College Prep
College Terms
College Lingo
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Fun Facts
100

Name two college entrance exams

SAT and ACT

100

To move from a community college to a 4-year college or university

What is transfer?

100
Your main course of study (career path)

What is a major?

100

The amount that the college/university is charging you for your classes

What is tuition?

100

What is the most common major?

Business

200

average of all grades earned in school

What is a GPA?

200

First year college student

What is a freshmen?

200

Secondary field of study, requires fewer courses and is optional

What is a minor?

200

something that students fill out to receive financial aid for college

What is FAFSA?

200

College teacher

What is a professor?

300

Process used to apply to attend a college or university

What is an application?

300

What type of degree can you earn at a community college?

Associates

300

person who takes 12+ credits per semester

What is a full-time student?

300

School in the state which you reside in

What is "In-State"?

300
Program that allows students to study at and attend a foreign university

What is study abroad?

400

Record of all your classes, grades, and GPA/ranking

What is a transcript?

400

What type of degrees can you obtain at a university?

Bachelor, Masters, doctorate

400

Person who takes less than 12 credits per semester

What is a part-time student?

400

School out of the state in which you reside in

What is "Out of State"?

400

Class that is not taken on campus

What is an online class?

500
Name three important things you need for your admission process

Transcript, application, and college entrance exam (SAT or ACT)

500

Typically, how long does it take to complete the following degrees? Associates, bachelors, masters, and doctorate

Associates- 2-3 years

bachelors- 4 years

masters- 6 years

doctorate- 8 years

500

person who completed all required courses at the college level

What is a graduate?

500

Money for school that does not need to be paid back

What is a scholarship or grant?

500

the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification

What is an internship?

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