College Terms
A student's primary field of study.
Major
Takes 6 months to 1 year.
Certificate
Stands for Grade Point Average.
GPA
A form of financial aid that does not have to be repaid and is typically need-based.
Grant
Also called the Business Office.
Bursars
A list of required high school classes for full-admission to a MS public 4-year college.
College Preparatory Curriculum
Once you graduate from a community college you obtain this.
Associate Degree
Is calculated using core classes such as English, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Core GPA
This grant is for former foster youth to attend college in Mississippi up to five calendar years.
FAITH Grant
The office to seek if you have questions or concerns about your FAFSA, loans, and scholarships.
Financial Aid Office
College classes are measured in these.
Credit Hours
Once you have done 4 years at college, you graduate with this.
Bachelor's Degree
It is your overall GPA consisting of your core classes and any electives.
Cumulative GPA
Cover full tuition and required fees for eight semesters at a public institution.
20+ on ACT
2.5 GPA
CPC Classes
Meet Income Requirements
HELP Grant
Use this to accept or decline your financial aid awards and do housing.
Online Portal
This is a class that a student must pass before enrolling in the more advanced course.
Prerequisite
Certain careers such as medicine, law, and dentistry require this degree.
Professional Degree
It is determined when considering the difficulty of your courses.
Weighted GPA
$500/ year freshmen and sophomore year
$1000/ year junior and senior year
15+ ACT
2.5 GPA
Cannot Get Maximum Pell Grant
MTAG
The office where you get information about your college coursed and submit or retrieve your transcripts.
Registrar's Office
An outline of important information about a course.
Syllabus
You receive this degree after a Bachelor's Degree. Usually requires one year of study.
Master's Degree
A perfect GPA on a 4.0 scale is this number.
4.0
$2500/year
29+ ACT
3.5 GPA
MESG
It's at the office where you make a payment toward your tuition balance.
Bursars