High School Terminology
If you need an official record of your high school course work and grades, you may want to request this from your counselor.
What is a transcript?
The University Mrs. Valdez went to
Texas Tech University
It typically takes this many years to earn a Bachelors degree.
What is 4?
An option you can add to your high school diploma to shower your knowledge and/or skills gained in one of five broad subject matter areas.
Endorsement
Name one community college in Texas
South Plains College, Amarillo College, Cisco College, etc.
If a class counts for both high school and college, it is considered this.
What is dual credit/ dual enrollment?
Full-time enrollment typically requires that yo are enrolled in at least this many credit hours each semester.
what is 12?
This is a secondary area of study at a university.
What is a minor?
The ATC stands for
Advanced Technology Center
4 year universities in Texas
TTU, LCU, Texas A&M, UT, UTSA, ACU, Wayland Baptist University, TCU, Texas State, Baylor
Grade Point Average
If you want to know important dates, assignments, expectations and policies specific to a course, you should look at this.
What is the syllabus?
Free money that you don't have to pay back.
Grants or Scholarships
CTE stands for
Career and Technical Education
Name the private 4 year college in Lubbock
Lubbock Christian University
The SAT and this test are the most common exams required for college admission.
What is the ACT?
A two year institution is called this.
What is a community college?
Money to help pay for college or career school. Grants, Work- Study, Loans, and Scholarships Help Make College Career School Affordable.
What is Financial Aid?
Activities that take place outside of the classroom is called...
Extracurricular activity
Name a college outside of Texas
Duke, LSU, Stanford, NYU, Notre Dame, Oregon, OKlahoma State, Eastern New Mexico University
The student who is top of there class academically
Valedictorian
The form you fill out to receive student aid for college (from the government).
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
The place students stay on campus
What are dorms (dormitory)?
The student who is #2 in the class
Salutatorian
Which College did Michael Jordan graduate from?
North Carolina