College Terms
These are designated times when a professor is available in their office for student questions.
What are office hours?
This form, required for most financial aid, becomes available on October 1st of your senior year.
What is the FAFSA
These are things that teachers and coaches can write you that you can include with your College Application!
What is a Recommendation Letter?
A college student who has not yet received a bachelor's degree
What is undergraduate?
This University has a stunning Coastal View
University of California Santa Barbara
This document outlines course objectives, policies, readings, and assignment due dates.
What is a syllabus?
This federally funded program provides part-time jobs for undergraduate students with financial need.
What is Federal Work-Study?
When you apply early to a college and commit to going if you get accepted.
What is Early Decision?
This is the Montclair State University Mascot
What is Rocky the Red Hawk?
This honor society with a triple Greek letter name recognizes academic achievement among first-generation college students.
What is Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha)?
This academic status indicates a student has achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher for a semester.
What is Dean's List?
This document sent by colleges outlines all components of your financial aid package.
What is a financial aid award letter?
The term for someone who is the first person in their family to go to college
What is First Generation Student?
A course needed for graduation credit, but not a specific major requirement.
What is an elective?
This program provides financial assistance and support services to students from educationally and economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
What is Education Opportunity Fund (EOF)?
This type of course requirement must be completed before enrolling in more advanced classes.
What is a prerequisite?
This is a type of financial aid that you will have to pay back over time, once you are finished with school.
What is Loans?
the primary area of study you choose to pursue.
What is Major?
To earn a bachelor's degree, you typically need to complete a minimum of how many credits?
What is 120 Credits?
Everyone needs to sleep and eat. If you plan to do it on campus, these fees are part of your total cost of attendance.
What is Room & Board?
These letters stand for a federally mandated law protecting student educational records and privacy.
What is FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)?
What is Pell Grant?
An admission decision in which a college makes a decision immediately upon receiving an application
What is rolling Admission?
This office processes student's applications, fee-waivers, facilitates orientation and new student registration as well as other questions needed for a student to transition to college.
What is Admissions Office?
These are programs to allow students to explore education outside the United States.
What is Study Abroad?