TSS

Academic Standing:

student's overall academic status, typically based on their GPA and progress towards a degree

Advanced Placement (AP) test:

standardized, college-level exams offered by the College Board at the end of year-long AP courses in high school

Audit:

formal examination and verification of financial records or other systems

Bursar:

a person who manages the financial affairs of a college or university

Classification:

the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Co-requisite:

course or requirement that a student must take simultaneously with another course or requirement

College of Study:

an institution of higher learning, often a component of a larger university

Course Load:

number and types of courses a student is enrolled in during a specific period, like a semester or term

Credit hours:

credit a student receives for completing a course.:

Dual Enrollment:

program that allows high school students to take college courses and earn college credit while still in high school

Electives:

optional course of study.

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA):

federal law that protects the privacy of student education records

Fees:

payment made to a professional person

Full-Time:

using the whole of the usual working day or week

Independent Study:

self-directed learning approach where students, under the guidance of an instructor, explore a subject of interest at their own pace and in their own way

Internship:

position of a student or trainee who works in an organization

Major:

specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university

Matriculate:

be enrolled at a college or university.

Minor:

study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university.

Orientation:

the determination of the relative position of something or someone

Part-time:

for only part of the usual working day or week.

Plagiarism:

act of presenting someone else's work, words, or ideas as one's own without proper attribution

Prerequisite:

something required beforehand or necessary as preparation for something else.

Provost:

a senior administrative officer in certain colleges and universities

Registrar:

an official in a college or university who is responsible for keeping student records.

Registration:

action or process of registering or of being registered.

Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP):

Students must meet a certain GPA

Section Number:

specific part or subdivision within a larger document

Semester:

a half-year term in a school

Support Services:

provide assistance and resources to individuals or organizations, addressing various needs like emotional, practical, or financial support

Trimester:

a period of three months

Tuition:

a sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school