Academics
A number between 0.0 and 4.0 that indicates how high you scored in your courses on average.
What is Grade Point Average (GPA)?
The amount of money you owe for receiving instruction (and other associated costs) for a course of study at your institution.
What is tuition?
A self-governing group of students who have united under a common purpose.
What is a student organization (or club)?
A formal document that displays an individual's professional background and relevant skills.
What is a resume?
The unit of measurement used to indicate the amount of instructional and learning time required to complete a course.
What is a credit hour?
A free government form that students can use to determine if they are eligible for federal financial aid.
What is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Forms of creative activity that are performed in front of an audience, such as drama, music, and dance.
What are performing arts?
Skills that apply to many jobs, such as communication, problem-solving, and time management.
What are transferrable skills?
Required classes that teach fundamental skills and ideas in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
What are general education courses?
A type of financial aid that requires you to work on-campus to earn money for college.
What is Work-Study?
The three divisions for college athletics, according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
What are Division I, Division II, Division III?
The process of discovering what careers match your skills and interests, and then planning how to get there.
The policy that establishes minimum standards of academic progress to qualify for federal and state financial aid.
What is Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)?
The largest federal grant program offered to undergraduates. It is designed to assist students from low-income households.
What is the Pell Grant?
A federal designation for colleges and universities that enroll a significant number of Hispanic students.
What a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)?
The action or process of interacting with others to exchange information and develop professional or social contacts.
What is networking?