College Vocabulary 1
These are courses or tests you must take before you can take other courses or enter a specific program.
Prerequisite
If you are applying for a job, you typically must have a __________. What is it?
A resume
What is the name of the application for Federal Grant money for college? (50 extra points if you know what it stands for)
FAFSA
(Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
What is "Work-Study"?
Where can you go on campus to get extra help with your math work?
Math resource center
Instructor office hours
Form a study group
What are 2 10-credit courses with extra support for students who need more time and support in class.
English 101 Plus Support
Math 146 Plus Support
In your own words, define what the Outlook for a job is.
Outlook = how many jobs are available each year in your area and if there will be more jobs in the future. (regional growth).
Say the difference between a grant, a loan and a scholarship.
Grant = free money from government
Loan = borrowed money from government
Scholarship = free money from a foundation, organization, company, or other entity.
What types of degrees are accepted by WES grants?
Only AAS (Associate of Applied Science) and BAS (Bachelors of Applied Science) degrees.
True or False? If you get a certificate in a program, you cannot continue to get a degree in that program. (example provided)
FALSE! If you get a certificate, you can continue studying for a 2 year (AAS) or even a 4 year (BAS) degree.
What does WES stand for and what do they do?
Answers may vary:
Workforce Education Service; they assist students with various state grants like BFET, OG, and WR.
How often do you need to apply for financial aid? How can you get help with this?
You must apply for the next academic year each winter. You can attend a Funding Workshop to get help, or make an appointment with Laura Yanez, Benefits Hub or Rashmi Koushik.
How do you find a faculty adviser to get help with planning your classes?
Good question! You can find one online at directory.highline.edu. We are going to practice that this week.
Name 3 different types of advisers and say what they do.
Faculty Adviser
Academic or General Adviser
Funding Adviser
ESL Faculty Adviser
Name 3 types of grants offered by WES and who is eligibel for them.
BFET = Basic Food and Employment Training; for people who qualify for federal food stamps
OG = Opportunity Grant; for low income individuals
WR = Worker Retraining; for people on unemployment or who lost their jobs and have challenges finding work
What are the two types of federal loans and what is the difference?
Subsidized and Unsubsidized
Subsidezed = interest accrues from when you finish college
unsubsidized = interest accrues from when you take out the loan.
How can you research the program you want to study?
Great question! You can go to findyourpath.highline.edu and read about all our programs. You can also research careers at WOIS.org or careercoach.highline.edu.
We are going to work on those topics this week and next week.
You are taking a hybrid accounting course for 5 credits. How many hours do you meet face to face each week and how many hours of instruction for the course do you have outside of class each week? Finally, how many hours of work (not instruction) do you have to spend for homework per week? What is the total?
5 credits hybrid = 2.5 in class, 2.5 online instruction on your own. Also 5-10 hours of extra work for homework per week. Total = 10-15 hours for everything.
You want to study Computer Engineering in college and you need college math 141, 142, 151, 152, 153 and 154. If you take the math placement test (MyMathTest) and place into Math 91, how many quarters of precollege math will you need?
2 quarters
How do you get work-study?
First, you must complete a FAFSA. Then if you are determined to be work-study eligible, you must
look on myinterfase for a job
Submit your resume
fill out student employment paperwork in the CASE center
What BAS programs do we offer here at Highline?
Great question! We are going to learn about this topic this week.
We offer Youth Development, Cybersecurity and Forensics, Teaching and Early Learning, Integrated Design, Respiratory Care, and Global Trade and Logistics.