AVID: College/Career unit Vocabulary

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The number of hours that must be completed to graduate by class types is your....

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Credit Hours

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An American 501 nonprofit organization, primarily known for a standardized test designed to assess high school students' academic achievement and college readiness.

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ACT

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A number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. It’s meant to score you during your studies and shows whether your overall grades have been high or low.

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GPA

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Test that is intended to measure literacy, numeracy and writing skills that are needed for academic success in college. The test assesses how well the test-takers analyze and solve problems—skills they learned in school that they will need in college.

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SAT

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What are honors classes? Options: ACT, SAT, AP/Pre-AP, GPA

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AP/Pre-AP

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an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

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Career

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Fixed amount of money or compensation paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed.

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Salary Pay

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Job or profession

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Occupation

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Paid for all of the hours you work. If an employer wants more of your time, they have to pay you more.

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Hourly Pay

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Institution of learning of the highest level, 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.

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University