College Lingo!

Getting two degrees at the same time.

The list of courses offered, with times, places, and professors. 

Exams that are given at the end of the semester

A ceremony where the new class is officially welcomed and the academic year formally begins. 

Money given to a student with no strings attached.

The largest federal grant program.

An organization of males that college students apply to and are accepted into or rejected.

Anyplace for colleges to live not provided by the college.

Students who are the first in their immediate family to attend college.

The words used for getting out of or getting into a class.

Type of class where students sit and learn from professor speaking to them at front of class.

A college or university building containing living quarters for students.

The classes: literature, philosophy, and the fine arts (not the hard sciences)

The graduation ceremonies held at the end of each year.

To say formally what one is studying.  

A student's declared secondary field of study as opposed to one's "major."

The reward earned for successfully completing coursework.

The ________ will guide and advise, helping the student to make informed choices about classes.

Pre-paid account for student dining while at college. (can get many or a few meals every week)

Important exams given during the middle of each semester.

Someone traditionally in charge of a major area of a college.

An SAT preparation test usually taken in one's sophomore or junior year of highschool.

Money given to students who are unable to afford to pay for school.

Application that students must complete to qualify for federal aid.

System some colleges use of dividing year into three parts rather than two parts (semester).

A college that is not run by the government and not funded by taxes, non-profit. (Stanford).

A student who lives off-campus.

A degree that generally takes two years of study and is usually given by a community college.

The courses which must be completed by all students regardless of major.

A college that is run by and funded by the government, always non-profit. For example: UF

A class in college.

A major (or classes) intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills. 

A person who has a bachelors degree.

The principal field of study of a student at a university.

Students who are enrolled in 12 or more credit hours have this status.

Standardized tests accepted by most colleges and universities for admissions purposes

Type of class where students do hands on experiments, usually in science classes.

Group responsible for like fields of study, for example, chemistry, English, biology, etc.

An essay the student writes about themselves that they send to colleges 

Important part of the college experience with fun activities to help new students adjust.