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College Vocab - AVID
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| University | Institution of learning of the highest level |
| Community College | Nonresidential junior college |
| Admissions | The office you apply to when sending in your college applications. |
| Undergraduate | A student in a university; has not received the first especially a bachelors degree. |
| Graduate | Bachelors; first professional degree; or is studying for an advanced degree. |
| Tuition | charge or fee |
| Credit | Unit that measures learning |
| Major | specific area of study you're focusing on |
| Minor | A secondary area of study |
| Private university/college | rely more heavily on student tuition; alumni donations and endowments |
| GPA | dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number of credits |
| Room and board | room as your dorm or housing, including your bed, desk, heat, utilities, and Wi-Fi, and board as your meal |
| Register | register students, record grades, prepare student transcripts, evaluate academic records, assess and collect tuition and fees. |
| Dormitory | a building; at a college, containing a number of private or semiprivate rooms for residents |
| Semester | a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks. |
| Dean | Head of a faculty, school, or administrative division |
| Transcript | certified record of a student throughout a course of study. |
| Transfer | to withdraw from one school, college, and enter another. |
| Teaching assistant | a graduate student; teaching fellowship |
| Pre-requistive | beforehand |
| Doctorate | academic degrees; Ph.D. or Ed.D.,; graduate school |
| humanities | Literature; English, history religious studies, philosophy, and art history |
| Liberal Arts | academic course of instruction; general knowledge. |
| Bachelor's Degree | A degree awarded by a college or university; 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 |
| 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; Any financial aid |
| Financial aid | Monetary support; as a loan or scholarship; used to pay for school |