COLLEGE OFFICES
The office that helps students choose classes and plan their major
What is the Academic Advising Office.
FAFSA stands for...
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid
How often should you complete the FAFSA?
What is Every Year!
GPA stands for...
What is Grade Point Average
How many credit hours do you have to take to be considered a full-time student?
What is 12 or more credit hours
Typically, a full-time student takes 4 classes, each worth 3 credit hours for 12 in total.
Name at least 2 things the Financial Aid Office can assist a student with?
What are FAFSA, grants, loans, scholarships, work study
Financial aid (money for education, usually merit/need-based, and doesn't need repayment.)
What is a scholarship?
Why is it important to know how much you owe before classes start and have a plan in mind on how you will pay them off?
To avoid late fees or being dropped from your classes
Your main area of study
What is a major?
A class you have to take before you take another.
What is a prerequisite?
For example: Taking introductory algebra (prerequisite) is required before taking physics (the next step).
The office that handles tuition bills, payments, and refunds
What is the University's Bursar's office
Money borrowed for college that must be paid back.
What is a student loan?
Subsidized loans, the U.S. Department of Education pays the interest during qualifying periods, meaning the loan balance does not grow.
Unsubsidized loans, interest starts accruing immediately after disbursement, and the borrower is responsible for all interest.
A program that lets students earn money through campus jobs
What is work-study?
Time when professors are available to help.
What are office hours?
Professors are required to hold office hours.
What does FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) protect?
A U.S. federal law protecting student education records, granting parents (and students over 18 or in college) rights to access, review, and control the disclosure of personally identifiable information.
Which office supports students with stress, mental health, or personal issues?
What is the Counseling or Student Wellness Center.
Name 2 things that are included in the “cost of attendance.”
What is Tuition, housing, meals, books, and fees,
~miscellaneous
What happens to most scholarships if your GPA drops too low?
You can lose it if you drop below the scholarship-required GPA
Document that explains class rules and deadlines
What is a Syllabus?
A formal warning from a college that a student's grades have fallen below the minimum standard for "good academic standing," usually a 2.0 GPA, signaling a need for significant improvement to avoid losing financial aid or facing suspension/dismissal
What is academic probation?
Which office helps students find jobs or internships?
What is Career Services
What is a grant?
A request a student can make to the school to adjust their aid if circumstances change, like a family emergency or loss of income
What is a Financial Aid Appeal?
A course you choose that isn't required for your specific major or core curriculum, allowing you to explore other interests, gain new skills, or broaden your education.
What is an elective?
Who is responsible for managing and meeting college deadlines?
YOU!