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College Vocab
Term | Definition |
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University | An institution of learning, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees |
Community College | A nonresidential junior college established to serve a specific community and typically supported in part by local government funds. |
Admissions | The office you apply to when sending in your college applications. |
Undergraduate | A student in a university or college who has not received a first, especially a bachelor's, degree. |
Graduate | A student who holds the bachelor's or the first professional degree and is studying for an advanced degree. |
Tuition | The charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university. |
Credit | A unit that measures learning at accredited colleges and universities. |
Major | The specific area of study you're focusing on while earning your degree. |
Minor | A secondary area of specialization beyond a college major. |
Bachelor's Degree | A degree awarded by a college or university to a person who has completed undergraduate studies. |
Associate’s Degree | A degree awarded by a junior or community college after completion of two years of study. |
Scholarship | A sum of money or other aid granted to a student, because of merit, need, etc., to pursue their studies. |
Grant | Something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land. |
FAFSA | The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the federal government. |
Financial Aid | Monetary support, as a loan or scholarship, that is used to pay for school, especially higher education. |
State University/College | A college that is financially supported by a state government. |
Liberal Arts | The academic course of instruction at a college intended to provide general knowledge and comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects. |
Humanities | Investigate literature, the past, culture, and human values; English, history, religious studies, philosophy, and art history. |
Private University/College | Rely more heavily on student tuition fees, alumni donations, and endowments to fund their academic programs. |
Doctorate | Any of several academic degrees of the highest rank, as the Ph.D. or Ed.D., awarded by universities and some colleges for completing advanced work in graduate school or a professional school. |
Pre-requisite | Required beforehand. |
Registrar | Register students, record grades, prepare student transcripts, evaluate academic records, assess and collect tuition and fees. |
Teaching Assistant | A graduate student in a college or university who is the recipient of a teaching fellowship. Abbreviation: TA. |
Transfer | To withdraw from one school, college, or the like, and enter another. |
Transcript | Transcript is a certified record of a student throughout a course of study having full enrollment history including all courses attempted, grades earned and degrees and awards conferred. |
GPA | A measure of scholastic attainment computed by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number of credits or hours of course work taken. |
Dean | The head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college. |
Room and Board | Room as your dorm or housing, including your bed, desk, heat, utilities, and Wi-Fi, and board as your meal plan. |
Dormitory | A building, as at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents, usually along with common bathroom facilities and recreation areas. |
Semester | (In many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks. |