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MS Financial Aid
Degree
Terms about College
What's Your GPA?
100

Sometimes called the Business Office.

Regristrar's Office

100

Requires a 15 ACT

2.5 GPA

Students cannot receive maximum pell grant.

MTAG

100

Certain careers such as medicine, law, and dentistry, require a professional degree.

Professional Degree

100

A list of required high school classes for full admission to a MS public 4-year college.

College Preparatory Curriculum CPC

100

Determined when considering the difficulty of your courses.

Weighted GPA

200

Seek out this office if you have questions or concerns about your FAFSA, loans, and other financial aid.

Financial Aid Office

200

Pays $2500.00 a year

Requires a 29 ACT

3.5 GPA

MESG

200

Obtain this degree after receiving your Bachelor's Degree.

Master's Degree

200

College classes are measured in these.

Credit Hours

200

Overall GPA consisting of your core classes and any electives.

Cumulative GPA

300

It's at this office where you make a payment toward your tuition balance.

Bursar's Office
300

20+ on the ACT

2.5 GPA

College Prep Curriculum

Meet Income requirements

Be Pell-eligible

HELP

300

Obtain this degree after your Master's Degree.

Doctoral Degree

300

A students primary or secondary chosen field of study.

Major/Minor

300

Calculated using your core classes.

Core GPA

400

You will have a college-specific online account.  Use this to accept or decline your financial aid awards.

Online Portal

400

Complete the FAFSA

Have been in legal custody of CPS at the age of 13.


FAITH

400

A non-degree credential is usually issued by a community college or other higher education institution.

Certificate

400

An outline of important information about a course.

Syllabus

400

Calculate this when just using English, Math , Science, Social Studies etc.

Core GPA

500

This office where you get information about your college courses and submit or retrieve your transcripts.

Registrar's Office

500

Covers full tuition and required fees.

FAITH

500

A two-year degree is issued by a community college.

Associate Degree

500

A class that a student must pass before enrolling in the more advanced course.

Prerequisite

500

The more difficult the course the higher the GPA calculation.

Weighted GPA