JA College Terms

Free Application for Federal Student AID

• Loans

• Grants

• FAFSA

• HIPPA

Copying some or all of someone else’s work and claiming it as your own.

• Mid terms

• Plagiarism

• Accredited

• Financial Aid

A United States federal law, establishes a Code of Fair Information Practice that governs the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personally identifiable information.

• FAFSA

• Financial Aid

• Deferred Loans

• Privacy Act of 1974

Status applied to students who do not live in the same state as the university they’re attending.

• nonresident

• resident

• foreigner

• minor

A deferred interest loan postpones interest payments till after a certain period of time.

• FAFSA

• deferred loan

• accredited

• financial aid

A secondary focus of study, typically earned in tandem with a major.

• minor

• major

• MBA

• lecture

An accredited university or college is certified to provide a high-quality education in the United States.

• minor

• major

• HIPPA

• accredited

Exams that occur in the middle of a semester, to test a student’s grasp of topics covered in a course up to that point.

• finals

• midterms

• end of quarter exams

• quizizz

A degree you can earn in 2-3 years, typically from online or community colleges.

• Associates Degree

• Masters Degree

• Doctorate Degree

• MBA

Master of Business degree that requires a Bachelor’s degree to pursue.

• Minor

• Masters Degree

• MBA

• Bachelors Degree