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A grouping of academic work undertaken by a student.

A course of study referring to any set of courses and experiences identified by the university as satisfying the requirements of a program or program component for a student or students. Also called a [..]

Academic department or its functional equivalent, as identified by the Provost. Includes academic departments and schools, as well as programs that function independently from another academic unit, i [..]

A collection of courses or academic experiences grouped by an academic program to provide increased attention to a subject area. An area of interest may reside within a concentration, cognate or track [..]

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The JMU academic calendar is based on the semester system. The unit of credit is the credit hour. A credit hour represents one 50-minute class period each week in the semester for lectures, or two 50- [..]

Academic institutes and centers (AIC) are administrative, organizational, and/or budgetary units existing within the Academic Affairs Division of the university. Depending on their focus and breadth, [..]

An instructional curriculum which leads to an undergraduate or graduate degree, or resulting in credits that can be applied to one of these degrees. A combination of courses and related activities org [..]

Defined as a department head, school director, administrative program head or equivalent.