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College Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| University | An institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. |
| Community College | Junior college serves a specific community |
| Admissions | the office you apply to when sending your college applications |
| Undergraduate | a student in university or college who has not received a first |
| Graduate | a student who holds the bachelor's or first professional and is studying for an advanced degree. |
| Tuition | charges or fee as at private school or at a university or college |
| Credit | measures learning accredited colleges and universities |
| Major | specific area of study |
| Minor | secondary area beyond college major |
| Bachelor's Degree | degree awarded by a college or university to people that completed undergraduate study |
| Associate's Degree | awarded by a junior or community college after completing two years of study |
| Scholarship | money or aid granted to a student because of merit or need to pursue studies |
| Grant | privilege or right, sum of money, tract of land |
| FAFSA | Free Application for Federal Student Aid form to get financial aid from government |
| Financial Aid | loan or scholarship, to pay for school, especially higher education |
| State University/College | college that is supported financially by the state government |
| Liberal Arts | arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences |
| Humanities | investigate literature, past, culture, human values, english, history, religious studies, philosophy, and art history |
| Private University/College | more heavy on tuition fees, alumni, endowments to fund their academic programs |
| Doctorate | Ph. D or Ed. D awarded for advanced work in graduate school or professional school |
| Prerequisite | required beforehand |
| Registrar | register students, record grades, prepare transcripts, evaluate records, assess and collect tuition |
| Teaching Assistant | recipient of a teaching fellowship |
| Transfer | withdraw from one school and enter another |
| Transcript | certified record of a students courses attempted, grades, and degrees |
| GPA | measure of attainment computed by dividing the total number of grades points by total number of credits or hours of coursework |
| Dean | the head of faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college |
| Room and Board | drom or housing and your meal plan |
| Dormitory | building as at a college containing a number of private or semi-private rooms or residents |
| Semester | half of the regular academic year typically from 15 to 18 weeks |
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