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| 7251897583 | General Education Classes | Classes that give students basic knowledge of a variety of topics. Students often must take general eduation classes in order to greaduate. This set of classes includes different courses and is called by different names at various colleges and universities | 0 | |
| 7251897584 | Major | Your primary area of study. Your college major is the field you plan to get a job in after you graduate (business, linguistics, anthropology, psychology, etc.) | 1 | |
| 7251897585 | Minor | Your secondary area of study. Fewer classes are required for a minor than for a major. Colleges and universities usually don't require students to have a minor. Many student's minors are a specialization of their major field. | 2 | |
| 7251897586 | Prerequisite | A class that must be taken before you can take a different class | 3 | |
| 7251897587 | Credit Hour | The number of hours assigned to a specific class. This is usually the number of hours per week you are in the class. The number of credit hours you enroll in determines whether you are a full-time student or a part-time student | 4 | |
| 7251897588 | Advisor | School official, usually assigned by your college or university, who can help choose your classes and make sure you are taking the right course to graduate | 5 | |
| 7251897589 | ACT and SAT | These letters are acronyms for the American College Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Both tests are designed to Meade a student's level of knowledge in basic areas such as math, science. English and social studies. Colleges may require the results of either the ACT or Sat before granting admission | 6 | |
| 7251897590 | Academic Probation | All colleges require students to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) to remain in school. Any student not maintaining satisfactory progress towards his/her educational objectives will be placed on probation for a semester | 7 | |
| 7251897591 | CLEP | The College Level Examination Program can be administered to students who desire to obtain college credit by taking proficiency tests in selected courses. If the student scores high enough on the test, college credit can be awarded. There is a change for each test taken. Information concerning an individual institution's policies towards CLEP Tests can be found in the institution's catalog | 8 | |
| 7251897592 | Full-Time Enrollment/Part-time Enrollment | A full-time student is enrolled in 12 or more credit hours in a semester (full time status for a summer term is usually 6 credit hours). A part-time student is enrolled in less than 12 hours in a semester (less than 6 is the summer term) | 9 | |
| 7251897593 | Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) | This application is the first step in the financial aid process. Most schools use the FAFSA to determine students' financial aid. The FAFSA determines the amount of money a student and/or family is expected to contribute toward the price of attending a post secondary institution | 10 | |
| 7251897594 | Internship | A short-term experience in a career pathway and to increase work-readiness skills . A common type of work-based learning for high school 11th and 12th grade students and college students . Can be either paid or unpaid. Might offer school credit | 11 | |
| 7255798251 | Withdrawal | Students may withdraw from courses during a semester, but there are established procedures for doing so. The college catalog and/or Class Schedule generally specifies the procedures. Written approval from a university official must be secured, and some fees must be paid | 12 | |
| 7255798252 | Tuition | Tuition is the amount paid for each credit hour of enrollment. Tuition doesn't include the cost of books, fees, or room and board. Tuition charges vary from college to college and are dependent on such factors as resident or out of state status, level of classes enrolled in | 13 | |
| 7255798253 | Transfer of Credits | Some students attend more than one institution during their college career or were enrolled in dual enrollment classes in high school. When they move or transfer from one college to another, such as Dt. Thomas University, they also transfer accumulated credit hours from the former institution to the new one. The new institution determines which course will apply toward graduation requirements. | 14 | |
| 7256060124 | Degree requirements | Those requirements prescribed by other institutions for completion of a program of study are generally termed degree requirements. Requirements may include a minimum number I'd hours , required GPA, prerequisite and elective courses within the specified major , and/ or minor areas of study | 15 | |
| 7256060125 | Associate's Degree | A degree granted by technical,community, and some private career colleges that typically requires at least two yeats of study (60 + hours) beyond high school | 16 | |
| 7256060126 | Bachelors degree | An academic award that usually requires four years (120 hours) beyond high school at an accredited college or university | 17 | |
| 7256060127 | Common Application | The common application (common app) makes if possible for students to use one admissions application to apply to any of 456 member colleges and universities. There is a common application for first-year admission and for transfer admission. Both versions allow the application To be filled out once online and submitted to all schools with the same information going to each | 18 | |
| 7256060128 | Prospective student | Any student who is a potential applicant for admission, particularly those who have shown interest in attending the institution or in which the institution has shown in interest | 19 |
