CSS - All terms assessment Flashcards
A secondary school that offers grades 9 to 12.
High school
A postsecondary institution that typically provides only an undergraduate education, but in some cases, also graduate degrees. Can also refer to an academic division of a university, such as College of Business.
College
A public, two-year postsecondary institution that offers the associate degree. Typically provide a transfer program, allowing students to transfer to a four-year school to complete their bachelor’s degree, and a career program, which provides students with a vocational degree.
Community college
A postsecondary institution that emphasizes an undergraduate education in liberal arts.
Liberal arts college
A postsecondary institution controlled by a private individual(s) or a nongovernmental agency. A private institution is usually not supported primarily by public funds and its programs are not operated by publicly elected or appointed officials.
Private school
A postsecondary institution that is supported mainly by public funds and whose programs are operated by publicly elected or appointed officials.
Public school
A diploma or title awarded to students by a college or university after successful completion of a program of study.
Degree
An undergraduate degree awarded by a college or university upon successful completion of a program of study, usually requiring two years of full-time study. Typically awarded by community colleges; it may be a career or technical degree, or it may be a transfer degree, allowing students to transfer those credits to a four-year bachelor’s degree-granting school.
Associates
An undergraduate degree awarded by a college or university upon successful completion of a program of study, typically requiring at least four years (or the equivalent) of full-time study. Common degree types include Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), which refers to the liberal arts, and Bachelor of Science (B.S.). A bachelor’s is required before starting graduate studies.
Bachelor’s
A graduate degree awarded by a college or university upon successful completion of an advanced program of study, typically requiring one or two years of full-time study beyond the bachelor’s degree. Common degree types include master of arts (M.A.), which refers to the liberal arts; master of science (M.S.); and master of business administration (M.B.A.).
Master’s
The highest academic degree awarded by a university upon successful completion of an advanced program of study, typically requiring at least three years of graduate study beyond the master’s degree (which may have been earned at a different university). Ph.D. candidates must demonstrate their mastery of a subject through oral and written exams and original, scholarly research presented in a dissertation.
Doctorate
A doctor of philosophy degree.
Ph.D.
A master of business administration degree.
M.B.A.
A student enrolled in a two-year or four-year study program at a college or university after graduation from high school, leading to an associate or bachelor’s degree.
Undergraduate Student
An acceptance to a college or university that is dependent on the student first completing coursework or meeting specific criteria before enrollment.
Conditional admission
A program offered by some colleges and universities that allows students to submit their applications early, typically in November or December, and receive decisions early, usually in mid- or late December. Students are not required to accept the admissions offer and have until May 1 to decide.
Early action
A program offered by some colleges and universities that allows students to submit an application to their top-choice school early, typically in November or December, and receive the decision early, usually in mid- or late December. If accepted, students are required to enroll at that school and withdraw all applications to other schools.
Early decision
An admissions process used by colleges and universities that typically requires applicants to submit their materials by January 1; an admissions decision is generally received by April 1, and if admitted, students usually have until May 1 to respond to the offer. The majority of applicants are evaluated during regular decision, rather than early action and early decision.
Regular decision
