College Survival Vocabulary
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LupeRamirez-AO on February 27, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Accreditation | granting approval or belief in a school |
| Baccalaureate | a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies |
| Commencement | an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred |
| Competency | The knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes necessary for performing certain tasks. |
| Credit | an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items |
| Credit Load | The number of hours a student is in class for each term |
| Curriculum | course of study in a school or college |
| Dean | a man who is the senior member of a group |
| Department | a specialized sphere of knowledge |
| Drop | the act of dropping something |
| Final Exam | an examination administered at the end of an academic term |
| Financial Aid | methods of paying for education/training, such as grants, scholarships, etc. |
| FAFSA | Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Application that students must complete to qualify for federal aid. |
| GED | General Equivalency Diploma |
| Grade-Point average | an average calculation attained by dividing the grades achieved by a student during the course of an education program by the total value of those course |
| Grant | allow to have |
| Incomplete | lacking one or more of the four whorls of the complete flower--sepals or petals or stamens or pistils |
| Independent study | Practice done without intervention by the teacher. This approach includes many activities done with a computer. |
| Internship | a position in which a person receives training by working with people who are experienced in a particular field. |
| Loans | a sum of money borrowed which is expected to be paid back. |
| Major | of greater importance or stature or rank |
| non-credit | Single-payment loans and loans that permit the borrower to make irregular payments and borrow additional funds without submitting a new credit application; also known as revolving or open-end credit. |
| Open admissions | College or university that accepts almost any applicant with a high school diploma or the equivalent (G.E.D.) |
| Postsecondary | after hight school, as in training or education |
| Practicum | an evaluation in which students must perform specific required tasks |
| Prerequisite | required as a prior condition or course of study |
| Records | a list of information on a table about one person or object |
| Resident | someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there |
| Section | a specialized division of a large organization |
| Semester | half a year |
| Syllabus | an integrated course of academic studies |
| Term | a word or expression used for some particular thing |
| Transcript | a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) |
| Tuition | a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education) |
| Undergraduate | a university student who has not yet received a first degree |
| Upper Division | The coarses students are generally expected to complete during the junior & senior years od a typical-baccalaureate degree program |
| Withdrawl | the discomfort and distress that follow discontinuing the use of an addictive drug. |
| Work-study | A type of financial aid which pays students to work part-time, often on campus, during the academic year. |
| Advisor | an expert who gives advice |
| Catalog | a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things |
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