Degrees
A four-year liberal arts degree where students take a balanced range of subjects.
Bachelor of Arts
A school where students study a broad range of subjects. Choices of major range from arts to humanities to sciences. Graduates usually earn a bachelor of arts degree.
Liberal Arts College
The office that decides how much money a student will receive in grants and loans
Financial Aid Office
The person who helps a student choose and register for classes
Academic Advisor
A job a student gets through his or her school, payment for which is part of his or her financial aid package
Work Study
A four-year degree where students focus on a specific course of study.
Bachelor of Science
A school where students focus on science and/or technology. Majors might include chemistry, physics, engineering, and computes science. Graduates usually receive a bachelor of science degree.
Institute of Technology
The office to which a new student must send medical records showing proper vaccination against diseases before beginning college
Health Services
The collective name for all the Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors
Faculty
A semester or an academic year which a student spends in another country, taking classes, doing research, and/ or studying a language and culture
Study Abroad
A four-year degree where students focus on visual or performing arts.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
A school where students focus on studying and practicing the arts. They usually fall into either a visual or performing art category. Graduates receive a bachelor of fine arts degree.
College of Art
The office responsible for staffing, programming, building maintenance, housekeeping services, and disciplinary matters for students living in the residence hall
Housing / Residence Life Office
The senior academic administrator at a college or university who supervises all of the deans
Provost
Groups of students who organize around a shared interest, such as art, poetry, politics, religious study, or cultural identity
Student Clubs
This is a degree generally granted by community colleges and junior colleges. It usually takes two years for a full time student to complete.
Associate’s Degree
A Historically Black College or University
HBCU
An office specializing in offering support to students regarding issues of cultural and ethnic diversity and identity
Office of Multicultural Affairs
The person, generally an older student, who lives in the dorm and is responsible for dorm upkeep, social activities, and student wellbeing
Resident Advisor / Counselor
A period of time over the summer or just before the beginning of freshman year during which new students learn about the school, find their way around campus, socialize, and generally register for classes.
Orientation
A student can earn this degree after finishing a four-year college. These degrees are offered in a huge variety of subjects, but always focus on a specific course of study, sometimes in preparation for a career. Programs generally take one to three years to complete.
Masters Degree
A school that, unlike most other colleges and universities, is a for-profit business instead of a non-profit organization
Proprietary School
The office in charge of billing students for college related expenses such as tuition, fees, room, and board
Bursar’s Office
The person a student should seek out, either through student support services or the professor, if he or she is having trouble with the work in a class
Tutor
A student organization that holds social events and sometimes provides special housing
Fraternity or Sorority