College Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• registrar : person responsible for maintaining academic records
• alumni : people who have graduated from a school
• advisor : helps you choose correct courses, review program requirements, and assist with any academic problems
• audit : attend a course without earning credit or paying full price
• prerequisite : requirement to be met before enrolling in or advancing to a course
• bachelors : undergraduate degree offered by 4-year schools
• suspension : failing to make academic progress and earn a minimum gpa; student will not return for one semester
• accreditation : status awarded by a professional body to a school for maintaining standards
• register : signing for classes each term & includes accruing fees
• electives : credit courses of choice taken toward a degree and chosen from a variety of classes
• hold : placed on academic record when an outstanding obligation--monetary or material occurs
• humanities : courses such as literature, philosophy, language, and the fine arts
• credit hour : unit of measure that represents an hour of instruction applied to the required for degree completion
• academic progress : maintaining a minimum cumulative gpa to remain in school
• add drop : time at start of each term during which schedules can be adjusted without penalty
• purge : occurs on a set date when registered students with any balance due are deleted from all classes
• award letter : notice of types and amounts of financial aid given
• drop : remove a course from schedule with no record on transcript nor a tuition charge
• transfer degree : designed for students to transfer a 2-year degree to a 4-year school
• hybrid : classes combining online learning and face-to-face instruction
• full time : enrolled in 12 or more credit hours
• syllabus : includes information, explains expectations, policies and requirements for a particular course
• withdraw : official leave after the add/drop period; does appear on a transcript, but does not impact gpa