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Advanced Placement (AP) credit classes | a placement of a student in a high school course that offers college credit for earning a passing score |
Associate's degree | an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges upon completion of study that usually last about two years |
Bachelor's degree | an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges upon completion of study that usually last about three to seven years; referred to as your four year degree |
Certificate Program | a program designed to give students mastery over a narrow subject's area or topic |
Collage level examination (CLEP) | a program that offers students the opportunity to earn credit for introductory level college courses by achieving satisfactory score on a subject's specific test |
Collage preparation courses | a means by which college bound high school students may better meet the scholastic requirements for entry into colleges and universities |
Credential | something that gives a title of credit or confidence, qualification |
Doctoral degree | the highest level of academic degree |
Dual enrollment classes | programs that allow students to be enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions; refers to high school students taking college courses |
Elective Classes | classes you get to choose or pick that are not mandatory |
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) | from filled out annually by current and prospective college students to determine their eligibility for student financial aid |
Grants | money for college you don't have to pay back |
Industry Based Certification | a credential, usually issued by an industry or industry group, that verifies an individual has met the established skill standards that are required to enter the workforce in a certain field |
Loans | money lent with interest that you have to pay back |
Master's Degree | usually a second academic degree, at a higher level, in a specific area of study |
College Major | a group or university required by a college in order to receive a degree |
College Minor | a college or university declared students secondary academic discipline during undergraduate studies |
Prerequisite | something that is necessary to an end or to the carrying out of a function- a class you have before you take a certain class |
Scholarship | a grant-in-aid a student; money you do not have to pay back |