Vocabulary
These are words that are commonly used when discussing High School, College, and Career topics.
Application/Apply: a verbal or written request for assistance or admission, asking for something
Applied Science: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
Apprenticeship: the position of one working for an expert to learn a trade
Aptitude: natural abilities towards a specific area/subject
Assessment: the act of judging a person or situation or event
Assignment: an undertaking that you have been told to perform
Campus: a field on which the buildings of a college are situated
Career: the general progression or course of one's professional life
Certificate: a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
Community College typically offers a wide variety of associate's degree programs and take about 2 years to complete.
Dean: an administrator at a university or college
Degree: an academic title given by universities and colleges to show the completion of a course of study, or as an honorary recognition of achievement. Degree's come in different levels: associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral.
Diploma: an award given by a school showing that the recipient has completed a course of study
Education: activities that give knowledge or skill
Eligible: qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen
Faculty: the body of teachers and administrators at a school
FAFSA: The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the form you need to fill out to get any financial aid from the federal government to help pay for college.
Freelance: working for yourself
G.P.A.: Grade Point Average, a measure of scholastic attainment computed by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number of credits or hours of course work taken.
Graduate: receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies
Graduate/Grad School: additional university levels beyond the bachelor's degree. Normally master's and doctoral degrees.
Knowledge: the result of perception, learning, and reasoning
Loan: money that is borrowed temporarily (usually at interest)
Major: a person's field of study or academic concentration
Military: the armed forces of a country. The United States military has 5 branches. These are the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard.
Minor: a person's secondary field of study or academic concentration
Professor: a teacher at a college, normally with a masters or doctoral degree.
Recruitment: enlisting people for a job, position, or a cause
Requirement: something that is needed in advance
Research: systematic investigation to establish facts
Scholarship: financial aid provided to a student on the basis of merit
Secondary Education: education beyond the elementary grades, middle school and above
Skill: an ability that has been acquired by training
Supervisor: one who is in charge and giving directions
Technical/Trade School: similar to community college, but the programs are all career focused. Technical colleges commonly offer programs in automotive technology, cosmetology, culinary arts, health sciences and skilled trades, such as welding. These programs typically result in an associate's degree, certificate of completion, or diploma.
Tuition: a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education)
Undergraduate: a university student who has not yet received a first degree
University: traditional college typically completed in 4-5 years after high school.