Below are some important terms and tools you’ll encounter as a Goucher student. Becoming familiar with these resources will help you navigate your academic journey successfully.

• Canvas: an academic platform where you access course documents, such as syllabi and assignments, and grades for courses. Visit the Canvas page.
• Degree Works: a web-based tool to help students and advisors monitor progress toward degree completion. Visit the Academic Plan page.
• Faculty Office Hours: scheduled time outside of class faculty set aside to meet with students.
• Handshake: the career portal for Goucher students to find jobs/internships and connect with employers. Visit the Handshake page.
• myGoucher: a web-based, private portal that allows students to register for classes, access class schedules, view grades and unofficial transcripts, view course history, find courses and more. Visit the myGoucher page.
• Navigate: an academic platform where you schedule appointments with your Success Coach and view resources available to students. Visit the Goucher Navigate page.
• Syllabus: an outline and overview of course topics, assignments, quizzes, tests, projects, and other graded work for a specific course. On a syllabus, professors share attendance policies, office hours, and their grading system.