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College Terminology 1
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The undergraduate degree offered by 4-year college & universities. The minimum credit hour requirements for this degree are 120 hours.

What is a Bachelor's Degree

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An outline of the important information about a course, including grading and attendance policies, required materials, etc. Written by the instructor

What is a syllabus.

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Free application for Federal Student Aid
What is FAFSA
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Additional charges not included in the tuition. Charges to cover the cost of materials and equipment needed in certain courses.
What are Fees
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A course that must be taken at the same time as another course

What is a co-requisite

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A student not maintaining satisfactory progress toward his/her educational objectives will be placed on this for a semester.
What is Academic probation.
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A permanent record of a student at college that shows courses taken, grades recieved, academic status and honors recieved.
What is a transcript.
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Financial aid money that does not have to be repaid

What is a grant and/or scholarship

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A course that must be taken before another course

What is a pre-requisite

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Location containing all the textbooks and other materials required for the courses offered at the institution.

What is the bookstore

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A student who lives off campus and drives to class.
What is a commuter
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Student taking 12 or more credit hours

What is a full-time student

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A type of financial aid that involves you working a job on campus and getting paid once a month

What is Work Study

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A student enrolled in less than 12 credit hours in a semester.
What is a part time student
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Awarded for the successful compeletion of a prescribed program of study
What is a degree
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Provides information students need to know about WCC, including each program of study offered, campus policies and information about clubs and college honors. Also includes a description of each course taught at WCC

What is the WCC catalog

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The amount paid for each credit hour of enrollment.
What is tuition
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How many times you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid per academic year

What is once per academic year

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Calculated after grades are submitted each semester using a 4.00 scale (A=4.00; B=3.00; C=2.00; D=1.00; F=0.00); multiple the credit hours attempted by the number of grade points assigned for the grade received and divide the total grade points earned by the total credit hours attempted

What is a Grade Point Average (GPA)

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Courses taken in college are measured in these terms
What are credit hours
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Granted upon completion of a program of at least 2 but less than 4 years of college.
What is an Associates Degree
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A student who has not yet earned a Bachelor's degree 

What is an undergraduate

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Financial aid that must be paid back with interest

What is a loan

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A partnership/agreement between community colleges and universities for the transfer of credits

What is an Articulation Agreement

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A prescribed set of courses that include both required courses and electives to fulfill the graduation requirements of the degree-granting institution

What is a Program of Study