CSS - Terms 8

Question 1

Units that a school uses to indicate that a student has completed and passed courses that are required for a degree. Each school defines the total number and types of credits necessary for degree completion, with every course being assigned a value in terms of “credits,” “credit hours,” or “units.”

Answer 1

Credits

Question 2

Credit granted toward a degree on the basis of studies completed at another college or university. For instance, students who transfer from a community college to a four-year college may earn some transfer credit.

Answer 2

Transfer credit

Question 3

An official record of a student’s coursework and grades at a high school, college, or university. A high school transcript is usually one of the required components of the college application process.

Answer 3

Transcript

Question 4

A score or mark indicating a student’s academic performance on an exam, paper, or in a course.

Answer 4

Grade

Question 5

A student’s overall academic performance, which is calculated as a numerical average of grades earned in all courses. It is determined after each term, typically on a 4.0 scale, and upon graduation, students receive an overall GPA for their studies.

Answer 5

Grade point average (GPA)

Question 6

An exam given after half of the academic term has passed and that covers all material studied in a particular course until that point.

Answer 6

Midterm exam

Question 7

Not required to do something that other students may be required to do. For example, a school may require all students to take a freshman English course, but some students may not have to due to their high scores on a college entrance exam or their previous coursework.

Answer 7

Exempt

Question 8

To take a class to gain knowledge about a subject, but without receiving credit toward a degree.

Answer 8

Audit

Question 9

A grading system in which students receive either a “pass” or “fail” grade, rather than a specific score or letter grade. Certain college or university courses can be taken pass-fail, but these typically don’t include ones taken to fulfill major or minor requirements.

Answer 9

Pass-fail

Question 10

To withdraw from a course. A college or university typically has a period of time at the beginning of a term during which students can add or drop courses.

Answer 10

Drop

Question 11

To formally stop participating in a course or attending a university.

Answer 11

Withdraw

Question 12

A program of study made up of a set of courses offered by a school.

Answer 12

Curriculum