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  1. 5. point average (GPA): An indication of a student's academic achievement at a college or university, calculated as the total number of grade points received over a given period divided by the total number of credits awarded.
  2. 7. An official record of a student's work, showing courses taken and grades achieved.
  3. 8. A group of careers that share common features.
  4. 10. to research, assemble, and publish a range of statistical data on the labor market, prices, and productivity.
  5. 12. The exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms to produce antibiotics, hormones, and more.
  6. 13. of recommendation: A letter describing someone's qualities and abilities, written by someone who worked with them previously, and sent to a possible new employer.
  7. 15. placement courses A program run by the College Board that allows you to take courses at your high school, which can earn you college credit and/or qualify you for more advanced classes when you begin college.
  8. 18. The branch of technology and industry concerned with both aviation and space flight.
  9. 19. The branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of less than 100 nanometers, especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules.
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  1. 1. activities: An activity, performed by students, that falls outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school, college or university education.
  2. 2. Preparing a student for academic work at the college level.
  3. 3. Technology: Used to describe the range of modern tools contributing to the geographic mapping and analysis of the Earth and human societies.
  4. 4. Technology: The study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.
  5. 6. Small groups of occupations within a career cluster.
  6. 9. skills: Qualities that can be transferred from one job to another.
  7. 11. The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  8. 14. Manufacturing The use of innovative technology to improve products.
  9. 16. The branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots.
  10. 17. Online: The Occupational Information Network is a free online database that contains hundreds of occupational definitions to help students, job seekers, businesses and workforce development professionals