College Vocabulary

Courses such as history, literature, art, languages, music. NOT science or math classes.

Money that you borrow to pay for college but you have to pay it back later

A place on campus where students hang out or eat

A student who is in the first 4 years of college before getting a bachelor's degree

A test that you may have to take to get in to college

The highest level of academic degrees you can get.  

A student in his/her first year of college

Money given to a student to help pay for college for special reasons, not to be paid back

The area of study that you focus on primarily

The paperwork you fill out to get accepted to college

The teachers/professors at a school/college/university

An official record of your classes, credits and grades.

A standard 4 year degree.

The cost of college/university

Jobs you try to get by going to College

Someone who lives in the state of the public university; may get cheaper tuition

Classes or subjects that cross-over different topics. Example: Spanish and History

A two-year degree that you can get from a community college

A person who went to that college/university in the past.

The land that has all the buildings and fields of the university or college

The department at the college/university that reviews applications.

Anything that has to do with classes and studies

The place where students may live and sleep on campus

A range of people from different backgrounds (race, religion, class, gender, nationality, etc)