College Terms

college admission test with a high score of 36

• ACT

• SAT

• alumni

• college major

graduates of a specific school or college

• undergraduate

• scholarship

• alumni

• college major

2 year college degree from a community college, university, college, or technical school.

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Doctorate Degree

• master's degree

An academic degree which usually takes four years to earn and is awarded by a college or university.

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Doctorate Degree

• graduate student

Free money offered by the school to meet the student's need

• college minor

• student loan

• college grant

• In state tuition

main program of study in a college to complete a specific degree

• college minor

• college major

• Doctorate Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

One of the highest levels of an academic degree. Typically requires the completion of a Master's Degree plus advanced graduate courses in a specialized area.

• SAT

• graduate student

• master's degree

• Doctorate Degree

student with a bachelor's degree who is enrolled in a master's degree program

• scholarship

• graduate student

• undergraduate

• alumni

cost of a public school for students who lived in the same state as the college they attend. Lower cost

• In state tuition

• Out of State Tuition

• SAT

• ACT

An advanced 2-year program completed after receiving a bachelor's degree.

• Doctorate Degree

• master's degree

• college major

• Bachelor's Degree