Area:

Areas are the building blocks for programs in the Degree Evaluation system. They represent each major component of a degree program.

Attribute:

An attribute identifies specific characteristics of courses and students that can be used in the Degree Evaluation to satisfy a requirement.

CAPP:

Acronym for the Curriculum, Advising and Program Planning software (Degree Evaluation). CAPP tracks a student's progress towards a degree and an UNOFFICIAL report is generated – Degree Evaluation.

Catalog Term:

Determines which catalog requirements are used in generating the Degree Evaluation.

Connectors:

"And", "or", and "none" are the three types of connectors used in a Degree Evaluation. These connectors are used when defining detail requirements for programs and areas. They allow combinations such as the number of credits and/or courses required.

Curriculum:

The programs offered at Oakland University are what constitute the curriculum.

Degree Evaluation:

The process of running a Degree Evaluation via SAIL.   It checks coursework against degree requirements published in the Graduate Catalog and generates a report to be viewed on-line or printed.

Entry Term:

The degree requirements will be evaluated against the "Entry Term.”  The Entry Term is the term students were admitted to their graduate program. 

Evaluation Process:

The process by which students check their progress toward a degree.  When a student runs the evaluation process in SAIL, the Degree Evaluation checks course work against requirements from the Graduate Catalog and generates a report.  The report details whether or not the student has completed the degree requirements of the program.

Evaluation Term:

Term in which the Degree Evaluation is generated.

Exception:

An exception reflects any changes, such as waivers or substitutions, that are approved by the faculty adviser to be applied to the student’s graduate program.   

Expected Graduation Date:

This date is automatically generated and may not always reflect the actual Expected Date of Graduation.  If students run a “What-if” Degree Evaluation, the Expected Date of Graduation will be blank.

In Progress:

Courses a student has enrolled in that have not yet been graded and entered into academic history. The Degree Evaluation report assumes the student will satisfactorily complete the courses for which they are currently enrolled and that none of these are duplicates or exceed the maximum allowed toward degree requirements.

Met:

Indicates requirements for a program, group or area have been satisfied.

Not Met:

Indicates requirements for a program, group or area have not been satisfied.  

Overall GPA:

Current grade point average for all courses taken at the graduate level at Oakland University; transfer courses are not included in the overall GPA.

Program:

A program is the goal a student is aiming to complete.

Used:

Indicates the number of credits/courses used for the Degree Evaluation. This includes in progress courses.

Unused:

Indicates the number of credits/courses not used for the Degree Evaluation.  Generally contains courses with the grades of P or I.

WebCAPP

The online version of CAPP that allows students and advisors to view past compliances, run a new compliance on current student data, or run a "what if" scenario.

What-if Analysis:

Degree Evaluation option used to explore how completed courses might fulfill the requirements of another graduate program(s).