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Associate's Degree CORRECT ANSWERS 2 year college degree from a community
college, university, college, or technical school. The recipient of an Associate's Degree
can then transfer the credits toward a 4 year Bachelor's Degree.
Bachelor's Degree CORRECT ANSWERS 4 year college degree from a
university/college earned by completing undergraduate coursework and are awarded in
specific concentrations.
College Catalog (also called a Course Catalog) CORRECT ANSWERS Refers to a
paper or online book that is published by colleges each year that includes course
descriptions, prerequisites, and schedules, as well as academic calendars and
deadlines.
Certificate CORRECT ANSWERS Not a college degree, but a document granted by a
college for completion of a program
Course CORRECT ANSWERS A planned sequence of instruction in a particular topic
College credit/semester hours CORRECT ANSWERS I am a number that represents
the amount of hours spent in class, but three times this number is the amount of hours
students are expected to study independently
Drop (a class) CORRECT ANSWERS to remove a class from one's schedule
Major (as in a college major) CORRECT ANSWERS Specialization in one academic
discipline or field of study
postsecondary education CORRECT ANSWERS any education or training following
high school
Undergraduate student CORRECT ANSWERS A student who has not yet received a
bachelor's degree.
Grant CORRECT ANSWERS a sum of money or other payment given for a particular
purpose like education but doesn't have to be repaid
Loan CORRECT ANSWERS A debt evidenced by a "note," which specifies the principal
amount, interest rate and date of repayment