| A.A. |
Associate of Arts degree, a two-year degree which
includes more liberal studies |
| A.S. |
Associate in Science degree, a two-year degree which includes
more technical, quantitative studies |
| asynchronous |
A type of communication on the Web that does not required
participants to be present at the same time |
| B.A. |
Bachelor of Arts degree, a four-year degree which includes
more liberal studies |
| B.S. |
Bachelor of Science degree, a four-year degree which includes
more technical, quantitative studies |
| COM |
College of Management at Metropolitan State University |
| GELS |
General education and liberal studies (term used by Metropolitan
State University) |
| ISP |
Internet Service Provider |
| MSU |
Metropolitan State University |
| MnTC |
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum--Courses required to complete
general education requirements |
| syllabus |
A detailed list of weekly assignments, readings, projects,
tests, and requirements |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator: a Web site address |
| Desire2Learn (D2L) |
A software program used to set up online classrooms |