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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Apprenticeship | a trainee engages in learning an occupation under the guidence and direction of a skilled worker; a 3-4 year training program on-the-job training with related technical instruction |
| ASSET | Advising, Placement, and Retention system - an assessment-advising program designed to identify the basic skill levels of students as they enter two-year institutions |
| ASVAB | Armed Services Vactional Aptitude Battery - is a test developed and maintained by the United States Department of Defense |
| Bachelors degree | Achieved after completion of a curriculum meeting the demands of a 4-year college program |
| Certificate | A written statement that is accepted as proof of certain facts; often relating to the attainment of specific skills |
| CFNC | Online source that gives info about all North Carolina Colleges. |
| Transcript | Most important document in the college process that shows your classes and success in each class. |
| GPA | dividing the number of quality points earned in all courses attempted by the total degree-credit hours in all courses attemped in which grade of "A","B","C","D","F" or "WF" has been recieved. |
| Class Rank | A mathematical summary of a students academic record as compared with other students in his class |
| College/University | A postsecondary school where a student might recieve a bachelor's degree, masters, or doctoral degree in a specific discipline |
| Community College | Type of college with up to 2-year programs leading to certificates, diplomas, or associate degrees. |
| Cooperative education | Paid employment with an educational component provided in a career-technical class and supervised by school personnel |
| Course Of Study | A pathway, which a student selects in high school |
| EOC | End-of-course assessment |
| Goals | A purpose/objective |
| Internship | allows the student the opprotunity to observe and participate in activities related to a career field; supervised by school personnel and related to the students career choice. (may be paid or not paid) |
| Job Shadowing | A short-term experience that allows the student to follow an experianced worker and see the day-to-day activities of a particular career |
| Master's degree | An advanced 2-year program completed after attainment of a bachelors degree |
| Journey Work | A certified, experienced, skilled craftsperson that has successfully completed an apprenticeship program. |
| Military | special skills may be developed through educational programs in the armed services |
| Part-time jobs | Paid employment that is not supervised by school personnel; may or may not be related to the students career choice |
| Postsecondary | Education after high school |
| Proprietary school | A privatley owned school that operates for profit for those seeking vocational training |
| PSAT | preliminary scholastic aptitude test; A practice test that measures the critical thinking, mathematical reasoning, and writing skills that students need to do college-level work |
| On-The-Job training | education and training provided by an employer that usually takes place at a work site |
| SAT | Scholastic Aptitude Test-- a test that measures the critical thinking mathematical, reasoning, and writing skills needed to do college-level work |
| Student organization | Vocational student organization;nonprofit; develop leadership |
| Study Habits | Practices used to prepare for learning and assessment of subject matter |
| Test-Taking Skills | Practices used to prepare for learning and assessment of subject matter |
| Trade and professional organizations | composed of members who have the same or similar occupation |
| Transcript | an academic record of grades earned during a high school career |
| VOCATS | Vocational Competency Achievement Tracking System that test students on the set of core competencies |
| Volunteer | Contribution of free labor, usually toa non-profit organization |
| Volunteer experiences | unpaid experiances, students work to get experiance, contacts, or help out. not career related |
| Work-based learning | Opprotunities for students to consider different careers and industries, learn basic workplace behavior, develop specific skills within an industry, and apply academic and occupational skills in the workplace |
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