College Terminology

The subject cards contained descriptions of the item in addition to the____________ at the end of the research paper.

• topic

• thesis

• plagiarism

• bibliography

Taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own is _____________, and it's against the law.

• parallelism

• plagiarism

• pro

• con

Part of the writing process is to ________________what you have written in order to for it to flow more smoothly and make better sense.

• paraphrase

• justify

• revise

• refute

_______________ is important for a research paper, because you take combination of ideas and make them into a complex whole.

• plagiarism

• synthesis

• parallelism

• journal

Presenting an argument in favor of something is a ___________, while an argument against it is a ____________.

• analogy, claim

• journal, quotation

• quotation, synthesis

• pro, con

Total amount needed for tuition, fees, books, supplies, room and board, transportation, etc.

• FAFSA

• Financial Aid Package

• Subsidized loans

• Cost of attendance

Recognition of a college or university by an outside agency indicating that the institution meets a certain set of standards

• Liberal arts

• Match school

• Accreditation

• Registrar

Application form from the government used to determine a college student's eligibility for financial aid.

• Financial aid package

• FAFSA

• Cost of attendance

• Subsidized loans

A placement exam used by many community colleges as part of the entrance process.

• ACCUPLACER

• Associate in Applied Sciences

• FAFSA

• Transcript

A school in which one's academic credentials fall in the low end or below the overall average of the school.

• Match school

• Safety school

• Liberal arts

• Reach school