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Michigan Colleges
100
This document is a permanent record of all courses you've taken and the grades you received in each course.
What is a transcript?
100
This is the amount of money billed for classes only.
What is tuition?
100
The name for a building where students LIVE on campus.
What is a dormitory or residence hall?
100
A student's primary area of study in college.
What is a major?
100
This public research university, founded in 1868, is the third largest university in Michigan and in 2011, had a football team that played in the NCAA Division II Championship.
What is Wayne State University?
200
This is the process of signing up for classes each semester, it can be done online or in person at the REGISTRAR's office.
What is registration?
200
This is the combined cost of housing and meals on campus.
What is Room and Board?
200
This is where most students eat meals on campus.
What is a cafeteria or dining hall?
200
A test given at the end of a semester to assess what a student learned throughout an entire course.
What is a final exam?
200
Founded in 1849 in Ypsilanti, this school began as Michigan's first teacher training school and continues to be one of the top producers of teachers in the country.
What is Eastern Michigan University?
300
The numerical amount of how much a course is worth, not in money but in time.
What is a credit hour?
300
This is the total amount of money billed for college that includes tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other college-related expenses.
What is cost of attendance?
300
When a student lets the college pick his or her roommate, a person he doesn't know.
What is going in blind?
300
The college or university staff member who helps students plan for and choose courses for their program of study.
What is an Academic Advisor?
300
This school, founded in 1903 in Kalamazoo, is home to one of the largest and most prestigious Aviation Flight Science programs in the nation.
What is Western Michigan University?
400
This is a book or online document that lists all the courses offered in a particular school year.
What is a course bulletin?
400
Money awarded to a student based on academic performance or financial need that does NOT have to be paid back after graduation.
What is a scholarship?
400
A society of male college students typically named with Greek letters.
What is a fraternity?
400
A two-year institution of higher education designed to provide two-year degrees and other short-term degrees or certifications.
What is community college?
400
Founded in 1855 as Michigan Agricultural College, this school is the 9th largest university in the country with 47,800 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year.
What is Michigan State University?
500
This is the end result of four years of college coursework, an important piece of paper given at graduation from a four year college or university.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
500
Money given to a student by the federal government or a private bank to pay for school that MUST be paid back after graduation.
What is a student loan?
500
A society of female college students typically named with Greek letters.
What is a sorority?
500
A degree earned after two years of study, usually given by community colleges.
What is an Associate's Degree?
500
Ranked in the Top 20 colleges in the world, this school was founded in Detroit in 1817 before moving to its current location in 1841.
What is the University of Michigan?