College Lingo
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
What is the term used to describe your main course of study in college?
A. Major
B. Minor
C. Degree
A. Major
OPEN RESPONSE: What is the term for the amount the college/university is charging you for your classes?
Acceptable Responses:
Tuition
Tuition + Fees
MULTIPLE CHOICE
What type of degree do you usually obtain at a technical or community college?
A. Associates degree
B. Bachelor's degree
C. PhD
A. Associates degree
OPEN RESPONSE
This course is designed to help students become more effective in college. The course teaches students how to set goals, manage time, improve retention of information, take notes, strengthen test-taking skills, deal with test anxiety, master stress reduction techniques, think critically, approach problems creatively, communicate more effectively, use the library and other college services, adapt to various instructional styles, understand their own learning style and identify and deal with problems (learning, personal or social) that interfere with their ability to learn, develop an appreciation for diversity and develop appropriate classroom behaviors.
College Success
OPEN RESPONSE
What percentage of graduating seniors have been accepted to four year colleges over the past 9 years?
100%
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
What is the term used to describe a secondary set of courses that often complements your major
A. Major
B. Minor
C. Degree
B. Minor
OPEN RESPONSE:
What is the term for money offered by colleges that does NEED to be paid back?
Loans.
OPEN RESPONSE
What type of degrees can you obtain at a university? Name at least TWO.
Bachelors, masters, or doctorate
OPEN RESPONSE: Without looking at the syllabus, name at least two items you will need for each class?
Planner/Agenda
Pen/Pencil
Chromebook
How many campuses does Seminole State College of Florida have? Name them. Which one is the main campus?
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Altamonte
Heathrow
Oviedo
Sanford Lake Mary (main campus)
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
What is the name of a school official, usually assigned by your college or university, who can help choose your classes and make sure you are taking the right courses to graduate.
A. Academic Advisor
B. Admissions Representative
C. Administrative Assistant
A. Academic Advisor
OPEN RESPONSE:
What is the term for money offered by colleges that does NOT need to be paid back?
Scholarships or grant
OPEN RESPONSE:
What does the term cumulative grade point average (GPA) mean?
The average of all of the course grades you have received, over the course of high school and college.
OPEN RESPONSE:
Name at least one type of standardized tests that you will take while in high school?
ACT
PSAT
SAT
What year did Seminole State College open?
1966
OPEN RESPONSE:
What is the name of something your professor will give you to explain assignments, expectations, grading systems, textbooks, and class policies?
Syllabus
Name at least ONE reason why students receive scholarships.
Merit/Academics
Leadership
Athletics
Community Service
OPEN RESPONSE:
Name four types of degrees you can earn after your HS diploma.
Associates, bachelors, masters, doctorate
OPEN RESPONSE: Name at least TWO ways students can earn scholarships?
Academic merits/grades
Athletic recruitment
Household/Family Income
Community & Leadership Experience
The grounds of SSC was formerly what type of grove?
A. Citrus Grove
B. Sequoia Grove
C. Apple Orchard Grove
A. Citrus Grove
OPEN RESPONSE:
What is the name for the time set aside by professors or teaching assistants for students to visit their office and ask questions or discuss the course they teach. Your professor or teaching assistant will tell you at the beginning of the term when and where they will be every week.
Office Hours
Name at LEAST TWO of the four main types of financial aid for students.
Grants
Scholarship
Student Loans
Work Study
OPEN RESPONSE
TYPICALLY, how many years does it take to earn a Bachelor's degree?
4 - 6 years
Life/Career Planning is a course designed to assist students with the lifelong process of career development. Students will participate in a variety of experiences as a group and individually. The coursework is designed to help students identify and examine their interests, personality, values, self-esteem, critical thinking skills and to use this increased self-awareness to make decisions about majors and careers. This course will emphasize that making an occupational career choice is a never-ending process subject to and affected by one's personal maturity and environmental changes.
Life/Career Planning
is a three-credit course that applies as an elective towards the Associate in Arts degree.
Name one of the former names for Seminole State College of Florida.
Seminole Junior College (1965–1975)
Seminole Community College (1975–2009)
Seminole State College (2009) - In 2009, Seminole Community College became Seminole State College of Florida to reflect the expanding mission of the College as it began to offer bachelor's degrees to meet the community's needs for a highly trained workforce. In 2010, Seminole State began offering its first baccalaureate degree.