College Terms
Work Force
College Life
Military
Misc
100
A document proving that someone has completed an educational program.
What is a degree?
100

A document you submit when applying for jobs listing your experience.

What is a resume?

100

Where many college students live during their first year.

What is a dorm (dormitory)?

100

This branch protects the country on land.

What is the Army?

100
This is a building with sleeping and living space for a large number of students.
What is a residence hall?
200
This is the highest type of degree you can earn.
What is a Doctorate Degree?
200

This is when you meet with an employer to discuss a job.

What is an interview?

200

Before applying to a college, I could go on one of these to get to see the whole college campus.

What is a campus tour?

200

This part-time military option lets you serve while having a civilian job or going to school.

What is the National Guard or Reserves?

200
The physical area a school is located on, including all of its buildings.
What is a campus?
300
This is a four-year degree that you can earn at a public or private university or college.
What is a Bachelor's Degree?
300

Getting to work on time and being reliable shows this quality.

What is professionalism?

300

Before applying to college, I could take one of these two national tests.

What is the ACT or the SAT?

300

This is the minimum length of commitment many enlistment contracts require.

What is ~4 Years?

300

This type of school trains students for careers like electrician, cosmetologist, or HVAC technician.

What is a Trade School?

400
This is a type of degree you earn in two years that is offered by three different types of colleges.
What is an Associate's Degree?
400
A program where you gain experience in a job by working there for a short period of time. You often get credits for completing these.
What is an internship?
400

College admissions care about this number that is an average of all of the grades that I receive in high school.

What is your GPA?

400

This program allows you to attend college while training to become a military officer.

What is ROTC?

400

This type of financial aid must be paid back after you graduate.

What is a Student Loan?

500
This is the type of degree you earn after a Bachelor's and before a Doctorate, where you learn about your subject and study in more depth.
What is a Master's Degree?
500

Money you earn from a job is called this.

What is income (or wages/salary)?

500

In order to get into college, I want to participate in a lot of these. These are activities that I do outside of my high school classes.

What are extra-curricular activities?

500

One reason people join the military besides serving their country.

What are job training, travel, or financial benefits?

500

One of the two terms that means any type of school after high school.

What is Higher Education or Post-secondary Education?