College Lingo

an award of on-campus part-time employment for students who demonstrate financial need

• federal work study program
• financial aid
• pell grant
• tuition

a subject or field of knowledge or learning

• major
• degree
• discipline
• diploma

money available from various sources to help students pay tuition and other college expenses. These funds may be scholarships, grants, loans, and other assistance programs from the state or federal government or other organization.

• pell grant
• financial aid
• FAFSA
• scholarship

a federal grant program to assist low-income students in attending institutions or higher education. It does not have to be repaid. 

• Practicum
• Financial Aid
• Federal Work Study Program
• Pell grant

an outline plan for a particular class including textbook requirements, class meeting dates, reading assignments, examination dates, grading standards, etc

• syllabus
• discipline
• catalog
• major

a student in a college or university who has not earned a bachelor's degree

• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• undergraduate student
• full-time student

an official document issued by a college or university indicating that a student has earned a certain degree.

• catalog
• transcript
• degree
• diploma

a process in which an institution may initially delay offering or denying admission, but rather extend the possibility or admission in the future

• wait list
• general education requirements
• SAT 1
• admission requirements

schooling after high school that includes programs at technical colleges, community colleges, and four-year colleges. 

• technical school
• associate's degree
• bachelor's degree
• postsecondary education

a course that includes job-related activities and stresses the practical application of theory in a field of study.

• practicum
• major
• federal work study program
• diploma