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.
A number representing the average value of the accumulated final grades earned in courses over time.
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
A 2-year government-supported college that offers an associate degree
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 AP or dual-enrollment?
Any grant or scholarship, loan, or paid employment offered to help a student meet his/her college expenses
A unit of measuring education, usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term.
A college that is financially supported by a state government, often specializes in a branch of technical or professional education
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 consists of subject area tests in English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science.
Money for college that does not have to be repaid, usually awarded based on your or your family’s financial situation.
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
All the schools in the University of California (UC) system (eg. Cal, Davis, UCLA) are examples of these.
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
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
An independent school that sets its own policies and goals, and is privately funded.
A term for an academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses
What is an undergraduate degree?
A college program that enables students to work part-time while attending school
Any sports offered at a university or college that compete competitively with other universities, or colleges, but are not regulated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) or a similar intercollegiate athletic association
Schools that are 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.