College Vocabulary
The post-high school institution? This is the most common choice for most students.
This is what you earn for a class that lasts all year.
What is a major advantage to earning college credit in High School?
In some cases it free, cheaper than other schools, gets you ahead when you actually do start college, etc.
What test do most colleges require you take in order to apply?
What can you sign up for in high school that will cover your first 2 years of college or trade school tuition for free?
TN Promise
This is the subject or related to the subjects you study in college.
What is a college "major?"
What is the term for the document given upon graduation?
What are classes that you get to choose that are not core classes called.
What is the term for a record of your high school grades?
Name one career choice you can do for a trade school?
Welding, mechanic, nursing, graphic design, cosmetology, dental aid, truck driving
What are institutions that offer 1-2 year programs that result in a certificate or a 2-year degree?
Community College / Technical School – CCCC, ITT .
What is the term for the average of a student's grades?
You have an opportunity to earn 32 of these during your HS career?
What are things that may help a person qualify to receive a scholarship for college?
How many days can you be absent per class, per semester.
10 days, then you will receive FF as a grade and be placed on an attendance contract.
What is the term for a 4-year degree earned at a college or university?
This is the name of a class required to take before signing up or taking another class.
What is a degree that requires additional education after earning a bachelor's degree?
What is minimum wage in TN?
$7.25 AN HOUR.
What is the term for money that a student gets from a bank to help pay for college that has to be repaid when the student finishes college?
What is the term for money that is given to a student to help pay for college that doesn't have to be repaid?
How many credits must you earn to be considered a Sophomore?
12 for Junior
12 or more for Senior
What is a CTE Career Cluster?
A career cluster is a group of jobs and industries that are related by skills or products. Within each cluster, there are cluster “pathways” that correspond to a collection of courses and training opportunities to prepare you for a given career.
Only students with the best grades receive financial aid.
False.
Scholarships that are “merit-based” are awarded based on grades. But, most financial aid is “need-based,” or awarded based on a family’s need for college money.
However, GPA is one of the MOST IMPORTANT factors when determining admission and eligibility. GPA COUNTS! Can earn FREE $$$ Grants.
GPA (combination of all grades.)