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Aggie Vocabulary and Other University Terms
These are some of the many terms used at Texas A&M University. They may help you understand the issues and experiences that your student expresses to you.
Academic Plaza: The area in front of the Academic Building (with the dome near the flag pole and the statue of Sul Ross)
Aggie: A student or former student of Texas A&M
Aggieland: Home of Texas A&M University and the Fighting Texas Aggies
Aggie Ring: Eligible after 95 credit hours, everything seen on the ring represents a value that an aggie should hold
AP: Advanced Placement program
Bad Bull: Anything that does not promote the Aggie Spirit
Batt: The Battalion, the student newspaper
Battalion: The student newspaper
BCS: The Bryan/College Station area
Block: A University hold on official registration/transcript activity by the student until he/she clears up a problem such as unpaid parking tickets
Blue Book: A small blue-covered paper booklet used to write essays and essay exams, available at most bookstores and convenience stores near campus
Catalog: The book that a student uses to see which classes are needed in order to obtain a particular degree at Texas A&M University
CIRT: Critical Incident Response Team
Classification: The level of the student: freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate, or professional
CLEP: College Level Examination Program
Commons: The residence hall complex of Krueger, Dunn, Aston, and Mosher halls and the recreational areas that they share
Conduct Probation: An official warning that the student’s conduct is in violation of Texas A&M University Student Rules, but is not sufficiently serious to warrant expulsion, dismissal or suspension. A student on conduct probation is deemed “not in good standing” with the university.
Core Curriculum: Classes that every student takes at Texas A&M University regardless of his or her major
Corps of Cadets: An Aggie tradition of providing more trained officers to our nation’s armed forces than from any other military school in the U.S.A.
Course Schedule: A listing of classes and class times that will be offered for a particular semester
Credit Hour: An hour of class; for example, a class that meets three times a week for an hour will earn a student three credit hours for that semester (lab classes may be attended for more than one hour a week but are only worth one credit hour)
Cumulative GPR: Grade point ratio for ALL classes attempted by the student at the university
Distance Education: Courses offered via a combination of internet or broadcast
Double Major: When a student has more than one major
Drop/Add: The time period when a student can add and drop classes for the semester
East Gate: The East entrance to the University
Elephant Walk: This annual walk around campus is done to symbolize the Seniors’ dying usefulness to the 12th man
Final Exam: An exam at the end of the semester; these exams may be a cumulative test of all material covered during the semester
Facebook: An online directory that connects people through social networks at schools
Fish: A freshman
Fish Pond: Fountain across from All Faith’s Chapel and Sbisa
Full-time Student: For financial aid purposes, this means that the student must complete 24 credit hours within the academic year. Usually this means that a student is taking 12 hours each semester in the fall and spring. To be considered a full time student for summer financial aid, a student must take 6 hours.
Grade Point Ratio/Grade Point Average: Grades for one semester
Gig ‘em: Before playing a game against the TCU horned frogs, an A&M board of regent said we were going to “gig ‘em”, a term for frog hunting. The “thumb up” sign was also the first hand sign in the southwest conference.
Horse Laugh: Aggies do not boo; they give a ‘horse laugh’, which consists of hissing; Aggies should not hiss other Aggies
Howdy!: A greeting meaning ‘welcome’; Aggieland has gained a reputation of being the friendliest campus in the world
Hullabaloo: The first word in the Aggie war hymn and the snack bar located in the basement of the MSC
Humping It: Position taken by an Aggie when giving a yell: hands on knees, bent at the waist
In Good Standing: Defined by the individual academic colleges. Normally the student has at least a 2.0 GPR and is not currently on academic probation or suspension
Interdisciplinary Studies: Some subjects can best be explored by taking courses from different departments; examples of these would be women’s studies, international studies, or classical studies
Major: Primary area of study
Midterm: An exam that comes in the middle of a semester; sometimes the exams are cumulative and sometimes they are not
Minor: Secondary area of study
MSC: Memorial Student Center
Muster: Ceremony held on April 21 each year to honor all Aggies who have passed away since the previous Muster ceremony, the largest of which is held in Reed Arena where the class celebrating their 50th reunion are the special guests. Muster is held all over the world wherever Aggies gather.
Myrecord.tamu.edu: A web application that students can use to look up class sections, their schedule, their degree plan, their billing statement, check for blocks, view midterm or final grades, request a transcript, check grades, and request KINE 199 grade type changes. Students should use myrecord.tamu.edu to update their contact information each semester.
Non Traditional Student: A&M student over the age of 24 and/or one who is married, divorced, or parenting
North Gate: The North entrance to the campus where the old main business district of College Station is located
Parents’ Weekend: A University-wide activity set aside to honor Aggie parents, usually held in the Spring semester
Part-time Student: When a student drops below the full time status
Pre-registration: Registration period just after mid-semester for students in good standing and currently enrolled
Q-Drop: A method of dropping a class fairly late in the semester without a penalty. The student will receive a grade of Q for that class; each student has 3 Q-drops while at Texas A&M University
Quad: Dormitory area of the Corps of Cadets
Reading Day: A day when classes do not meet (usually before finals)
Redefined Day: A day when students attend classes that were missed due to an earlier holiday such as Thanksgiving
Registration: Period of time when students select and sign up for courses
Replant: An environmental service project to improve the Bryan/College Station Community by planting thousands of trees in a single day
Reveille: The first lady of Aggieland and the official mascot of Texas A&M University
Scantron: A score sheet used for testing in courses; gradable by computer; they are available at bookstores and other stores near campus (scantrons come in many sizes and styles)
Scholastic Probation: A semester probationary period in which students may be placed on; a time during which a student must meet certain criteria to be able remain at A&M
Senior Boots: Members of the corps of cadets look forward to their senior year when they are privileged to wear boots
SI: Supplemental instruction
Silver Taps: Ceremony held the first Tuesday of a month at 10:30pm to honor an enrolled student who has died in the previous month; held in silence and darkness in the Academic Plaza
South Gate: The South entrance to the campus that includes the business area south of Kyle Field
Sully: Statue of Sullivan Ross, past governor of Texas and past president of A&M, it stands outside the academic building, and is said to be good luck to put pennies on his shoes before taking an exam
Syllabus/Syllabi: Course outline presented to class by faculty at beginning of semester including all policies and important dates
tea sip: Student of t.u. (University of Texas)
The Pavilion: The building (near the library) where students get IDs and handle student financial issues
t.u.: The University of Texas at Austin
The Twelfth Man: The student body – not actively engaged in an athletic contest, but standing ready and backing the team in spirit
Two Percenters: Students who do not display the true Aggie Spirit
West Gate: The West entrance to the campus, also known as the “Old Main” entrance
Whoop!: An Aggie expression of approval that anyone classified as a junior or above can say
Wildcat: Each academic class has its own wildcat that distinguishes them from the others
Work-Study: An on-campus student job based on financial need
Yell: What others know as a cheer
Yell Leaders: Five students (three seniors and two juniors) elected by the student body that help lead the 12th Man in yells in support of the team on the field or court
Yell Practice: When Aggies practice school yells and songs, usually held at midnight before a home game on Kyle Field
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