Degrees
This is usually earned for an undergraduate course of study that normally requires three to five years of study.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
A number representing the average value of the accumulated final grades earned in courses over time.
What is GPA?
A form that can be prepared annually by current and prospective college students (undergraduate and graduate) in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid
What is the FAFSA?
a building, as at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents
What is a dorm?
a 2-year government-supported college that offers an associate degree
What is community college?
A degree granted after a two-year course of study, especially by a community or junior college
What is an associate's degree?
A high school course that offers college credit if successfully completed
What is A.P.
Any grant or scholarship, loan, or paid employment offered to help a student meet his/her college expenses
What is financial aid?
A unit of measuring education, usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term.
What is credit hours or unit?
a college that is financially supported by a state government, usually large with a variety of majors
What is a public college?
An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree.
What is a master's degree
A national college admissions examination that has a scale of 1-36.
What is the A.C.T.?
Money for college that does not have to be repaid, usually awarded based on your or your family’s financial situation.
What is a grant?
a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal interest and upon which a large share of his or her efforts are concentrated:
What is a major?
The highest level of academic degree
What is a doctoral degree?
A college admissions tests sponsored by the College Entrance Examination Board: it measures mathematical and verbal reasoning skills. It has a scale up to 1600.
What is the S.A.T.?
A sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.
What is a loan?
a college or university student's declared secondary field of study or specialization during their undergraduate studies
What is a minor?
an independent school that sets its own policies and goals, and is privately funded. It is usually smaller and more expensive.
What is a private college?
A college program that enables students to work part-time while attending school
What is work-study?
run by companies that operate under the demands of investors and stockholders. These institutions are privately run and exist, at least in part, to earn money for their owners.
What is a for-profit college?