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Durham Tech
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The name of the standard curriculum for a specific program

Plan of Study

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The P in PSAR

prepare

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What students should create for every test they take

Cheat sheet

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The number of hours you should study for a class for every hour you are in class

2

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Three Durham Tech campus resources that are located in the Wynn Center (Building 10)

Bookstore, Financial Aid Office, and the Center for Academic Excellence (tutoring)

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The degree that prepares students for a specific career

Associate in Applied Science

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One strategy you can use to review your notes after class

Rewrite them

answers may vary

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An example of an acrostic sentence

Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (PEMDAS)

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R in SMART Goals

Realistic

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Two Durham Tech grades that are not calculated into the GPA

AU, CE, I, NP, NS, R, and W

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One degree that prepares students for transfer to a senior institution

Associate in:

- Art

- Science

- Engineering

- Fine Arts

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How soon after class should you review your notes

ASAP, not more than 24 hours later

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The word that means "thinking about how we think"

Metacognition

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The three stages of the Cycle of Goal Discernment

Self assessment, goal explorations, and goal setting
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Three Durham Tech student clubs or organizations

International Student Club, Amigos Unidos, and Science Club

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The North Carolina Law that protects community college transfer students

Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA)

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The acronym that reminds students what to take notes on during class

SOARS:

Singled out, On the board, Asked, Repeated, Stressed

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A test taking strategy that you can use as soon as you start the test

Mind dump

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The question that you should as yourself when you realize that you are procrastinating

What am I avoiding

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The consequence of a first plagiarism offense at Durham Tech

Receiving a zero on the plagiarised assignment

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The courses guaranteed to transfer and applied to universities general education requirements

UGETC: Universal General Education Transfer cComponent

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The SAR in PSAR

Survey, Annotate, and Review

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The name of the strategy that is studying for short amounts of time over a long period of time

Distributed practice

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The three questions you should use to prioritise your daily to do list

What is important

What is urgent

What is both important and urgent

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Two of the three standards for the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

Completion rate of 67% or higher

Cant exceeded 150% of coursework for you maximum time frame