College
High School
High School 2
Career
Misc
100

This is the name given to any post-secondary (post-high school) institution.

What is college/university?

100

This is how much credit you earn for passing a semester-long core or elective class.

What is 1 credit?


100

This is an example of an elective at FDA III.

What is art?

What is History Through Film?

What is extra PE?

What is College Writing?

What is Statistics?


100

This is the amount of money a person makes per year at his/her job.

What is a salary?

100

This is the test most colleges/universities require you take in order to apply.

What is the SAT or ACT?

200

These are institutions that offer 2 year programs that result 2-year degree? Examples: Pellissippi State, Roane State

What is a community college?


200

This is the term for the average of a student's grades?

What is Grade Point Average (GPA)?

200

These are the 5 required Regents exams in NY.

What are ELA, History, Math, Science and a +1?

200

A type of education that is not college but prepares you for a specific job.

What is vocational/trade school?

200

The form you need to complete to be considered for federal student aid.

What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)?

300

This is the term for a 4-year degree earned at a college or university.

What is a Bachelor's degree?

300

These classes are required but are not core classes.

What are electives?

300

This is how many credits you can potentially earn in a semester.

What is 6.5 credits?

300

This is what goes with a resume.

What is a cover letter?

300

This is the date you should have all FAFSA forms completed by for 2020-21 academic year.

What is June 30, 2021?

400

This is the term for a two-year degree earned at a community college.

What is an Associate's degree?

400

This is how many credits you need to graduate from High School in NYC.

What is 44?

400

You can make up credit for classes you may have failed or received Incompletes (NX) for by doing one of the following.

What is summer school, attending NX Academy or Saturday Academy?

400

This is an opportunity to learn from professionals in a field while still in school. These can be paid or unpaid opportunities.

What is an internship?

400

This is the name of one UNIVERSITY in New York.

What is,


NYU, Columbia, Lehman, St. Joseph's etc...

500

This is the term for the area of study a person focuses on in college.

What is a major/minor?

500

This type of class is what you will need two semesters of to be to meet the elective requirement.

What is Foreign Language?

What is Art?


500

In addition to earning the correct number of credits in the correct categories, in order to graduate, the state of New York requires 5 of these to be passed by every student.

What are Regents?

500

This is one part of a resume.

What is objective, education, experience, references, skills?

500
Name two types of financial aid.
What are grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study jobs?

Additionally, there is special aid available for Military Families and International Study programs.