Positively participating in monthly workshops, completing remedial &/or rigorous coursework, attending college visits, maintaining satisfactory academic progress towards graduation, completing community service and participating in other opportunities makes you eligible for this.
What is the GEAR UP Scholarship?
100
A type of degree awarded after six+ years of study.
What is a Master's Degree?
100
A way for students to take college classes tuition-free while in high school. These courses award high school and college credit with a "C" or better and are taught by a high school teacher.
What is Dual Enrollment?
100
Most colleges require a minimum score of 3 or 4 to even consider granting college credit for this high school course exam.
What is an AP Exam?
100
The primary and secondary subjects you choose to study in college.
What is a Major and a Minor?
200
4 years of English, 4 years of Math, 3 years of Science (two must be labs), 3 years of Social Studies, 1 year of Foreign Language, and 2 years of Academic Electives
What are HEAR (Higher Education Admission Requirements)?
200
You receive this degree after two years of study.
What is an Associate's Degree?
200
Earn college credit by scoring high enough on this type of course's exam. You must attend a college that accepts this type of credit to receive the credit.
What are AP (Advanced Placement) Courses?
200
A practice test for the SAT. Beginning in 2016, all sophomores will be required to complete this college readiness exam.
What is the PSAT?
200
A public or private 4-year institution. Typically has on-campus housing and athletics, several financial aid options, a wide variety of majors, minors, and types of degrees.
What is a college/university?
300
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs
What is GEAR UP?
300
After 8+ years of college you receive this degree.
What is a Doctoral degree?
300
A way for students to take college classes tuition-free while in high school. These single-semester courses award high school and college credit with a "C" or better and are taught by a college professor.
What are Concurrent Enrollment Courses?
300
A placement test that is used by two- and four-year colleges and universities in the state of Colorado that determines readiness for college-level math, English, and reading. Some AHS dual-enrollment courses also require attaining college-readiness scores in order to receive college credit.
What is the Accuplacer?
300
A two-year college that leads to either an associate's degree or transfer credits to a four-year college. Typically has low tuition, local setting, and easy entrance requirements.
What is a Community College?
400
40% of Colorado high school graduates need to take these classes because they lack the necessary math or language skills to enroll in college-level courses.
What are Remedial Classes?
400
A degree granted after 4 years of study.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
400
Courses that must be taken prior to enrollment in another course or that you must take at the same time as another course.
What are Pre-Requisite and Co-Requisite courses?
400
Tests your knowledge in English, reading, math, and science with an optional writing component and is used for college admission to four-year institutions.
What is the ACT Test?
400
A for-profit college operated by private, profit-seeking businesses. Typically has higher tuition, "free" supplies/materials, LACK of on-campus housing and athletics, and limited financial aid (except loans).
What is a proprietary college?
500
Grants, Work-study, Scholarships, Loans
What are Types of Financial Aid?
500
Academic, vocational, technical, and occupational courses of study leading to a credential. This certification is awarded for additional training completed after high school that is geared towards a specific technical or vocational trade.
What is a post-secondary certificate?
500
A set of general education courses that the state GUARANTEES to TRANSFER to all Colorado public institutions of higher education.
What are gtPathways?
500
A test to assess your evidence-based reading, writing, language, and math skills, to measure your ability to complete college-level work, and for admission to four-year colleges and universities. Available in specific subject areas as well.
What is the SAT?
500
Colleges that offer employment courses and certificate programs which teach specific knowledge and skills leading to particular jobs. Students may enroll in these types of schools in addition to their apprenticeship for a specific trade.