College Terminology
This is the type of college credential typically earned at a community college after 2 years as a full-time student
Associates Degree
This acronym refers to the numeric average of all of your class grades.
GPA
This is the price a college charges for classes.
Tuition
This type of college typically serves local students with programs that take two years or less to complete.
Community College
Compared to high school, a typical college student spends much less time in class, but much more time on this.
Homework
To earn an Associates degree you typically need 60 of these; to earn a Bachelors, 120.
Credits
These are the two standardized, college entrance tests taken by high school students that many colleges use in their application review process
SAT and ACT
This is the no-cost form filled out by high school students to apply for all Federal college financial aid
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
What is the difference between a College and a University?
A university offers graduate (Masters, Doctorate) degrees.
This person helps college students pick and schedule classes.
Academic Advisor
This document lists all of the classes you've taken, your grades and the amount of credits you've earned.
Transcript
These types of classes enable high school students to tackle college-level work and earn college credit and placement.
Advanced Placement (AP)
This is the department at a college/university responsible for all student scholarships, grants and loans.
Financial Aid
UCLA, Cal State Northridge and Santa Monica College are all examples of this type of college/university.
Public
This is the subject that you decide to focus on or study most in college.
Major
This is the process by which new students are introduced to a school's resources, services, expectations and norms.
Orientation
These are the non-academic activities you participate in during high school that colleges evaluate as part of their admissions process.
Extracurricular activities
What is the difference between a loan and a grant/scholarship?
You have to pay back a loan
Loyola Marymount University, Pomona College, Claremont McKenna College, and the University of Southern California are all examples of this type of college/university.
Private, non-profit
These are the buildings full of rooms where students live.
Dorms or Residence Halls
This is the title typically given to the head of a division or school within a college or university.
Dean
This is the department at a college/university responsible for deciding which students get in.
Admissions
This program gives college students the opportunity to work on campus while earning money to pay for school.
Work study
California has 3 public college and university systems. They are?
The University of California System, the California State University System, the California Community College System
This is the department of a college/university responsible for student success, student wellbeing and the overall student experience.
Student Affairs