College Terminology 1
College Terminology 2
Financial Aid
College Terminology 3
College Terminology 4
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The undergraduate degree offered by 4-year college & universities. The minimum credit hour requirenments for this degree are 120 hours.
What is a Bachelor's Degree
100
An outline of the important information about a course. Written by the professor.
What is a syllabus.
100
Free application for Federal Student Aid
What is FAFSA
100
Additional charges not included in the tuition. Charges to cover the cost of materials and equipment needed in certain courses.
What are Fees
100
A student on acedemic probation may be placed on academic suspension if he/she fails to maitain or achieve the minimum cumulative GPA.
What is Academic suspension
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A student not maintaining satisfactory progress toward his/her educational objectives will be placed on this for a semester.
What is Academic probation.
200
A permanent record of a student at college that shows courses taken, grades recieved, academic status and honors recieved.
What is a transcript.
200
financial aid money that does not have to be repaid
What is a grant
200
Given during the last week of classes each semester.
What are finals
200
Stores all the books and other materials required in the courses offered at the institution.
What is the bookstore
300
A student who lives off campus and drives to class.
What is a commuter
300
responsible for the maintaince of all academic records
What is the registrar
300

The year you can complete the FASFA form

What is senior year

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A student enrolled in less than 12 credit hours in a semester.
What is a part time student
300
Awarded for the successful compeletion of a prescribed program of study
What is a degree
400

provides all types of information parents and students need to know about a school.

What is a brochure

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The amount paid for each credit hour of enrollment.
What is tuition
400

Student aid report. This report contains your expected family income.

What is a SAI ( student aid index) 

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A student's chosen field of student that usually requires the successful completion of a specified number of hours.
What is a major
400
Courses taken in college are measured in these terms
What are credit hours
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Granted upon completion of a program of at least 2 but less than 4 years of college.
What is an Associates Degree
500

A student who is pursuing either a 2 or 4 year degree

What is an undergraduate

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What is the pell grant 

is a need-based grant provided by the U.S. federal government for undergraduate students that generally does not have to be repaid

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Public 2-year community colleges. Referes to an admission policy that states that anyone who is 18 years or older, whether or not a high school graduate, can be admitted to that college.
What is an Open-door institution.
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All instructors who teach classes for colleges
What are professors
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