Time Management
This tool helps you keep track of appointments and deadlines.
What is a calendar?
This place is where students go to borrow books and study.
What is the library?
This plan will help you determine how much discretionary money you have to spend freely, and how much is already budgeted for your required expenses.
What is a budget?
This document lists all the courses a student has taken and the grades received.
What is a transcript?
These are the community colleges that partners with NAU in the AZ Ahead program.
What is MCC, CCC and NPC?
This technique involves working for 25 minutes and then taking a 5-minute break.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
This is a gathering of students to study together, quiz each other, work on assignments, and enhance their understanding of course material.
What is a peer study group?
The amount of money an employee receives from a paycheck after taxes and deductions are subtracted out from their gross pay.
What is net pay?
This term refers to the average of a student’s grades, typically on a 4.0 scale.
What is GPA (Grade Point Average)?
This is the continuing requirement to participate in the AZ Ahead program.
What is the 2 + 2 Academic and Social activities?
This term describes the act of delaying tasks until the last minute.
What is procrastination?
This person is available at your college to help you plan your class schedule and talk about your degree plan to make sure you take the best classes for your goals.
What is an academic advisor?
A person who agrees to pay back a loan or lease if the primary borrower can't pay.
What is a co-signer?
This type of meeting is held between a student and an advisor to discuss academic goals and course selection.
What is an academic advising session?
This is the nickname for Northern Arizona University’s athletic teams.
What are the Lumberjacks?
This is the time of day that you should schedule important tasks, meetings, and classes.
What is your personal most productive time?
This is scheduled time that your professor has set aside for students to ask questions about topics covered in class, discuss how to study the material, or talk about their field of study.
What is office hours?
This number will determine how easy it is for you to get a loan or credit card, and how high the interest rate will be.
What is a Credit Score?
This term refers to a formal ceremony where students receive their diplomas or degrees.
What is graduation?
This amount is the scholarship provided per semester to full-time (12+ credits) eligible AZ Ahead students.
What is $1,000?
This method involves prioritizing tasks based on their urgency and importance.
What is the Eisenhower Matrix?
This is the honor society for 2-year colleges that provides opportunities to cultivate professional and leadership skills, secure scholarships, explore diverse career paths, and build a network of supportive peers.
What is Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)?
This term describes the practice of comparing prices and features before making a purchase to ensure you get the best deal.
What is comparison shopping?
This is the typical number of credits required to complete a bachelor’s degree in most universities.
What are 120 credits?
This is the name of the program that helps students transfer from their community college to NAU.
What is the 2NAU Program?