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GPA |
A grade point average is a number representing the average value of all the final grades earned in the courses over time. |
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Private College |
A private college is an independent school that sets its own policies and goals, and is privately funded. |
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Public College |
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public government, national or subnational. |
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Co-Educational Institution |
The education of students of both sexes together. |
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SAT |
(Scholastic Assessment Test) A test of a student's academic skills, used for admissions to US colleges |
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ACT |
(American College Testing) A standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the US |
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Associate's Degree |
An undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities, once you finished a course of study for two years |
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Bachelor's Degree |
An undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities, once you finish a course of study lasting three to seven years |
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Master's Degree |
A degree awarded by a graduate school or department, usually to a person who has completed at least one year of graduate study. |
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Doctorate Degree (PhD.) |
A doctorate degree is the highest level of academic degree, takes about four years to complete, post-bachelor's degree. |
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Major |
A student who successfully completes all courses established in an academic major qualifies for an undergraduate degree. |
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Minor |
An academic minor is a college or university student's declared secondary academic discipline during their undergraduate studies. |
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Double Major |
A double degree program, sometimes called a dual degree, combined degree, involves a student's working for two different university degrees in parallel, either at the same institution or at different institutions completing them in less time than it would take to earn them separately. |
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Study Abroad |
Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a country other than one's own. |
