Degree Information
A certificate of completion for a program of study.
What is a Degree
School official, usually assigned by your college or university, who can help choose your classes and make sure you are taking the right courses to graduate.
What is an Adviser or Academic Adviser
Basic cost of classes.
What is tuition
Classes that meet face-to-face and do not have an online portion required.
A degree earned beyond the Bachelor’s level. For example, the “Master’s Degree.”
What is a Graduate Degree
Grade point average; the average of your class grades, generally based on a 4.0 scale.
What is a GPA
Financial assistance that does not require repayment, or financial assistance based on merit or affiliation; do not require repayment
What is Grants and Scholarships
Classes that are face-to-face mixed with online or distance instruction.
What is a Hybrid Class
A two-year degree (60 credit hours.) Basically, your first step toward a Bachelor’s Degree
What is an Associate's Degree
A specific list of required courses and electives to be completed for a degree.
What is a Degree Plan
Financial assistance that must be repaid. (Subsidized = interest free until student completes or discontinues studies, Unsubsidized = accumulates interest upon acceptance.)
What is a Loan
Usually 32 credit hours of basic study (Math, Communications, Science, etc.) that serve as a prerequisite to most degree programs.
What is a General Education Requirement or a GER
A four -year college degree. Usually requires at least 120 credit hours and selection of a “Major” and “Minor” area of study.
What is a Bachelor's Degree
Also called a “Degree Audit.” The process during which military transcripts, transcripts from other institutions, etc. are evaluated and transferred into usable college credit.
What is an Evaluation
The acronym for the Federal Financial Aid Application
What is FAFSA
A class you can take that is not specifically required by your major or minor.
What is an elective
An endorsement given to educational institutions or academic degree programs by an organization that reviews academic qualifications.
What is Accreditation
Most college classes are ___________, meaning their total meeting time for a week is six hours. They are added to your total of either 60 or 120 credits to graduate.
What is 3 Credit Hours/ Semester Hours
A student who lives in and meets the residency requirements for the state where a public university is located. Tuition at public universities often is more expensive for non-residents.
What is a Resident
A student's concentrated field of study and student's secondary field of study (2 parts)
What is a Major and a Minor