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Short definitions for common EduVerse academic, finance, and communication terms.

#glossary#definitions#terms

Academic terms

#academic cycle#course#section#cohort

Term	Meaning
Academic Cycle	A time period such as a semester, term, or academic year.
Program	A department-owned qualification or major with one or more versioned curricula.
Curriculum Version	A versioned set of program stages and course requirements assigned to a particular student batch.
Program Stage	A stable level, semester, year, or custom position inside a curriculum.
Program Offering	A time-bound relationship between a program, curriculum, and shared institute academic cycle.
Stage Offering	A stable program stage made available inside one program offering.
Student Major	The durable student enrollment in one program and pinned curriculum version.
Standalone Delivery	A cohort or section that is not mapped to a defined program.
Program-Mapped Delivery	A cohort offering or section linked to a stage offering and, for sections, a course requirement.
Course	A subject such as Mathematics, Biology, or English.
Section	The actual class students attend for a course in a specific cycle.
Cohort	A group of students that usually move through the same academic period together.
Enrollment	The connection that places a student into a cohort or section.
Material	A file, link, or learning resource shared with a class.
Attendance Record	A saved status showing whether a student attended a class activity.
Cycle Archive	A verified immutable snapshot created after an academic cycle is completed.
Past Records	The read-only search and section view backed by ready cycle archives.

#gpa#cgpa#grade points#transcript

Term	Meaning
Assessment	A graded task such as an assignment, quiz, project, exam, or class activity.
Gradebook	The place where teachers and admins review and enter marks.
Published Grade	A grade students can see but that may still change.
Finalized Grade	A grade treated as ready for official transcript use.
Answerbook Reference	An optional identifier recorded on one student grade for its physical or digital answerbook.
Answerbook Attachment	An optional PDF or image attached to one student grade and locked with archived records.
Transcript	An academic record showing courses, marks, credit hours, GPA, and related results.
Credit Hours	The academic weight of a course. Higher credit hours can give a course more influence in weighted GPA.
Letter Grade	The letter result matched from marks, such as A, B, or F.
Grade Points	The number value assigned to a letter grade.
Quality Points	Grade points multiplied by credit hours.
GPA	The grade point average for a selected academic period.
CGPA	The cumulative grade point average across multiple periods.
GPA Policy	The school rulebook for turning marks into letter grades, grade points, GPA, and CGPA.

#finance#payment claim#announcement

Term	Meaning
Financial Structure	A reusable plan for a charge or expense, such as monthly tuition.
Financial Entry	A specific payable amount created from a structure or finance action.
Transaction	A confirmed money record tied to an entry, such as a confirmed fee payment or salary payment.
Audit Log	A history record that explains what changed, who changed it, when it changed, and what finance item it affected.
Payment Claim	A request saying a payment was made and needs staff verification.
Announcement	A broad notice sent to a selected audience.