Academics
All colleges require students to maintain a minimum of this to remain in school.
What is cumulative grade point average or GPA.
Awards from these programs are provided from grants, scholarships, loans and part time employment. It is determined by financial need, available funds, and academic performance.
What is Financial Aid?
This is similar to a driver's license or state identity card, and includes a photograph of the student, an individualized student number, and the name of the institution. Some have expiration dates or enrollment dates. It is required for admittance to college functions, exams, special discounts.
What is the Student Identification Card?
This will happen to any student not maintaining satisfactory progress toward his/her educational objectives.
What is academic probation?
Name these three basic types rewarded for successful completion of programs of study.
What is an Associate (2 yr), a Bachelor or Baccalaureate (4 yr) or Graduate degree.
The universal application for financial aid that includes loans, grants, college work study and any other federal or state programs.
What is the FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
These can be purchased new or used, rented, and can be in electronic form, too. Professors will notify students what they need at the beginning of each semester.
What are textbooks?
These exams are given during the last week(s) of classes each semester. They are given on specified dates, and are listed in the class schedule.
What is the final exam?
Any student who takes 12 credit hours or more for Fall or Winter semesters.
What is Full time enrollment in college?
These are for undergraduate students with financial need. They do not accrue interest while students are in school at least half-time or during deferment periods.
What are subsidized loans?
The first number indicates the class year (freshman, etc), the middle two numbers in the subject field, and the last number is equal to the credit hours for that class.
What is the Course Number?
A student’s chosen field of study. It usually requires the successful completion of a specified number of credit hours.
What is a Major.
This describes a binding contract between the student and the institution. Students accepted into the institution must attend the school.
What is early decision?
This person is a peer leader who acts as a mentor to students and helps coordinate activities in dorms.
Who is a resident assistant (RA)?
This is money the government provides to students who need it to pay for college. This money does not need to be paid back. Eligible students receive a specified amount each year under this program.
What is a Pell Grant?
Students who earn GPA's above certain specified levels may earn a place on President, Dean or other lists. This is usually only open for full time enrollment students.
What is the Honor Roll?
All college courses are measured by this, and classes are offered in increments from one to five.
What are credit hours?
The permanent academic record of a student at a college, or university. It has all courses taken, grades received, academic status and honors received.
What is a transcript?
This program provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. Most students use this money as spending money.
What is Federal Work Study?
When any student has successfully completed a prescribed program of study earns this based institutional policies.
What is a degree?