College Levels
College Terms
College Prep
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100
A document proving that someone has completed an educational program.
What is a degree?
100
One half of the school year and the length that most of your classes will last.
What is a semester?
100
In order to get into college, I want to participate in a lot of these. These are activities that I do outside of my high school classes.
What are extra-curricular activities?
100

The period of time when new students are grouped together to get HELP learning about their new college.

What is First-Year Orientation?

100

An amazing out-of-the-country opportunity to take classes in another place in the world!

What is study abroad?

200
This is the highest type of degree you can earn.
What is a Doctorate Degree?
200
The subject area of study you focus the most classes on in college.
What is your major?
200
Before applying to a college, I should try to go on one of these to get to see the whole college campus.
What is a campus tour?
200
This is the place I can go to get HELP with questions about my dorm or roommate.
What is Residential Life?
200

The building students go to for working on homework or studying and where even Easton residents can go to!

What is Skillman Library?

300
This is a four-year degree that you can earn at a public or private university or college.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
300
The subject area of study that you focus the second most number of classes on in college.
What is your minor?
300
Before applying to college, I need to take one of these two national tests.
What is the ACT or the SAT?
300
This is the person I can go to if I need HELP deciding what classes will help me best in my major and after I graduate.
Who is your academic advisor?
300

This is where students can get involved with community engagement work (hint: where we work with).

What is Landis Center for Community Engagement?

400
This is a type of degree you earn in two years that is offered by three different types of colleges.
What is an Associate's Degree?
400
A program where you gain experience in a job by working there for a short period of time. You often get credits for completing these.
What is an internship?
400
In order to get into college, I need to work hard to maintain a good one of these. This is an average of all of the grades that I receive in high school.
What is your GPA?
400
This is the place I can go to get HELP if I want to find something really, really cool that is happening on campus.
What is Student Activities?
400

The most common major at Lafayette.

What is Engineering?

500
This is the type of degree you earn after a Bachelor's and before a Doctorate, where you learn about your subject and study in more depth.
What is a Master's Degree?
500

A specific set of requirements all students must complete regardless of major. 

What is Common Course of Study?

500

In order to get into college, I need to ask a teacher to write something for me that speaks to my character as a student and an individual.

What is a recommendation letter?

500

This is the place I can go if I need HELP figuring out how to get an internship, work on my resume, or practice for an interview.

What is Gateway Career Center?

500

The name of the building where students socialize on the first floor and that holds 2 dining halls (hint: one is called Upper and the other is Lower).

What is Farinon?

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