College Lingo
student takes 12+ credits, and student take less than 12 credits.
What is the Difference between a full-time and part-time student?
Money you can receive for school that DOES need to be paid back
What is a loan?
It takes approximately 6 years to complete this degree.
What is a Masters degree?
two college entrance exams
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What are the ACT & SAT?
Colleges require you to purchase these or rent them for most classes.
What are textbooks?
A secondary course of study (15 - 18 credits) that often complements a students major and is commonly listed on your resume.
What is a Minor/Concentration?
This term refers to the money that students pay to live in dormitories or housing provided by the university on campus.
What is room and board?
It takes 4 years to complete this degree.
What is a bachelors degree?
The amount the college/university is charging you for your classes
What is Tuition?
An older student, usually a sophomore or junior, who lives in a section or floor of a dormitory and oversees student relations.
What is a resident assistant?
Your main course of study
What is a Major?
Something students fill out to receive financial aid for college
What is a FAFSA?
It takes 2 years to complete this degree?
What is an Associate's degree?
Who can give you information about local scholarships in your area?
What is a guidance counselor?
A student-athlete who participates in a college sports program that is a member of the NCAA Division 1.
What is a D1 athlete?
Something your professor will give you to explain assignments, expectations, grading systems, textbooks, and class policies?
What is a Syllabus?
Is in-state or out-of-state tuition cheaper?
In-state tuition
This degree comes after a masters degree and usually takes 8-10 years to complete.
What is a doctorate degree?
A platform that allows students to apply to almost 900 schools in a streamlined way.
What is common app?
A student enrolled in courses but has not yet declared a major.
What is undecided/undeclared?
To apply to a school earlier than the regular admissions due date without committing to the school.
What is early action?
The four main types of financial aid for students
What are Grants, scholarship, work study, student loans?
Fundamental classes like English, math, general science and history that provide a foundation for major-specific classes.
What are core classes?
A college designed for students to earn associate degrees much cheaper than a university.
What is a community college?
At most 4-year schools, you need 120 _______ to graduate
What are credits?
A "record" of a student's academic progress, including all courses taken, grades, completion for each course, and GPA.
What is a transcript?
The controversial organization that prevents student sports stars from getting rich, while its executives and leadership personnel, have dramatically enriched themselves. Kind of like College Board.
What is the NCAA?
Money you don't have to repay and is awarded because of skills you have athletically or academically.
What is a scholarship?
a high school diploma and test scores on the ACT or SAT are two things usually required for this
What is college admission?
Student leaves a course after the add/drop period is over.
What is withdrawing?