College Navigate Terms

The application and evaluation process a prospective student goes through to be accepted to a school

• Human Capital

• FAFSA

• Credit-by-exam

• Admission Process

A program of college-level courses taught in high school to prepare students for AP tests. These tests, administered by the College Board, provide the opportunity for students to earn college credit.

• Dual-credit courses

• Advanced Placement

• Bachelor’s degree

• Master’s degree

GED

• A set of tests that allow people who did not graduate from high school to obtain high school credentials.

• Major

• Class rank

• Credit-by-exam

The academic discipline in which a student takes most of his or her classes.

• Career

• Major

• Minor

• Transcript

A grade point average (GPA

• College

• GED

• Class Rank

• Weighted GPA

The historic or current association of a college with a religious faith.

• Residential School

• Technical School

• Vocational School

• Religious Affiliation

The cost of living and eating on campus.

• Transcript

• Room and board

• Tuition

• Fees

Student who lives off-campus and travels to school for courses and other activities.

• Commuter Student

• Transfer Student

• Religious Student

• Liberal Student

Knowledge, talent, experience and skills that people possess.

• Class Rank

• Major

• Human Capital

• Minor

An application that includes financial information about a student and his or her family and is used to determine the student’s eligibility for financial aid.

• International Baccalaureate Program

• Admission Process

• Associate degree

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid