Across
- 1. a means by which college-bound high school students may better meet the scholastic requirements for entry into colleges and universities
- 5. a measure of a family's financial strength and calculated according to a formula established by law
- 7. an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years
- 8. courses delivered via a web browser or mobile device usually can be accessed anytime anyplace
- 9. a certain number of classes a student may choose from a list of options differ from the mandatory courses students must take as part of their degree or graduation requirements
- 10. the placement of a student in a high school course that offers college credit for earning a qualifying score on its corresponding examination
- 11. a credential usually issued by an industry or industry group that verifies an individual has met the established skill standards that are required to successfully enter the workforce in that particular field
- 13. programs that allow students to be enrolled in two separate, academically related institutions
- 17. a measure of how a student's performance compares to other students in his or her class; commonly expressed as a percentile
- 18. the primary method used to determine and document that students have finished coursework and met academic requirements
- 19. an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study that usually lasts approximately two years
- 20. something that gives a title to credit or confidence; qualification
- 21. a group of courses required by a college in order to receive a degree
- 24. a program that is designed to give students mastery over a narrow subject area or topic
- 26. money lent at interest usually for the borrower’s temporary use
- 27. the highest level of academic degree
- 28. usually a second-cycle academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice
Down
- 2. a gift for a particular purpose
- 3. a term applied to schools institutions and educational programs that specialize in the skilled trades applied sciences modern technologies and career preparation
- 4. a program that offers students the opportunity to earn credit for introductory level college courses by achieving satisfactory scores on subject-specific tests
- 6. low-cost model for bringing college courses to students in urban suburban and rural high schools and secondary career centers
- 12. a grant in aid to a student
- 14. a college or university student's declared secondary academic discipline during their undergraduate studies
- 15. a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
- 16. any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions or a selection of questions from a common bank of questions and is scored in a standard
- 22. the value at which a product or service is sold after all taxes and other costs are added and all discounts subtracted
- 23. something that is necessary to an end or to the carrying out of a function
- 25. a form that can be prepared annually by current and prospective college students in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid