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Common Terms

COMMON TERMS

Academic Integrity – Doing honest work on all assignments and tests.

Credit Hour – The unit of measurement that colleges use that usually equals the amount of time you are in class each week during the semester.

Degree Plan – A list of classes you must complete to successfully be awarded a degree.

FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid; a form that is completed each year to determine financial aid eligibility.

FERPA – Family Education Rights and Privacy Act; Federal law that regulates the communication and dissemination of your educational records.

GPA – Grade point average; each grade that is earned is awarded grade points that are multiplied by the number of credit hours taken; the result is the grade point average.

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