What is an option offered by most college and universities to assist students who need assistance in a particular subject, such as languages, writing, and math?
100
Add/ Drop
What is one week from when courses begin each semester early in a semester in which students may adjust (add/drop) courses from your schedules.
100
Class participation
What is required or rewarded for a students to be active and engaged during course lectures?
**The best students find that by participating in class -- asking and/or answering questions -- they understand the course material better, become known by the instructor, and earn better grades. Plus, class discussion can break up the lecture, take discussion down an unpredictable path, and energize both instructor and students alike. Class participation makes the class more stimulating and interesting to both students and faculty.
100
Core courses/ General requirement
All degree programs have a certain number of courses that all students must complete to earn their degree, typically revolving around English, math, science, social science, and foreign language courses.
100
Registrar
What is a key administrator and office on any college campus who oversees such things as registration, storing academic credit records, maintaining academic audit sheets, and dealing with transfer credits from other colleges?
200
Time Management
What is a crucial skill students must learn in college to handle all the competing demands on their time?
200
Academic Standing
What is the scholastic standing of a student based on his or her grade point average (GPA)?
200
Office Hours
What are the dates and times that college faculty set aside to meet with students enrolled in their classes. Students should use these times to meet with professors regarding any problems, issues, or questions related to their classes?
200
Grade Point Average (GPA)
What is a numeric measure of a student's class performance in a given period or over a number of credits. Many colleges have a strict policy that students must keep a minimum GPA of 2.0 to keep in good academic standing (and keep attending classes), as well as for graduation. Falling below 2.0 can lead to academic suspension or dismissal?
200
Financial Aid
What is money you receive for you college tuition or expenses that you may or may not have to pay back. RE: Grant, Loan, and Scholarship?
300
Test Preparation
What is one of the most important keys to success for many college students is developing good test-taking preparation skills and habits -- such as reading all the course material, studying on a regular basis throughout the term, and knowing the types of exam questions to expect?
300
Pre-requisite
What is a course that is required to be taken and passed prior to registering for another course?
A number of upper-division courses often have prerequisites.
300
Syllabus
What is A document (which some students and faculty see as the binding agreement about a course) provided at the beginning of a term that outlines the key elements of a course, including things such as learning objectives, assigned readings, major assignments, and test and quiz information. Usually includes a course calendar with due dates. The best students know to review and refer to the syllabus regularly throughout the term?
300
Program Requirements
What is a record of courses taken, grades received, credits earned, and grade point average. Often includes list of courses a student has to take for a given major and degree program?
300
Dean
What is the top administrator and academic officer within a college or school?
400
Study Groups
What is studying with a group of friends, which can be a fun and rewarding study method -- as long as students pick group members wisely and follow a few rules. Study groups should not be your sole method of studying, but they can be a great supplement to your individual efforts. Unlike other types of studying, talking out issues in study groups is another form of active learning, the strongest kind of learning.
400
Withdrawal
What typically refers to the dropping of all courses for which a student is registered in a given term after the first week of drop/ add?
** Can affect Financial Aid.
400
Classroom Etiquette
What are general rules or norms of acceptable behavior that students are expected to follow, such as arriving to class on time, turning off cell phone ringers, paying attention, and not talking out of turn?
400
Degree Works
What is an evaluation from the college registrar that tracks a student's progress (courses completed, grades received) in his or her degree program (majors and minors), and a key tool in both academic advising and in future course selection?
400
Disability Support Services (DSS)
What is and office to facilitate equal access to Post-secondary education for students with disabilities and promote the standards set forth by the Association on Higher Education and Disabilities?
**If you had an IEP or accommodations in high school you may be eligible for DSS.
500
Academic Resource Center (ARC)
What is one or more student support centers at a college that provide no-cost instructional services to students to assist in achieving better academic success in all academic areas -- generally with specialized centers in math, writing, and foreign languages?
500
Academic Calendar
What provides key dates and deadlines -- by term -- for an academic year, including add/drop deadlines, registration dates, mid-term and final exam periods, school holidays, and important information?
500
Plagiarism
What is A major form of academic dishonesty that occurs when a student uses the words of another without attribution, passing them off as their own?
Typical examples include borrowing passages from published materials, using the works of others without their permission, and submitting a paper written entirely or in part by someone else.
500
Associate's Degree
What requires completion of a minimum of 60 credit hours of academic work and is considered the first level of college degrees. Associate of arts and sciences degrees are offered by community and junior colleges, and can be typically completed in two years of full-time enrollment?
500
Academic Advisor
What is a College staff or faculty member who assists students (advisees) with course selection, developing 4-year academic plan, and providing advice regarding careers ?