College Lingo

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Across
  1. 2. A course that must be taken prior to enrollment in another course
  2. 7. Credit given for attending one lecture hour of class each week for 15 weeks or equivalent. Most college classes are three credit hours, meaning their total meeting time for a week is three hours.
  3. 9. To attend a class without receiving credit for the class.
  4. 10. A student's concentrated field of study
  5. 12. This is a group of people who have graduated from a college or university
  6. 14. A college freshman.
  7. 15. This is the act of working, progressing, and earning credits toward graduation in an academic environment.
  8. 16. A student enrolled in a 4- or 5-year bachelor's degree program, an associate's degree program, or a vocational or technical program below the baccalaureate.
  9. 17. A student whose parents have no college experience
Down
  1. 1. Enrollment in classes.
  2. 2. tests Colleges and universities use these examinations to place students in courses—most often mathematics and foreign languages—that match their proficiency. In some cases, a student’s level of competency on the test may exempt them from having to take a course required for graduation.
  3. 3. The action of enrolling or being enrolled. The number of people enrolled, typically at a school or college.
  4. 4. The payment of deposits, tuition, fees, and other charges to enroll in a program of studies at an educational institution. A university might make a distinction between "matriculated students," who are actually accumulating credits toward a degree, and a relative few "non-matriculated students" who may be "auditing" courses or taking classes without
  5. 5. Dormitories, apartments, houses, and other living quarters provided for students by the college or university in which they are enrolled.
  6. 6. Instructional and support activities designed to keep unprepared students in college and help them improve their basic skills so that they can successfully complete a program and achieve their educational goals
  7. 8. Numbers assigned to specific classes.
  8. 11. This is the degree to which students remain enrolled as members of the college or university community and persist toward graduation.
  9. 13. A student's secondary field of study