VARK Learning Styles
In the VARK model, the four main learning preferences are Visual, Auditory, Read/Write, and ______.
Kinesthetic
This type of degree at GWC usually takes about two years full‑time and requires at least 60 units including major and general education courses.
Associate’s Degree (AA/AS)
This psychologist’s theory says it’s not how smart you are, but how you are smart.
Howard Gardner
This emotion triggers fight‑or‑flight and releases cortisol and adrenaline to help us survive threats.
fear
This word refers to the main subject you focus on in college, such as Business, Psychology, or Nursing.
Major
This VARK learning style prefers charts, diagrams, and color‑coded notes.
Visual
This type of program is focused and short-term, shows you’re employable in a specific skill, and usually takes six months to less than two years.
Certificate program
This “People Smart” intelligence involves sensing others’ feelings and motives and working well in groups.
Interpersonal intelligence
This emotion motivates positive, future‑oriented thinking and persistence toward long‑term goals.
hope
This term describes the set of classes in subjects like English, math, science, arts, and social science that every student must take, no matter their major.
General Education Requirements
A student who likes diagrams AND taking detailed notes
Multimodal
This option requires only major coursework, no general education, and may include classes that are not transferable.
Certificate
Verbal‑linguistic, naturalistic, and visual‑spatial are three of these eight areas that describe different ways people are smart.
Multiple Intelligences
This mindset embraces challenges as chances to improve through effort, learning, and persistence.
growth mindset
This is a requirement that must be met before you are allowed to enroll in a particular course, such as completing a lower-level math class first.
prerequisite
A student loves reading textbooks, taking detailed notes, and rewriting summaries.
Read/Write
Both AA and ADT require 60 units, but only this one guarantees junior standing at a CSU and gives a 0.1 GPA boost for impacted campuses or majors.
ADT (AA‑T / AS‑T)
Bravery, persistence, integrity, and zest are examples of these positive traits, and your top five are called your “Signature Strengths.”
VIA Character Strengths
Fear of academic failure can motivate students to do these two things to cope more effectively with classes.
study harder and seek help
This formal agreement tells you which courses at one college count as equivalent to courses at another college for transfer.
articulation agreement