades will transfer. |
| VA Information | Dependents from UCR who have previously had their fee waivers processed by Student Special Services may register online. Course fees will be waived. Students are responsible for applicable course materials/lab fees and referendum fees. Dependents who are newly admitted to UC Riverside, or who are eligible at another UC campus, but who have not had their fee waivers processed by Student Special Services, will need to mail a copy of their 2007-2008 authorization letter with their application form. Course fees will be waived and any applicable course materials/lab fees and referendum fees will be assessed and due by the indicated due dates. Important Note: Prior to 2001, Summer Session fees were not considered mandatory system wide fees. However, with the implementation of state-supported summer instruction, effective 2001, summer fees for matriculated UC students only, are exempt under this policy. Summer Session fees for visiting students will not be eligible for the exemption. This is a UC system-wide policy. Lab fees are not exempt for either UC or Visiting students. |
| Waitlist | The class waitlist is an option that may be available for some courses during the enrollment period. If a department offers a waitlist and the course is full, you will be asked if you want to be added to the waitlist. If you change your mind about a waitlisted course, you must drop yourself from the list. Otherwise, you will be placed into the waitlisted course if space becomes available. Being on the waitlist does not guarantee eventual enrollment in the course. When a department ends its waitlist period, students who were not added to the course will be notified via UCR Webmail that the course is full and the waitlist is no longer available. When you choose to waitlist, consider how this may affect your financial aid eligibility and number of enrolled units if you are not able to eventually enroll in the course. |
| Webmail | The primary mode of campus communication is e-mail, and it is therefore mandatory for students to utilize their UC Riverside Webmail accounts to review academic and administrative electronic correspondence. UC students will have their PERMPIN number, student I.D. number and Webmail address e-mailed to the e-mail address provided to us on the enrollment form. Your webmail address can be obtained after you receive notification of your Student ID number and your PERMPIN number. Log onto GROWL, click on "Student Identifiers" and follow instructions. Once you have been given your Webmail address, you may access Webmail at http://webmail.ucr.edu/. |