Cost of College
Free Application for Federal Student Aid; A federal form that determines financial aid for college classes.
FAFSA
An institution of learning of the highest level, which is authorized to award both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
University
Promotes their college to high school students to sway them towards applying. Their primary responsibilities include giving presentations and explaining college programs to prospective applicants.
College Recruiter
An oral presentation intended to teach or inform someone of specific information. Most common way of teaching at a university.
Lecture
Students take coursework in science, wellness, anatomy, and physiology, but specialize in one field. Students will often transfer to a different school to complete their education.
Pre-Med / Health Occupations
“Free” money given to attend college. Normally one must meet certain financial qualifications.
Grant
A secondary school teaching a skilled trade.
Vocational/Trade School
Someone traditionally in charge of a major area of a college. They often make hard decisions about student life, including expulsions.
Dean
A secondary course of study in college.
Minor
Most common undergraduate major. Students specialize in Accounting, Human Resources, Marketing, or a related field. Students explore multidisciplinary concepts so they can develop strong communication, leadership, and critical thinking skills.
Business
Additional costs associated with taking college courses. (Activity, Technology, Course, Specialized, Recreation center, etc.)
Student Fees
An American collegiate athletic conference comprising eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States. Admission is competitive.
Ivy League
Someone with a Ph.D. who teaches at the college-level.
Professor
Something required as a prior condition for something else to happen. (A lower level class must be taken to take higher-level class, for example: Biology 1 before Biology 2)
Prerequisite
Students learn programming, coding, data structures, and operating system fundamentals. Careers in this field are growing rapidly.
Computer Science
Borrowed money used to pay for college courses which must be paid back. There are subsidized and Unsubsidized _____, and students can receive private and federal _____.
Loans
A type of higher educational institution, usually small in size. They offer two-year programs, associate’s degrees, certificates, community education classes and more. You cannot obtain a Bachelor’s or more advanced degrees from a here.
Community College
You are required to meet with this person during your freshman year of college. They help you plan your classes, ensure you're on track for graduation, and help you pick a major if you're undecided.
College Advisor
When the school year is divided into 4 equal parts. Students take new classes each _____.
Quarters
Students will specialize in Civil, Mechanical, Electronics, Electrical, or Nuclear fields. This major requires the completion of complex mathematics courses.
Engineering
The cost of your classes. Some schools charge ____ based on how many units you are taking, while others charge a base rate per semester if you stay within a certain range of units.
Tuition
A college or university that was originally founded to educate students of African American descent.
HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
A professor who is usually part-time or not on campus with a long-term contract (and, consequently, not eligible for tenure). They often have other full-time jobs related to what they teach.
Adjunct Professor
What do you call a student who takes 12 or more college-level credits per semester or quarter?
Full-time Student
Coursework focuses on research methods, cognitive processes, and statistical analysis. Students who study this major for their undergrad often find jobs in marketing, business, advertising and sales. Completion of a graduate degree is necessary for students to obtain jobs in a clinical setting.
Psychology