College Terms

3. A 50- to 60-minute class, lecture, recitation, faculty-supervised laboratory, shop training or internship.
6. A program that allows eligible high school students (juniors and seniors) to take credit-earning college courses.
10. Degree given upon completion of four years of full-time study or the equivalent.
11. Degree given upon completion of two years of full-time study or the equivalent.
13. The highest level of academic achievement in our country.
14. Also known as a “two-year college,” a community college grants associate degrees for transfer to four-year institutions orfor career preparation.
15. Students wanting to attend an Oklahoma college or university must meet certain requirements to be considered for admission, such as achieving a specified ACT or SAT score, reaching a certain high school grade-point average and/or rank in class, taking specified high school courses, etc.

1. Courses that allow students to take college-level coursework in high school.
2. The estimated total cost of attending a college for one year.
4. Granted by a vocational/technical institution or proprietary/trade college upon completion of a program; usually requires less than two years of full-time study.
5. A college at which students live off-campus and travel to campus for classes.
7. A booklet published by an individual college or university that contains detailed descriptions of course and degree offerings, fees, academic policies and requirements for graduation.
8. An independent institution of higher learning offering courses of general study leading to associate, bachelor’s or graduate level degree programs.
9. Ranking of a student within a high school graduating class based upon his or her high school grade-point average.
12. The person at a college or university who helps students decide what classes to take, what major to pursue, etc.