Writers: Please put the square brackets around each word you want the Tooltip for.
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General Tool Tips
Term | Tooltip |
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| Flexible (when the value of 'Location' on the 'at-a-glace' cards | Study from anywhere, with Wellington-based supervision |
| built environment | Any environment that doesn’t occur naturally |
course | Sometimes called a ‘paper’ at other universities |
courses | Sometimes called ‘papers’ at other universities |
core | Compulsory courses for a degree |
| cross-credit | The same course points count towards two degrees |
undergraduate | Study towards a certificate, diploma or Bachelor’s degree |
postgraduate | Study at a level higher than a Bachelor’s degree |
specialisation | A collection of courses that give a major a particular focus |
professional | Qualification designed for working professionals |
alumni | Former Victoria students |
major | A main area of study within a degree |
| majors | The main area of study within a degree |
minor | A secondary area of study within a degree |
pointsUnits | of measurement for courses and degreesEvery course is worth a certain number of points and every degree requires that you pass a certain number of points. |
trimester | One of three terms that make up the academic year beginning March, July and November |
Trimester One | The first term of the academic year—March to June |
Trimester Two | The second term of the academic year—July to October |
Trimester Three | The third term of the academic year—November to February. Also known as summer school |
100-level | Introductory courses studied at first-year level |
200-level | Intermediate courses studied at second-year level |
300-level | Advanced courses studied at third-year level |
elective course | Any course from this university including those listed from other degrees |
domestic student | Students who are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand, Australia, the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau. |
international student | Person studying in New Zealand on a student visa from Immigration New Zealand. |
prerequisite | Study requirements for entry into a course |
prerequisites | Study requirements for entry into a course |
academic calendar | The University’s official annual publication of important dates, regulations and degree requirements |
| calendar | The University’s official annual publication of important dates, regulations and degree requirements |
bar | A step in the process towards practising law in New Zealand. |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| BCom | Bachelor of Commerce |
| BSc | Bachelor of Science |
| BTM | Bachelor of Tourism Management |
| LLB | Bachelor of Laws |
| quantitative | Measuring quantity rather than quality |
| blackboard | A virtual learning environment and course management system |
Topic-specific Tool Tips
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internet of things | The connection of powered objects such as cars or coffee machines to the internet |
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Term | Tooltip | ||
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GES | Guaranteed entry score based on NCEA results | ||
Restricted elective | A course of your choice from a specified range | Pre-degree | Maybe not required |
Graduate | Do not use as can’t differentiate to computer whether we mean the noun or the adjective | ||
Double degree | Tool tip not required as meaning always shown on the page | ||
Conjoint degree | Tool tip not required as meaning always shown on the page | ||
Total points | Think this is no longer needed – phrase not used on pages | ||
Offer of Study | Never used - | ||
Offer of Place | Never used - Proof of acceptance into a university and its courses, required by New Zealand Immigration. | ||
Faculty | Removed as undefinable! | ||
Approved (BE(Hons)) | Removed as would need to different for each degree | ||
Āwhina | Not used in pages | ||
level of study | No longer needed - The stages of qualifications available | ||
| practicum | No longer needed. Explained with surrounding text instead. |