College Vocab

A faculty member who is responsible for helping students choose a major and a minor and ensuring that they...

A four year degree; 150-180 credits required

Biology = Botany, Zoology, Marine Biology

Classes you must take (and pass) before being allowed to continue to the next level

Studies focusing on painting, sculpting, photography, dance, etc

"With highest praise" - you have maintained a 100 average for 4 years

Courses focusing on singing, dancing, and acting

A 2-year school granting associate’s degrees; supported mostly by taxes so it’s cheap

A 2-year private school; paid for with (high) student fees; courses focus on liberal arts & /or humanities

Courses demanded in order to complete your major

Your secondary area of studies; usually as a support to your major; requires at least 12 credits 

How many 'points' a course is worth; usually each course is worth 3 'points'; 4 'points' if the class has a lab

The person/place where you pay for your courses, fees, parking permits;

diploma granted by a tech school or community college stating you have completed a course of technical training

"With Praise"- You have maintained a 90 average for the four years.

The degree requiring a bachelor's plus 1 or 2 more years of study plus a thesis

A 4-year, post high school program granting a bachelor's (sometimes a master's) programs, usually limited to education..

A school which houses many separate divisions (aka colleges); grants bachelor's, master's and doctorate and post doc...

Physics, chemistry, etc

Your record of courses, grades, SAT/ACT scores.

 A 100-plus page paper researching information in your particular area of study; usually required for your masters

Courses focusing on literature, art, history, education

Main focus of your studies; at least 15 hours in one specific are required

The person / place where course lists are posted; where you go to sign up for your courses.

A degree that requires a bachelor's, a master's, another 30-90 credits, and a dissertation 

A 2-3 year diploma, requiring 60 to 90 credits

"With great praise" - you have maintained a 95 average for 4 years

A college program designed to give you a 'taste' of as many different areas as possible: art, science, psychology, math

Your original, book-length research project making a new discovery or contribution to your area of study

"Free choice" courses; they are not required for your major but you must take them at some point to broaden your mind...

The head of a particular college or department