Chapter 4 Vocab

The education, skills, and experience that are required for a candiate to be considered for hire

• Training

• Certification

• Job qualifications

• Job description

Funds for school that you are not required to pay back; often described as "free money"

• Scholarship

• Student loan

• Grant

• Apprenticeship

A degree granted after a two-year course study, especially by a community or junior college

• Master's degree

• Doctoral Degree

• Bachelor's degree

• Associate's degree

An applications submitted to the US government that makes you eligible for federal student loans, grants, work-study programs, and military benefits

• Prerequisite course

• FAFSA

• Certification

• License

A school that focuses on preparing students for a specific job as opposed to providing a general education such as a bachelor's degree

• Trade school

• Apprenticeship

• Postsecondary education

• Major

A measurement of the return that one gets in exchange for the cost

• Student loan

• ROI

• Minor

• Grant

Official approval to do something professionally or legally

• Scholarship

• Major

• License

• Certification

A secondary area of focus in postsecondary education

• Major

• Minor

• Job description

• License

Funds typically given by the federal or state government that you are not required to pay back

• Grant

• Scholarship

• Training

• Minor

The highest academic degree that often requires extensive research and work in a subject area

• Master's degree

• Associate's degree

• Bachelor's degree

• Doctoral degree