Important Terms to Know

Below are some important terms and tools you’ll encounter as a °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï 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. °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï the Canvas page.
  • Degree Works: a web-based tool to help students and advisors monitor progress toward degree completion. °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï the Academic Plan page.
  • Faculty Office Hours: scheduled time outside of class faculty set aside to meet with students.
  • Handshake: the career portal for °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï students to find jobs/internships and connect with employers. .
  • my°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï: 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. °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï the my°Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï page.
  • Navigate: an academic platform where you schedule appointments with your Success Coach and view resources available to students. °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï 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.