College Vocabulary

Bachelor's Degree

• a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (such as a PhD) conferred by a university

• a degree that is given to a student who has completed two years of study at a junior college, college, or university in the U.S.

• a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following a bachelor's degree

• a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study

Work Study

• classes that are meant to prepare high school students for AP classes (college-level classes taken in high school) as well as college classes themselves. Pre-AP classes are typically taken by high school freshman, but some courses are also meant for sophomores.

• relating to a college program that enables students to work part-time while attending school.

• the unit of measuring educational credit usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term

Associate's Degree

• a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study

• a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following a bachelor's degree

• a person who has earned one of the highest academic degrees (such as a PhD) conferred by a university

• a degree that is given to a student who has completed two years of study at a junior college, college, or university in the U.S.

Loan

• money that is given or lent to students in order to help pay for their education

• money lent at interest

• a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose

Undergraduate Student

• a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree

• of, relating to, or engaged in studies beyond the first or bachelor's degree

• None of the above

• All of the above

ACT (American College Test)-

• test to assess your knowledge that focuses on math and science

• test to assess your knowledge in social studies, math, and language

• test to assess your knowledge in consumer science

• test to assess your knowledge that focuses on language, math, and science

Graduate Student

• a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree

• of, relating to, or engaged in studies beyond the first or bachelor's degree

• None of the above

• All of the above

Financial Aid

• money that is given or lent to students in order to help pay for their education

• money lent at interest

• a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose

Public College/University

• a 2-year government-supported college that offers an associate degree

• an independent school that sets its own policies and goals, and is privately funded.

• a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities.

Minor

• of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization

• of or relating to an academic subject requiring fewer courses than a major

• none of the above

• all of the above