Colleges Terms
High School Terms
Job Terminology
Credit in High School
Misc.
100
What is name given to any post-high school institution? This is the most common choice for most students.
College
100
This is what earn for a class that lasts all year
credit
100

The term used for a typically unpaid job where prospective employees learn about the job while performing entry level work.

What is an internship

100

What is a major advantage to earning college credit in High School?

In some cases it free, cheaper than other schools, gets you ahead when you actually do start college, etc.

100

What test do most colleges require you take in order to apply?

ACT and SAT

200

What are institutions that offer 1-2 year programs that result in a certificate or a 2-year degree? 

Community Colleges and Technical Colleges

200

What is the name of the class that you need to take if you failed one of your classes, in order to receive credit?

credit recovery

200
What is the term for the document given upon graduation?
Diploma
200
What should all students and their families be doing to prepare to pay for college?
Save money, research scholarships options, loan options, etc.
200
What is the term for a record of your high school grades?
Transcript
300
What is the term for a 4-year degree earned at a college or university?
Bachelor's Degree
300
What is the term for the average of a student's grades?
Grade Point Average (GPA)
300
What is the term for money that is given to a student to help pay for college that doesn't have to be repaid?
Scholarship
300

give me two examples of a CTE class.

sign language             marketing

career choices             

photography

child and family consumer sciences

video productions

300
What are things that may help a person qualify to receive a scholarship for college?
Financial need, grades, sports
400
What is the term for a 2-year degree earned at a Community College?
Associate Degree
400
This is the name of a class required to take before signing up or taking another class.
Prerequisite
400

Term used for an individual who is working closely with and gaining experience from an expert in a specific field with the hopes of one day becoming an expert as well. 

What is an apprentice?
400

What CWP stand for?

current world problems

400

Name two Community Colleges and two 4-year universities/colleges in the state of Virginia.

J. Sergeant Reynolds

John Tyler

UVA

VT

VCU

JMU 

500
What is the term for the area of study a person focuses on in college?
Major/Minor
500

What does CTE mean?

Career and Technical Education

500
What is the amount of money a person makes per year at his/her job?
Salary
500
What are classes that you get to choose that are not core classes called.
electives
500
What is a degree that requires additional education after earning a bachelor's degree?
Master's Degree
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