A student whose permanent residence is in the same state as the college or university he or she attends or hopes to attend.

This is the official document containing the record of a student’s academic performance and testing history.

Is when a prospective student applies for admission by the early deadline (before the regular admission deadline) and receives notice of acceptance, denial, or deferment

with no obligation to the university to enroll, if accepted for admission.

Through this program offered by many post-secondary schools, students willing to commit to a school if accepted submit their application by a date well before the general

admission deadline. If accepted, the student must enroll in that school, so students should only apply early decision to their first-choice school.

This is a practice used by some institutions to review and complete applications as they arrive, rather than according to a set deadline.

An applicant is put on this when an admissions officer or committee decides to offer the applicant the opportunity to enroll in the institution only if there is space available in the incoming class after fully admitted students have responded to their offers to enroll.

A minor is a student's concentrated field of study.

A prerequisite is a course that must be taken prior to enrollment in another course.

This is the amount of money you and your family

could be expected to pay for one year of college costs, based on the data gathered from the FAFSA and determined by a federal formula applied to that data.

B.A. stands for "__________," and B.S. stands for "__________" Both degrees can be earned at four-year colleges.

First-Generation Student: A student whose parents have no college experience.

Minor: A student's secondary field of study.

This is given for attending one lecture hour of class each week for 15 weeks or equivalent.

A.A.: This stands for an "associate of arts" degree, which can be earned at most two-year colleges.