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College Wordsmith
It's All in the Number: College Sense
100
The failure to make payments on a student's loans as scheduled according the to promissory note
What is Default?
100
The name for the time borrowers are not required to make payments on certain federal loans after leaving, graduating, or dropping below half-time from college. It also sound like the name of a kindly woman or biblical term.
What is Grace-Period?
100
In the Gordon State College Core Curriculum, classes in your major are grouped under...
What is Area F?
100
Area A, "Essential Skills," requires that students take this many English classes and only one Math class--better to take than add.
What is two/2?
100
The satisfactory minimum cumulative GPA.
What is 2.0?
200
When loan payments are not received on the due date or the name given to an unruly child.
What is Delinquent?
200
The money give to you through the government or college/university to help with paying tuition. Remember it never has to be paid back, which is also a definition of the word.
What is Grant?
200
The financial aid term indicating the acceptable academic progress of a student.
What is SAP or satisfactory academic progress?
200
This office, located in Lambdin Hall, houses all student records, including academic credit, GPA calculation, and graduation credit.
What is the Registrar's Office?
200
A C average on the grading scale is this number. It might be a duo, but this is definitely an out of tune song.
What is 2.0?
300
A loan expense charged for the use of borrowed money, or what the loan shark charges.
What is Interest?
300
Money given to you through an organization or college to aid in paying tuition that never has to be paid back--normally given for "good grades."
What is Scholarship?
300
The process by which a student is asked to provide additional information to the Financial Aid Office...the Latin means "truth"
What is Verification?
300
Your academic records (courses completed, grades earned, degrees, transfer credits, etc.) are called your...
What is transcript?
300
The minimum GPA to be eligible for the Gordon State College Dean's List.
What is 3.50?
400
A loan for which the borrower is fully responsible for paying the interest regardless of the loan status.
What is unsubsidized loan?
400
A loan based on financial need for which the federal government pays the interest.
What is Subsidized Loan?
400
The acronym FAFSA stand for....
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
400
The number of attempts one has to pass a required ENGL or READ 0099 course before being placed on academic suspension for one year.
What is 2?
400
The enrollment requirement to be considered a full-time student is this number.
What is 12 or more credit hours?
500
This is someone who enrolled full-time at another college but is taking classes here at Gordon temporarily.
What is a "transient student"?
500
A federally funded, need-based loan program that provides low-interest loans to both undergraduate and graduate students. It's all in a name.
What is Perkins Loan Program?
500
The Gordon State College sports team are registered with this organization.
What is the NJCAA?
500
The undergraduate degree offered by four-year colleges and universities. It does not refer to a single man.
What is Bachelor's Degree?
500
The standard number of weeks normally found in a (fall or spring) semester.
What is 15 weeks?
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