Financial Aid Lingo

An official academic record from a specific school which lists when you attended, the courses you have completed, grades

A college or university student’s declared secondary academic discipline during their undergraduate studies.

A general term used for a college that provides mostly employment-preparation skills for trained labor.

A period in which payment is not required is known as a deferment.

A concentration of study focused on a discipline, which requires completion of specific courses.

An online form submitted annually by students in the United States to determine eligibility for student financial aid

Permission to not pay a fee, based on meeting some requirement or condition is a fee waiver.

A postsecondary pathway in which students begin at a community college and then transfer to a university is known as 2+2

A group of long-established colleges and universities in the eastern U.S. having high academic and social prestige.

Colleges and universities may require students to take test a placement tests to determine appropriate levels of courses

A college staff member or professor who helps a student plan and complete a course of study at a college or university.

The amount and type of financial aid that a school is able to provide a student is an award letter

A public postsecondary institution (Motlow State, for example) that offers courses to residents in the surrounding area.

A degree granted after successful completion of a course of study requiring approximately 60 credits

Money from the U.S. government to support a student’s education that does not have to be paid back.