The glossary contains the working definitions for terms and classes in the Course Registration System. This glossary will be expanded throughout the life of the project. Any definitions not included in this document may be included in the Rational Rose Model. Generic terms used outside this project should be captured in the organizational Glossary.

Alternative course selection

A student might choose to register for one or more alternative courses, in case one or more of the primary selections are not available.

Billing System

Part of the university's Finance System used for processing billing information.

Prerequisite

The university requires for some courses that a student has passed one or more other courses to be able to register for a particular course. These are known as pre-requisites. 

Primary course selection

A student must prioritize the course selections made. System will seek to fulfill the primary selections first.

Remote Access

Any system access achieved by dialing-in remotely or connecting via the internet.

University Artifacts

General term used to collect business entities associated with the University.