COLLEGE 101
GPA stands for
What is Grade Point Average?
first generation college student definition
What is someone who’s parents did not earn a 4 year bachelors degree
THWND
The hawk will never die
The Hawk has never missed a game since its debut
Hawk!
Capital of Pennsylvania
What is Harrisburg
If you need help understanding a class or assignment, what is a professors scheduled time when students can come talk to them?
What are office hours?
The federal program that helps low income students afford college through grants and loans
What is FAFSA / PHEAA
Syllabus
The document with all the information about class requirements, office hours, grade calculation, assignment due dates, and more!
The Hawk mascot has been around since 1908
Hoax!
the Hawk costume debuted in 1955
Only alphabet letter that does not appear in any state name
What is Q
A smaller area of study your declare that usually requires about 6 additional courses
What is a minor?
National first gen celebration day date
What is November 8th?
Bursar
The person who knows why you keep getting emails from NELNET about your balance
The Hawk flaps its wings over 3,000 times during a regulation game
Hawk!
ESPN estimated it is about 3,500 times
Animal that has rectangular pupils
What is a goat
The name for leaving a course due to poor performance that gets listed on your transcript as a W but does not affect term GPA
What is a withdraw?
Percentage of students at SJU that identify as first gen?
what is 25%?
Prerequisite
A course you are required to pass before registering for the next in the sequence
(ex. Bio 101 / eng 101 / acc 101)
The Hawk gets a full scholarship for tuition
Hawk!
tryouts happen every few years!
Smallest country in the world
What is Vatican City
The person/people you contact when you are struggling with course registration, withdraws, add/drop, or progression toward graduation?
Who is my advisor?
What is the advising center?
the two organizations on campus that support first gen’s specifically
Tri alpha and First generation student association
CCC course
Cornerstone curriculum course
classes all students are required to take which includes theology, history, math, language, science, etc.
The Hawk was originally pitched by a science professor who was studying local birds
Hoax!
planet that rotates on its side
What is uranus