The government form that determines a student’s eligibility for financial aid.
What is FAFSA?
100
BCC's student identification number
What is B number?
100
The student’s partner in mapping out course scheduling, college success, and achievement of college goals.
What is an advisor?
100
This act gives the student control of their own student records and serves to protect student privacy.
What is the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)?
100
A course that is NOT used to satisfy your core requirements. These are often used as pre-requisites at the University level.
What are Electives?
200
A form created from the FAFSA that acts as a summary of financial aid eligibility and will be used to determine financial aid status.
What is Student Aid Report?
200
This contains all of the degree and certificate programs offered at BCC as well as a course description often used by advising. The other contains a list of class times and locations available for students to register.
What is Catalog vs. Schedule?
200
If you get a ‘D’ or an ‘F’, you can retake the class for a new grade, but you will not receive 3 new credits
What is Grade Forgiveness?
200
The online classroom component of BCC's online learning system.
What is ANGEL?
200
This roughly equates to how long a student spends in the classroom per week of instruction.
What is a Credit Hour?
300
The financial amount that a family is expected to contribute toward a student’s education.
What is Expected Financial Contribution (EFC)?
300
Parents living in Florida for 12 consecutive months vs. student living in Florida for 12 consecutive months
What is Dependent vs. Independent for Residency Purposes?
300
A student my drop or add a class after the deadline with approval from admissions or the provost under special circumstances.
What is Late add/drop?
300
A resource to help students who show difficulty and show documented need. Provides services to try to put all students on more of an equal playing field.
What is Office for Students with Disabilities?
300
This student must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours and have a 2.0 GPA. The student can work 12-15 hours a week for minimum wage and no FASFA is required.
What is Student Assistant?
400
If a student fails to pay for the classes they registered for by the deadline, this may be the result.
What is Drop for Non-payment?
400
If a student fails to attend numerous class periods, the professor can report the matter to admissions and the student can then be __________________.
What is Dropped for Non-Attendance?
400
Both are 2-year degrees and are designed for students who plan to enter employment upon completion; the A.S. degree can transfer to UCF’s Bachelor of Applied Science Degree Programs.
What is AS vs AAS?
400
A course you must take at the same time as taking the class in question.
What is a Co-Requisite?
400
The academic expert in your class who is available in class, after class, and online to assist you in succeeding in your course.
What is Faculty?
500
Claimed vs. not claimed on someone else’s taxes
What is Dependent vs. independent for Financial Aid Purposes?
500
First two years of a 4 year degree vs. a 2 year degree which prepares a student for immediate career opportunities.
What is AA vs. AAS?
500
State of Florida program offering guaranteed admission to one of the eleven state universities in Florida with an AA degree from a FL community college vs. exclusive program offering guaranteed admission and seamless transition to the University of Central Florida with an AA degree from Brevard Community College.
What is 2+2 vs. Direct Connect?
500
A measurement of academic skills. Need a ‘C’ overall in Communications & Math to graduate from BCC.
What is CLAS requirement?
500
The unique course outline of course expectations, grading scale, and schedule of assignments.