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Unit 8 Terms
education and training words and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | a program in which a perons learns to do a certain job by working with a skilled worker |
| associate degree | a certificate of completioin awarded to a person after completing a program of study in a particular area, usually lasting two years |
| Bachelors degree | a certificte of compleion awarded to a person after successfully completing a required set of college courses in both general and specific areas. |
| Credit | unit of mmeasurment that schools use to determine whether students are progressing toward graduation. |
| Elective | a course that is not required but can be chosen by students according to ther interests |
| Financail Aid | methods of paying for education/training,such as grants, scholarships,etc. |
| GED certificate | a documenet stating that a pereson has passed a five-part test in the areas of writing, social studies, science, reding, and math |
| Graduate School | a program of study beyond a bachelors degree |
| Internship | a temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work ecperience in a career feild |
| On the job training | learning on the job |
| Postsecondary education | any eduction or trainign following high school |
| Prerquisite | a course that is required before antoher couese can be taken |
| Tuition | the fee that colleges charge to take there classes |
| Vocational | a course of program that teches job skills |