HMC
Glossary

5-C Five-College (CMC, HMC, Pitzer, Pomona and Scripps)
AB Appeals Board
ASHMC Associated Students of Harvey Mudd College
CAL-OSHA California Occupational Safety and Health Administration
CampSec Campus Safety
CGU Claremont Graduate University
Clinic Program A program founded by HMC that challenges upperclassmen with problems from industry, giving real-world experience to HMC students.
CMC Claremont McKenna College
CMS Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
CS Computer Science
CUC Claremont University Consortium
DAC Dormitory Affairs Committee
DB Disciplinary Board
DCC Department Chairs Committee
DOS Dean of Students Office
DORL Dean of Residential Life
Drop To drop a course means to dis-enroll in the course. This will not appear on the student's transcript.
F&M Office of Facilities and Maintenance
FERPA The U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
GPA Grade Point Average
HB Honor Board
HMC Harvey Mudd College
HSS Humanities and Social Sciences
IE Course Integrative Experience
ILA Involuntary Leave of Absence
IPS Individual Program of Studies
ITR Ineligible to Re-register
JB Judicial Board
JP Course  Joint PE (CMC, HMC, Scripps)
JM Course Joint Music Course
JS Course Joint Science Course
JT Course Joint course taught by professors from more than one college
KG or KGI Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences
LAC Linde Activities Center
Libra Complex The underground complex housing most of the academic resources of the campus.
LOA Leave of Absence
Mudd Blotter  Bi-Weekly HMC Security Announcements
OCM Off-Campus Major
OID Office of Institutional Diversity
PO Pomona College
PTS Program of Transfer Studies
PZ Pitzer College
SC Scripps College
Spectrum HMC Yearbook
students-l All campus student e-mail list
SSC Scholarly Standing Committee
Transcript, official An official listing of the classes, grades and academic honors for a student. The document is produced on special tamperproof paper, bears the official college seal, is signed by the HMC Registrar, and is contained in a sealed envelope with a stamp across the envelope flap.
Transcript, unofficial An unofficial listing of the classes, grades and academic honors for a student. The Listing is produced on standard paper without the verification of the HMC Registrar.
Withdraw   To withdraw from a course means to dis-enroll in the course after the Last Day to Drop. The course will appear on the student's transcript with a grade of "W."