off to college show me the money where do i go? take it to the next degree this & that...

Off to College

Show me the money

Where do I go?

Take it to the next degree

This & That

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What is a scholarship?

Topic 1: 10 points

What is a loan?

Topic 1: 20 points

What is an award letter?

Topic 1: 30 points

What is a grant?

Topic 1: 40 points

What are grants & scholarships?

Topic 1: 50 points

What is the university bookstore?

Topic 2: 10 points

What is the admissions office?

Topic 2: 20 points

What is the financial aid office?

Topic 2: 30 points

Registers students for classes, handles student

schedule changes (drop/add) & processes name/address changes

What is the registrar’s office?

Topic 2: 40 points

What is the bursar’s office?

Determines how much money students owe for tuition, housing, dining

contracts and fees; also collects payments

Topic 2: 50 points

What is a bachelor’s (baccalaureate) degree?

A four-year degree from a college or university

Topic 3: 10 points

What is an associate’s degree?

Degree awarded for completing a two-year

undergraduate program

Topic 3: 20 points

What is a certificate?

A document that verifies completion of a specific

area of study

Topic 3: 30 points

What is a master’s degree?

A graduate degree that usually requires two or more years of

study beyond a bachelor’s degree

Topic 3: 40 points

What is a doctoral degree?

The most advanced degree that can be earned

Topic 3: 50 points

What is a transcript?

A record of all your classes & grades kept

by the Registrar’s office

Topic 4: 10 points

What is a major?

A student’s concentrated field of study

Topic 4: 20 points

What is a minor?

A student’s secondary field of study

Topic 4: 30 points

What is tuition?

Costs for courses not including special fees

Topic 4: 40 points

What is a syllabus?

A written description of course content distributed by instructors to students

Topic 4: 50 points

What is a public college?

College or university supported by the state

Topic 5: 10 points

What is a professor?

A college instructor

Topic 5: 20 points

What is a private college?

A college or university supported by outside

funding, tuition & fees - not state supported (may have

a religious affiliation)

Topic 5: 30 points

What is a prerequisite?

A course that must be taken before enrolling in

another course

Topic 5: 40 points

What is a proprietary school?

Private, for-profit school typically offering

vocational & technical training

Topic 5: 50 points

Final Jeopardy

FAFSAWhat does the first “F” in FAFSA stand for?

FreeFree Application for Federal Student Aid