College Terminology Worksheet

The physical buildings and grounds owned by a college or university.
Generally smaller institutions that focus on undergraduate education
Typically larger institutions that offer a greater number of graduate degree options
A college student who is the first in their family to go to college
Time at the beginning of a school year that serves as a training period for new students. Typically includes activities or courses intended to help students get to know the institution and how to use available resources
Responsible for many administrative academic duties like registering students for classes, preparing student transcripts, preparing class schedules and analyzing enrollment statistics
Help college students with financial need get part-time jobs to help pay for day-to-day expenses and tuition payments. These jobs are federally- or state-funded.
Time frame when students can drop or add courses to their course load without consequences, including incomplete marks on their transcript
Include fundamental classes like English, math, general science and history that provide a foundation for major-specific classes
An exam given approximately halfway through a course term that generally covers all lecture, reading and discussion material presented so far
Undergraduate degree that generally requires two years of full-time study.
Undergraduate degree that generally requires four years of full-time study.
The most advanced academic degree in most fields. Provides the graduate a high level of expertise and greater options for research, writing, teaching and management within their specialty.
A graduate-level degree pursued after completing a bachelor’s degree program