Resources
Acronyms/Abbrev.
People
Things
Miscellaneous
100
The physcial location where you can get sources for research
What is the library?
100
GPA
What is grade point average?
100
This person will help you select the correct courses, review the course requirements in the field you have selected to pursue and help you with any academic problems you may encounter.
Who is a counselor/academic advisor?
100
A list of course objectives, lecture topics, assigned reading, exams, etc., prepared and distributed by a professor at the beginning of the term.
What is a syllabus?
100
Concentrated area of study in which one receives a degree
What is a major?
200
A place where consultants assist writers in the writing process, from conception and organization of compositions to revision to documentation of research.
What is the writing center?
200
These letters are acronyms for the Scholastic Aptitude Test.
What is SAT?
200
Group of people that is composed of all persons who teach classes for colleges.
What is a faculty?
200
Books required of students enrolled in college classes
What is a textbook?
200
Academic credit for approximately 1 hr each day, each wk, 15 weeks
What is a credit hour?
300
This office offers tutorial assistance in many core curriculum subjects.
What is the learning center?
300
ACT
What is American College Test?
300
A common title to call your instructor unless otherwise corrected
What is professor?
300
This is the amount paid for each credit hour of enrollment
What is the tuition?
300
A lower-level class to be completed before taking a more advanced class
What is a prerequisite?
400
This office can help you reach your educational goals by providing financial resources to do so. They provide information about HOPE, scholarships, loans, grants and more.
What is the financial aid office?
400
BA
Bachelor of Arts
400
The head of a university faculty or department
What is a dean?
400
A student's academic record. It lists all courses and grades, including withdrawals, in a student's academic history. The transcript also notes if a student has been on academic warning, probation, dismissal or exclusion from the University.
What is a transcript?
400
A four-year degree you can obtain at a university
What is a bachelor's degree?
500
This office provides financial services to students, faculty and staff at Georgia College. It is comprised of three areas: Cashier's Office, Student Accounts and Student Loan Collections.
What is the business office?
500
FAFSA
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
500
The person that is responsible for the maintenance of all academic records and may include such duties as: maintenance of class enrollments, providing statistical information on student enrollment, certification of athletic eligibility and student eligibility for honor rolls, certification of the eligibility of veterans, administering probation and retention policies and verification of the completion of degree requirements for graduation.
What is a registrar?
500
Courses that help you progress to graduation but may not meet a specific major requirement. Most are extremely useful in expanding your knowledge of a subject and, if well chosen, can lead you in directions you never thought to try.
What is an elective?
500
The minimum number of credits to be considered full time status
What is 12?