Preparation Terminology
About Colleges
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Using Naviance
100

Exams taken to get into college.

SAT

ACT

100

The number of CPCC Campuses

What is 6?

100

a field of study to academically specialize in, in order to prepare you for a career.

What is a major?

100

A written description of your story that may include your experience, achievements, challenges, or goals.

What is a Personal Statement?

100

Use the National Scholarship Search

What is one way to find scholarships using Naviance?


200
  • Private

  • Public

  • Two-Year

  • Four-Year

What are types of colleges?

200

The number of colleges within the Charlotte-Mecklenberg county.

What is 40?

200

Four Types of College Degrees

What is ?

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree
  • Doctorate Degree
200

Average minimum GPA to be eligible for scholarships.

What is a 3.0?

200

Use these to create a college list.

What are "Colleges I am thinking about" and "Colleges I am applying to"?

300

Terms to describe housing status as a student? (ie on or off campus).


What are?

  • Residential

  • Commuter

300

The number of colleges in the UNC system.

What is 17 campuses? 

300

a summary of your educational and professional skills, qualifications and experiences to submit when applying for a job

What is a resume?

300

Money for college that does not need to be paid back. Can be awarded based on financial need or academic achievement.

What is a scholarship?

300

Use this to search schools by location, cost, size, and more to find your best fit.

What is "SuperMatch College Search"?


400

Cost of Attendance

What is the cost to attend the school including?


  • Tuition

  • Housing

  • Meals

400

Average GPA to be accepted to UNCC


What is 3.9?

400

The position of a student who works in an organization, sometimes without pay, in order to gain professional skills and work experience that may further prepare them to enter a career field of interest.

What is an Internship?

400

Money borrowed for college that is expected to be paid back with interest.

What is a student loan?

400

Use this to view colleges based on location, name, or  groups (such as schools best for undocumented students) or to view university profiles which provide information about the cost of tuition, facts about the school, and access to the school's website.

What is "College LookUp"?

500

Additional documents needed be requested in order to complete your college application.

What are Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation.

500

Invitation-only program for first time college students, enables students to complete their first year of college coursework at CPCC and transfer their sophomore year to UNCC.

What is the Passport Program?

500

The action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional contact and connections that may lead to career opportunities.

What is Networking?

500

Application to receive financial aid from the government.

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)

500

Two tools to support you find out what your interests are as you think about your future career.

What are?

  • Career cluster finder
  • Career interest profiler