Distinguished Level of Achievement
Career Clusters
Financing College
Degree Types
College Entrance Exams
100
The number of credit a high school student needs in order to graduate from high school.
What is twenty-six (26) credits?
100
In this career cluster, workers help businesses sell products. You might advertise and promote products so customers want to buy them. Or, you might sell products and services to customers.
What is the marketing career cluster?
100
The name of the application that a student would submit in order to see if he (or she) is qualified to receive Federal Financial Aid.
What is FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)?
100
This degree type is completed in two years. It is earned at a community college, a 2-year school, or career-technical school.
What is an Associates Degree?
100
This is a placement test for community colleges, some 2-year schools, and career/technical schools. Scores on this test determine the appropriate level of college course work for an incoming student.
What is the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) test?
200
This is the number of credits that one needs to earn in their chosen endorsement. (One of the credits must be advanced)
What is four (4)?
200
This career cluster works directly with people, while others are involved in research into diseases or collecting and formatting data and information. You could work in hospitals, medical or dental offices, laboratories, communities, medivac units, sports arenas or cruise ships.
What is the health science career cluster?
200
If students are allowed this federal funding source, he or she will locate and find a part-time, on-campus job. Students will receive a paycheck that allows them to pay for educational expenses.
What is Federal Work Study?
200
This type of degree is earned at a 4-year college or university. Students take 120+ credit hours. The first two years consist of general education courses. The last two years are courses in their major.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
200
This main college entrance exam has a score range of between 400 and 1600. Students should take this test after Algebra II and after taking Chemistry and Physics. It costs $52.50 to take this exam.
What is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)?
300
This is the number of credits one needs in Languages Other Than English?
What is two credits in the same language?
300
In this career cluster, workers work with products and equipment. You might design a new product, decide how the product will be made, or make the product. You might work on cars, computers, appliances, airplanes, or electronic devices.
What is the manufacturing career cluster?
300
These are the three Main types of Federal Financial Aid.
What are grants, work-study, and loans?
300
This degree is earned after the bachelor's degree. Students must take an entrance exam (such as MCAT or LSAT) and be accepted into this graduate school. This degree typically takes between three to five years to complete and is practice-based.
What is a professional Doctoral Degree?
300
This test determines if a candidate is qualified to enlist in the military. Test scores also used determine in which career the enlistee will receive training.
What is the ASVAB?
400
This is the number of credits one needs in science, mathematics, and English language arts.
What is four (4) credits?
400
This career cluster is organized into five career pathways: Emergency and fire management Security and protective services Law enforcement services Legal services Correction services
What is the law, public safety, corrections, and security career cluster?
400
This is a measure of your family's financial strength and resources that should be available to help pay for your education.
What is Expected Family Contribution?
400
This type of degree is earned in one to two years of study beyond the bachelor's degree. Students take all courses in their major field of study. This degree is typically between 36 - 45 credit hours.
What is a Master's Degree?
400
This main entrance exam has a score range of between 1 and 32. Students should aim to score above 20. It costs approximately $39.50 and should be taken after junior year in high school.
What is the American College Test (ACT)?
500
This the name of the Future U Graduation Plan.
What is Distinguished Level of Achievement (DLA)?
500
Do you like to help individual and families meet their personal needs. You might work in a government office, hospital, nonprofit agency, nursing home, spa, hotel, or school. Or, you might work in your own home.
What is the human services career cluster?
500
These are the four types of federal student loans available to undergraduate and graduate students. The student loans must be repaid with interest. (Rank the types of loans in order from best to worst)
What is: Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Direct Subsidized Loan, Federal Unsubsidized Loan, Federal PLUS Loan?
500
This research-based degree is earned in three to five years after the master's degree. Students also need to take an entrance exam to be accepted into the program (GRE or GMAT). Students earn the right to be called "doctor".
What is an Academic Doctoral Degree?
500
This exam is typically a practice exam for another entrance exam. However in a student's junior year, scores from this exam are used to qualify students for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
What is the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test PSAT/NMSQT?
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