1. Ability to benefit: The Ability to Benefit test is required by the U.S. Department of Education if a student does not have a high school diploma or GED and would like to receive financial aid. http://bae.lbcc.edu/       2. Appeals of Initial Placement Recommendation: A student may appeal an initial placement recommendation in English, math, reading or ESL by completing the placement Appeal form available at the Assessment center, Counseling Office, or the respective department. The student will be notified of the appeal decision by mail.

3. Application for Admission: This is a document that is filled out for admission to the college. You are required to supply residence information and personal background information. After this application is filled out in its entirety and accepted by the college you are an official LBCC student.

4. Articulated Transfer: The process by which LBCC establishes a transfer agreement with a four-year University that results in the establishment of an educational planning sheet designating acceptable LBCC transfer courses.

5. Assessment Testing: This is the test that will enable LBCC to identify a student’s skill level in English, Reading, Math, and/or English as a second language. A students placement results will increase his or her chances of success in their coursework.

6. Associate degree: The graduation document issued by Long Beach City College for completing 60 units with a grade point average of 2.0 and including requirements in general education and your major field of study.

7. Bachelor’s Degree: A college or university degree earned upon completion of four years of academic work (120 semester units or more) and the satisfaction of prescribed general education requirements, major courses and basic college proficiency skills.

8. Corequisite: A course in which you must enroll at the same time you enroll in the course to which it is attached.

9. CSU Certification: Process applicable only to California State University (CSU) system in which LBCC certifies that you have completed all or part of the LBCC lower division general education requirements to be honored at each of the 20 campuses in the CSU system. Certification must be initiated by the student.

10. Curriculum: The classes’ specific to a particular department, subject, or major.

11. Electives: Electives are Courses that are not required subjects but are taken for personal interest, for unit credit, to graduate from LBCC, and/or to transfer to a four year university.

12. General Equivalency Diploma (GED): Students who did not graduate from high school and plan to get a GED can prepare for their equivalency diploma through the Adult Learning Center. The center is open year round, and students may begin and complete their program of study at any time. Scheduling is arranged to meet the personal timetable of students. At the first time of attendance, students will plan with the instructor their specific goals and hours.

13. General Education: This is a specific group of required courses outside your major that are designed to give you a breadth of knowledge in the arts, sciences and humanities. They are courses required for an associate and/or bachelors degree and are usually taken during lower division studies.

14. Good Standing: A student is in good standing with the college if he or she has at least a 2.0 GPA, is completing at least 50% of their coursework and is not under disciplinary action.

15. Grade point average: A grade reporting system in which grades are converted from letters to numbers on a 5 scale where A=4 points, B=3 points, C=2 points, D=l point and F=0 points and then numerically averaged.

16. IGETC /Certification: A process applicable to California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) systems in which LBCC certified that you have completed all of the CSU or UC lower division general education requirements to be honored at each of the 20 campuses of the CSU system and the 8 campuses of the UC system, with some exceptions in the UC system, See a counselor for exceptions. Certification must be initiated by the student.

17. Lower Division coursework: Refers to college work required in the freshman or sophomore year of college.

18. Major: Series of courses related to the student's main area of study.

19. Matriculation: This is the process in which a student is received into a college and helped to define and achieve his or her educational goal through the college’s established resources and procedures.

20. Matriculation Component Exemptions: A. Orientation- Students who are exempt from the matriculation service are those students who hold associate degrees or higher, demonstrate that they are taking courses only for personal enrichment or are co-enrolled at a four-year college, university, or are enrolled only in: Performance or activity classes Classes for advancement in current job/career (update job skills) Contact education classes Non-Credit classes B. Assessment- The exemptions for orientation apply to the assessment component, unless a student plans to take a math, reading, English or English as a second language class and has not met the prerequisite. The assessment component for math, reading and writing can be partially met with documentation of coursework from another accredited college or high school.

21. Matriculation Component Appeal/Waiver Process: Any student who feels that he/she is exempt from any of these components may appeal by filing a Matriculation component Waiver form, which is available in the assessment office or you can download it below. These exemptions do not provide clearance for enrollment into specified English, math, reading or ESL courses. The waiver will be reviewed by a matriculation specialist and the student will then be notified by mail. A student may request to participate in a previously waived component by contacting the assessment office.

22. Non-articulated transfer: The process of determining which LBCC courses are most likely to be accepted by a four year school in the absence of an articulated agreement usually assisted my the Transfer/Counseling Center.

23. Petition: If a class you want to take is closed, you may be able to enroll by petitioning. Attend the class and ask the instructor for a petition card. Petitioning works best if you attend the first meeting. You should try this if you meet the prerequisites for the course as students who do not meet the prerequisites will be not be able to stay in the class.

24. Prerequisite: A requirement (course, license, assessment process, etc.) that you must complete before you enroll in the course to which it is attached.

25. Probation: A student is placed on probation when he or she is facing scholastic difficulty in terms of grade point average and completion ratio. The two types of probation are defined below. Academic Probation: A student is put on academic probation after he or she has attempted 12 units of credit at LBCC and receives D’s or F’s with a grade point average below a 2.0. Progress Probation: A student shall be put on Progress Probation after enrolling in a minimum of 12 units at LBCC but has completed less than one-half of all units attempted and receives W, NC, or I, with a completion ratio that is less than 50%.

26. Recommended Preparation: A faculty member might advise a course or other preparation which you should complete before you enroll in the course to which it is attached. You will get more out of the course if you take the advice.

27. Retest Policy: A student can retake all or part of test. A student can retake the test after five months from current test date. There is one exception: A student can take a different level math test without waiting five months. If a student received an “A” or “B” in higher math courses in high school (in the past 4 years), please complete the Prerequisite Course Evaluation Form in the Admissions Office.

28. Transcript: A copy of a student’s academic record at a school including course, units/credits and grades.

29. Upper Division coursework: Refers to college work required in the Junior and Senior years of college, typically at a four year university.

30. Withdrawal (W) Grade: Process by which a student officially drops any or all classes.