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BEFORE graduation
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A set of rules established by each college for a student to be accepted.
What are admission requirements?
100

Given to a graduate upon a completion of a two year college program.

A associate's degree

100
Publicly supported and local oriented college that offers two year program that are transferable to a four year institution.
What is a community college?
100
A university that has an increase in tuition compared to universities near you.
What is an out of state university?
100
GPA stands for...
What is Grade Point Average?
200

Classes you must take in school before taking a higher level course.

Prerequisites 

200
A verification of proven competency in a specific skill after training.
What is a certificate?
200
"Earn and learn" work based education program
What is an apprenticeship?
200

This is the kind of school you attend when you want to complete a certificate program.

What is a Vocational School?

200

Steps needed to get to graduation.

Earn all of your credits by completing assigned work, talking to your teachers and counselors if you fall behind, and taking the right classes to ensure you graduate on time.

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A course needed for graduation credit, but not one of the specific course requirements.
An elective course
300
Received by a graduate upon a completion of a four year college program.
What is a bachelor's degree?
300
A college student who generally takes a minimum of either 12 units per quarter or 12 units per semester
What is a Full-time Student?
300

The Navy, Marines, Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard are all part of the ___________.

What is the military?

300

Arts, church activities, clubs, hobbies, media, military, music, sports, and volunteer work count as ...

What is an extracurricular activity for college admissions?

400
Courses selected from several divisions required for a college degree, usually completed in the first two years of college.
What is general education requirements?
400
A degree that prepares someone for a particular profession by emphasizing skills and practical analysis over theory and research
What is a professional degree?
400

The financial aid application that must be completed to receive federal & state grants and scholarships to attend post-secondary schools.

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

400

These schools are local and allow students to earn certificates and/or credits to transfer to a four year college/university. They are usually much cheaper than a four year college.

What are community colleges?

400

Local colleges or trade schools to visit before you make a decision about where/if you want to attend.

Millersville, York College, Penn State York Campus, York County Vocational School (Vo Tech has adult programs), YTI, Empire Beauty School, Shippensburg, Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg College, Wilson College, Etc.

500
SAT/ACT scores, an average GPA, admission fee, and a high school diploma/GED are examples of...
General education requirements
500
The highest degree that is given by colleges, and takes 10 to 15 years to obtain.
What is a doctoral degree?
500
A main subject students study at a college or university
What is Major?
500

A type of four year college that is usually much more expensive than state funded colleges. 

What is a private college/university?

500

An application that can be used to submit applications to multiple colleges.

What is the common application?