AVID College Vocabulary Quiz

A part of a degree program of study

• significant

• trivial

• major

• minor

Grounds of a college, university or school

• university

• campus

• college

• office

education provided by a college or university

• lower socioeconomic status

• history of chronic illness

• university

• higher education

money that is given or lent to students in order to help pay for their education

• free education

• financial aid

• scholarship

• major

A specific area of study in which a student chooses to specialize

• minor

• GPA

• AVID

• major

A form of financial aid that does not need to be repaid; usually awarded on the basis of academic, athletic or other achievements

• tuition

• financial aid

• diploma

• scholarship

grade point average; sum of all your course grades throughout your high school or college career divided by total number of credits

• GPA

• diploma

• major

• college

a collection of colleges, has undergraduate programs which award bachelor degrees and graduate program for masters' degrees and doctorates.

• university

• scholarship

• campus

• college

An institution of higher education that awards degrees and certificates.

• campus

• high school

• college

• university

a place where college or university students live (usually freshmen)

• Minor

• dorm

• Major

• college