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Glossary

Campus Solutions Glossary of Terms

Introduction
This Glossary describes terms used in the Campus Solutions Student System and describes general usage including University of Manchester terminology.

Campus Solutions Term	University Of Manchester Usage/Definition	Alternative Terminology
Academic Career	Study path e.g. Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught	Career/Study Level
Academic Group	Any body that can offer a course be it Faculty, School, Division, Subject Area	School/Faculty
Academic Plan	A plan of the programme especially where there are specialisations	Programme
Academic Programme	A course of Study made up of one or more course units which leads to an award	Programme
Class	A scheduled instance of a course unit	Session
Class Enrolment	Choice and enrolment of both mandatory and optional course units	Course Unit Selection
Course	An individual study unit of the programme	Course Unit or Module
Degree	The award normally achieved at the end of the programme	Award
Emplid/ID	The number generated by Campus Solutions unique to the individual, whatever the role. For students it will also be their registration number.	Person ID/Registration Number
Facility	Class or meeting venue	Building
Matriculate	The process by which applicants are converted to students.	Roll Forward
Session	A session can be either one of the two semesters or the full term	Semester
Term	Academic year running from September to June	Academic Year
Term Activate	The process by which the system is informed that admitted and matriculated students are eligible to enrol on classes in a particular term	Expected to register
Units	An award is achieved by attaining a mandatory amount of units (units are earned by completion of a course)	Credits

Campus Solutions Progression Terminology

• ACTV (Activate) – progress normally or complete successfully
• REVW (Review)
• ACTR (Activate Pending Re-sit Results)
• RYIA (Repeat Part Year in Attendance)
• RYOA (Repeat Year Out of Attendance)
• SPCL (Special Circumstances)