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The physical grounds and buildings of a college or university, including academic buildings, residence halls, recreational facilities, and administrative offices.
Also known as vocational school or technical school, a post-secondary institution that offers specialized training and education in specific trades or career fields.
What is a trade school?
Monetary assistance provided to students to help cover the cost of their education, including scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study programs
What is financial aid?
What do you fill out to get into an institution?
What is an application?
A document provided by instructors at the beginning of a course outlining the objectives, content, assignments, readings, and grading criteria for the class.
What is a syllabus?
A student enrolled in a bachelor's degree program, typically pursuing their first degree after completing high school.
What is an undergraduate?
Recognition awarded by industry organizations or manufacturers to individuals who have demonstrated proficiency in using specific products, technologies, or techniques within a trade or industry.
What is Industry Certifications?
Financial award given to students to help them pursue their education.
What is a scholarship?
DAILY DOUBLE: A platform used by most college and universities for their application process. The platform is used by prospective students, school counselors and teachers providing recommendations.
What is CommonApp?
A senior administrative official responsible for overseeing a specific academic division or department within a college or university.
What is a Dean?
A specific area of academic focus chosen by a student for their primary course of study, leading to a degree in that field upon completion of program requirements.
What is a major?
Legal authorization granted by a government agency or regulatory body allowing individuals to practice a specific trade or profession, typically requiring completion of education, training, and passing of exams.
What is licensure?
Form completed by students in the United States who are applying for federal financial aid for college or graduate school.
What is the FAFSA?
This is important information you need to have for your application and the acronym is GPA.
What is Grade Point Average?
A faculty member who provides guidance and support to students regarding their academic goals, course selection, and progress towards graduation.
What is an academic advisor? Will accept counselor.
DAILY DOUBLE: A process by which colleges and universities are evaluated by agencies to ensure they meet certain standards of academic quality and institutional effectiveness.
What is accreditation?
A training program in which individuals learn a skilled trade through a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction, typically under the guidance of experienced professionals.
What is an apprenticeship or internship?
Borrowing money from either a public or private institution.
What is a loan?
A document required by colleges or post-secondary schools during the admissions process that shows a prospective student's potential capabilities.
What is a transcript?
A formal research project or document required for the completion of a graduate degree, typically based on original research or scholarly inquiry.
What is a thesis/dissertation? Will accept capstone.
A secondary area of study that complements a student's major, consisting of a smaller set of courses and requirements.
What is a minor?
A unit of measurement representing the amount of time spent in a class or course, typically one hour per week over a semester. They are used to calculate progress towards a degree.
What is a credit hour?
Form completed by students who are applying for federal financial aid for college or graduate school in Washington State and cannot complete the FAFSA due to their immigration status.
What is the WASFA?
What is 2 letters of recommendation?
The administrative office responsible for maintaining student records, handling course registration, issuing transcripts, and overseeing graduation requirements.
What is the registrar office?