College Readiness Terms

You have done all that is necessary to prepare for your future career.

• Career Readiness

• Job Preparedness

• Professional Development

• Workplace Skills

You have done all that is necessary to prepare for entry into college.

• college readiness

• academic preparedness

• college eligibility

• student preparedness

An education institution that focuses on training of a technical career, skill based.

• Vocational school

• Technical school

• Community college

• Trade school

Advanced Placement classes allow you to earn college and high school credit by passing a test at the end of the year.

• AP

• IB

• SAT

• ACT

A STAAR test required for graduation that must be passed in four subject areas to get your diploma regardless of your GPA.

• End of Course test

• Final Assessment

• Graduation Readiness Exam

• Statewide Academic Test

Grade point average: a calculated average of all your grades in all classes based on either a 4.0 or 15.0 scale.

• GPA

• CGPA

• SGPA

• AGPA

When you pass your classes academically, but did not attend at least 90% of the time.

• Attendance Failure

• Academic Success

• Partial Attendance

• Classroom Engagement

A class you choose, usually related to your endorsement.

• Core Classes

• Elective Classes

• Mandatory Classes

• Supplementary Classes

A logical sequence of courses: English 1, English 2, English 3

• Coherent Sequence

• Random Order

• Disjointed Curriculum

• Incoherent Series

English, Math, Science, History

• Core Classes

• Elective Subjects

• Extracurricular Activities

• Advanced Placement Courses