Career Vocab List 2

Activities including sports, clubs, comunity service, events and other social participation that colleges look for.

A group of classes a student needs to take to complete a program or earn a certificate or degree.

A natural talent or capacity for learning in certain areas.

Short quizzes that help you learn which jobs or careers might be a good fit for you.

Someone who has worked their way up in a trade for many years(usually at least 4-5 years)and is considerd a professional

To join the military in pursuit of a career in the armed forces.

A school that offers courses leading to a degree.

Groups of jobs that require similar skills and interests.

A building on a college campus that has rooms where students can live.

A person still pursuing their first two or four year degree.

Course areas that include math, science, english and social studies.

An award for completing 1-2 year course of study beyond a Bachelor's Degree.

A program where individuals learn a trade on the job while also taking classes.

A document stating that a graduate has earned a degree or completed a program of study.

A permanent record of all of the classes you take nd the grades you earned while in high school or college.

A post-secondary school (after high school) that offers instruction in specialized areas.

An institution of higher learning where degrees are offerd and advanced research is also performed.

What you earn when you complete a program of study.The most common are high school, associates degree, bachelors degree.

The area and buiding arougn a College or University.

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid.The form all students must fill out each year.

A subject or feild of study that a student chooses as their main area of interest in college.

Grade point average. An average of all letter grades in a given term or accumulation of all years of high school.

A degree granted after two year course of study at a college or university.

A four year award for completing a course of study at a college or university.

A school that offers a college graduate(with Bachelors degree)a higher degree such as a masters degree or PHD.

Classes you choose to take that are not specifically required to earn your deploma or degree.

The highest degree, usually issued after 3-5 years of post graduate study(beyond a masters degree)and usually required.

The preliminary SAT test designed for juniors in high school to take as a preparaion for the SAT.

A secondary academic discipline that a student may choose while working on a bachelors degree.

A series of jobs that a person holds in a chosen feild over the course of there lifetime.

The type of work in which a person is employed.

A final presentation based upon original research done as a part of a PHD program.

College entrance exams that colleges use to help determine who they admit into their school.

The idea that a person can, and should, learn throughought his or her whole life.

Coursework or other experience you may need in order to get into a certain class.