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College Terminology
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Language - English
Undergraduate 1
01/29/2013

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Admissions Office
Definition
A place where you can go fo Finanical aid and the Bursar.
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ACT
Definition
content-based test
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SAT
Definition
critical thinking and problem solving
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Selective Admissions
Definition
high-demand programs that cannot accept everyone who applies
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Open Admissions
Definition
unselective and uncompetitive
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Developmental Courses
Definition
offer students an opportunity to improve science, reading,
writing and math skills prior to taking general education classes
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CLEP
Definition
College Level Examination Program
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College Catalog
Definition
your official source of information
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orentation
Definition
guide one in adjusting to new surroundings, employment, activity
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Advising Center
Definition
Wher eyou go for help with what classes to take
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Core Curriculum
Definition
a curriculum in which all or some of the subjects or courses are based on a central theme in order to correlate the subjects and the theme
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Elective
Definition
open to choice
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Course Load
Definition
when you do more then one class
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Transfer
Definition
When you change schools
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Registration
Definition
register for school
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Course Number
Definition
tell you what class you are taking specficly
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Drop/Add
Definition
You drop a class, or add a class
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Withdraw
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You leave the class after it has already begun
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Academic Calender
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Tells you all the important dates for that semester
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Transcript
Definition
shows the grades you made
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GPA
Definition
grade point adverage
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Total Quality Points
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Registars office
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Freshman
Definition
1st year of college
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Sophomore
Definition
2nd year of college
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Junior
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3rd year of college
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Senior
Definition
4th year of college
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Office of Residential Housing
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Tuition and fees
Definition
tuition is to go to school, fees is to get your books, and parking pass etc.
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Financial Aid Office
Definition
where you go for help with your tuition and FASFA
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Bursar's Office
Definition
where you go to pay tuition
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Cashiers office
Definition
where you go to pay fees
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Purge
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Associates Degree
Definition
a degree granted especially by junior colleges after completion of two years of study
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Bachelors Degree
Definition
a degree awarded by a college or university to a person who has completed undergraduate studies
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Certificate Programs
Definition
Certified in that program
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Counselors
Definition
Help you with what could be going on in your life, at school etc.
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Course Description
Definition
explains what the course will be over
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Plagiarsim
Definition
taking someones elses work and claiming it that it is yours
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Prerequisties
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Syllabus
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tells you what the teacher expects and what all you will be doing that semester, about attendence etc.
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Assessment
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