Academic Probation
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- Trial period for student not making satisfactory progress, usually caused by a deficient grade point average.
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| Advanced Standing |
- Credit or advanced placement for freshmen that have done previous high-level high school or college work or scored high on advanced placement tests.
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| Associate Degree |
- Degree granted for completion of a course of study, usually two to three years at a community college or junior college.
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| Audit |
- Attending a course without getting a credit for it.
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| Baccalaureate Degree |
- Bachelor’s degree awarded for completion of an undergraduate curriculum, usually four years in length.
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| Bachelor of Arts |
- Academic degree conferred on those completing undergraduate study, usually lasting four years, in liberal arts or humanities.
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| Bachelor of Science |
- Academic degree conferred on those completing undergraduate study, usually lasting four years, in the sciences.
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| Bursar |
- College or university collector or various payments (tuition, etc.).
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| College Work Study |
- A federal financial aid program providing on and off campus employment.
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| Credit Hour |
- A three-credit course usually represents three credit hours per week or three one-hour classes. The system of assigning a give number of credits to a college course.
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| Dean |
- A senior administrative officer of a college or university; examples are Dean of Students or Dean of Admissions.
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| Deferred Admission |
- Accepted student delays entering college in order to study, travel, or work.
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| Doctorate |
- Highest academic degree awarded by a college or university of advanced graduate study.
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| Early Decision |
- A student applies to first-choice college early in their senior year and agrees to withdraw all other applications to enroll at that specific college, if accepted.
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| Early Action |
- Used primarily in highly selective colleges. Same timetable as early decision, but allows accepted candidates until May 1 to accept or decline offer of admission
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| Financial Aid Director |
- The person in charge of determining monetary assistance for college expenses. This person usually has some discretion to adjust financial aid package or make other decisions relative to a student’s financial aid.
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| Full-time Student |
- A student who enrolls in at least 12 credit hours per semester.
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| Humanities |
- Course concerned with thought and human relations, philosophy, literature, classical languages, and the fine arts.
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| Liberal Arts |
- Courses in humanities, social sciences, and the abstract sciences as opposed to technical or professional subjects.
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| Major |
- Subject in which a student takes the greatest concentration of courses.
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| Master’s Degree |
Degree conferred for completion of a program of postgraduate work, usually lasting for one or two years. |
| Matriculate |
To enroll in a degree program or be accepted as a candidate for a degree. |
| Minor |
Subject in which a student takes the second greatest concentration of courses. |
| Registrar |
University official who keeps records of enrollment and academic standings. |
| Rolling Admission |
Policy adopted by colleges under which students can be accepted throughout the school year rather than only in the fall and spring. |
| Seminar |
Courses in which a small group of students, headed by a professor, engage in research and discussion. |
| Syllabus |
Outlines of a course. |
| Trimesters |
Three approximately equal periods of three to four months in the school year. |
| Undergraduate |
A student who is attending college who has not yet earned a degree. |
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