QUEST FOR SUCCESS, UNIT 8
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
credit ggclasses gg- ggAnswer ggthe ggplacement ggof gga ggstudent ggin gga gghigh ggschool
ggcourse ggthat ggoffers ggcollege ggcredit ggfor ggearning gga ggqualifying ggscore ggon ggits
ggcorresponding ggexamination gg(not ggalways ggaccepted ggat ggpostsecondary
gginstitutions)
associate ggdegree gg- ggAnswer ggan ggundergraduate ggacademic ggdegree ggawarded
ggby ggcolleges ggand gguniversities ggupon ggcompletion ggof gga ggcourse ggof ggstudy ggthat
ggusually gglasts ggapproximately ggtwo ggyears
bachelor's ggdegree gg- ggAnswer ggan ggundergraduate ggacademic ggdegree ggawarded
ggby ggcolleges ggand gguniversities ggupon ggcompletion ggof gga ggcourse ggof ggstudy
gglasting ggthree ggto ggseven ggyears gg(depending ggon gginstitution ggand ggacademic
ggdiscipline)
career gg- ggAnswer gga ggprofession ggfor ggwhich ggone ggtrains ggand ggwhich ggis
ggundertaken ggas gga ggpermanent ggcalling
career ggand ggtechnical ggeducation gg- ggAnswer gga ggterm ggapplied ggto ggschools,
gginstitutions, ggand ggeducational ggprograms ggthat ggspecialize ggin ggthe ggskilled
ggtrades, ggapplied ggsciences, ggmodern ggtechnologies, ggand ggcareer ggpreparation
certificate ggprogram gg- ggAnswer gga ggprogram ggthat ggis ggdesigned ggto gggive
ggstudents ggmastery ggover gga ggnarrow ggsubject ggarea ggor ggtopic; ggoffered ggin ggmany
ggtrades, ggprofessional ggfields, ggand ggacademic ggareas ggand ggavailable ggas ggnon-
credit ggand ggat ggboth ggthe ggundergraduate ggand gggraduate gglevels
class ggrank gg- ggAnswer gga ggmeasure ggof gghow gga ggstudent's ggperformance
ggcompares ggto ggother ggstudents ggin gghis ggor ggher ggclass; ggcommonly ggexpressed
ggas gga ggpercentile
College ggLevel ggExamination ggProgram gg(CLEP®) gg- ggAnswer gga ggprogram ggthat
ggoffers ggstudents ggthe ggopportunity ggto ggearn ggcredit ggfor ggintroductory-level ggcollege
ggcourses ggby ggachieving ggsatisfactory ggscores ggon ggsubject-specific ggtests
, college ggpreparation ggcourses gg- ggAnswer gga ggmeans ggby ggwhich ggcollege-bound
gghigh ggschool ggstudents ggmay ggbetter ggmeet ggthe ggscholastic ggrequirements ggfor
ggentry gginto ggcolleges ggand gguniversities
concurrent ggenrollment ggclasses gg- ggAnswer gglow-cost ggmodel ggfor ggbringing
ggcollege ggcourses ggto ggstudents ggin ggurban, ggsuburban, ggand ggrural gghigh ggschools
ggand ggsecondary ggcareer ggcenters
credential gg- ggAnswer ggsomething ggthat gggives gga ggtitle ggto ggcredit ggor ggconfidence;
ggqualification
doctoral ggdegree gg- ggAnswer ggthe gghighest gglevel ggof ggacademic ggdegree gg(e.g.,
ggM.D., ggPh.D., ggPharm.D.)
dual ggenrollment ggclasses gg- ggAnswer ggprograms ggthat ggallow ggstudents ggto ggbe
ggenrolled ggin ggtwo ggseparate, ggacademically ggrelated gginstitutions; gggenerally ggrefers
ggto gghigh ggschool ggstudents ggtaking ggcollege ggor gguniversity ggcourses
elective ggcourses gg- ggAnswer gga ggcertain ggnumber ggof ggclasses gga ggstudent ggmay
ggchoose ggfrom gga gglist ggof ggoptions; ggdiffer ggfrom ggthe ggmandatory ggcourses
ggstudents ggmust ggtake ggas ggpart ggof ggtheir ggdegree ggor gggraduation ggrequirements
expected ggfamily ggcontribution gg(EFC) gg- ggAnswer gga ggmeasure ggof gga ggfamily's
ggfinancial ggstrength; ggcalculated ggaccording ggto gga ggformula ggestablished ggby gglaw;
gga ggfamily's ggtaxed ggand gguntaxed ggincome, ggassets, ggand ggbenefits gg(such ggas
ggunemployment ggor ggSocial ggSecurity) ggare ggall ggconsidered ggin ggthe ggformula
Free ggApplication ggfor ggFederal ggStudent ggAid gg(FAFSA®) gg- ggAnswer gga ggform
ggthat ggcan ggbe ggprepared ggannually ggby ggcurrent ggand ggprospective ggcollege
ggstudents ggin ggthe ggUnited ggStates ggto ggdetermine ggtheir ggeligibility ggfor ggstudent
ggfinancial ggaid
grants gg- ggAnswer gga gggift gg(as ggof ggland ggor ggmoney) ggfor gga ggparticular ggpurpose
high ggschool ggcredits ggor ggunits gg- ggAnswer ggthe ggprimary ggmethod ggused ggto
ggdetermine ggand ggdocument ggthat ggstudents gghave ggfinished ggcoursework ggand
ggmet ggacademic ggrequirements, gggenerally ggat ggthe gghigh ggschool gglevel
industry-based ggcertification gg(IBC) gg- ggAnswer gga ggcredential, ggusually ggissued ggby
ggan ggindustry ggor ggindustry gggroup, ggthat ggverifies ggan ggindividual gghas ggmet ggthe
ggestablished ggskill ggstandards ggthat ggare ggrequired ggto ggsuccessfully ggenter ggthe
ggworkforce ggin ggthat ggparticular ggfield
loans gg- ggAnswer ggmoney gglent ggat gginterest; ggsomething gglent, ggusually ggfor ggthe
ggborrower's ggtemporary gguse
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
credit ggclasses gg- ggAnswer ggthe ggplacement ggof gga ggstudent ggin gga gghigh ggschool
ggcourse ggthat ggoffers ggcollege ggcredit ggfor ggearning gga ggqualifying ggscore ggon ggits
ggcorresponding ggexamination gg(not ggalways ggaccepted ggat ggpostsecondary
gginstitutions)
associate ggdegree gg- ggAnswer ggan ggundergraduate ggacademic ggdegree ggawarded
ggby ggcolleges ggand gguniversities ggupon ggcompletion ggof gga ggcourse ggof ggstudy ggthat
ggusually gglasts ggapproximately ggtwo ggyears
bachelor's ggdegree gg- ggAnswer ggan ggundergraduate ggacademic ggdegree ggawarded
ggby ggcolleges ggand gguniversities ggupon ggcompletion ggof gga ggcourse ggof ggstudy
gglasting ggthree ggto ggseven ggyears gg(depending ggon gginstitution ggand ggacademic
ggdiscipline)
career gg- ggAnswer gga ggprofession ggfor ggwhich ggone ggtrains ggand ggwhich ggis
ggundertaken ggas gga ggpermanent ggcalling
career ggand ggtechnical ggeducation gg- ggAnswer gga ggterm ggapplied ggto ggschools,
gginstitutions, ggand ggeducational ggprograms ggthat ggspecialize ggin ggthe ggskilled
ggtrades, ggapplied ggsciences, ggmodern ggtechnologies, ggand ggcareer ggpreparation
certificate ggprogram gg- ggAnswer gga ggprogram ggthat ggis ggdesigned ggto gggive
ggstudents ggmastery ggover gga ggnarrow ggsubject ggarea ggor ggtopic; ggoffered ggin ggmany
ggtrades, ggprofessional ggfields, ggand ggacademic ggareas ggand ggavailable ggas ggnon-
credit ggand ggat ggboth ggthe ggundergraduate ggand gggraduate gglevels
class ggrank gg- ggAnswer gga ggmeasure ggof gghow gga ggstudent's ggperformance
ggcompares ggto ggother ggstudents ggin gghis ggor ggher ggclass; ggcommonly ggexpressed
ggas gga ggpercentile
College ggLevel ggExamination ggProgram gg(CLEP®) gg- ggAnswer gga ggprogram ggthat
ggoffers ggstudents ggthe ggopportunity ggto ggearn ggcredit ggfor ggintroductory-level ggcollege
ggcourses ggby ggachieving ggsatisfactory ggscores ggon ggsubject-specific ggtests
, college ggpreparation ggcourses gg- ggAnswer gga ggmeans ggby ggwhich ggcollege-bound
gghigh ggschool ggstudents ggmay ggbetter ggmeet ggthe ggscholastic ggrequirements ggfor
ggentry gginto ggcolleges ggand gguniversities
concurrent ggenrollment ggclasses gg- ggAnswer gglow-cost ggmodel ggfor ggbringing
ggcollege ggcourses ggto ggstudents ggin ggurban, ggsuburban, ggand ggrural gghigh ggschools
ggand ggsecondary ggcareer ggcenters
credential gg- ggAnswer ggsomething ggthat gggives gga ggtitle ggto ggcredit ggor ggconfidence;
ggqualification
doctoral ggdegree gg- ggAnswer ggthe gghighest gglevel ggof ggacademic ggdegree gg(e.g.,
ggM.D., ggPh.D., ggPharm.D.)
dual ggenrollment ggclasses gg- ggAnswer ggprograms ggthat ggallow ggstudents ggto ggbe
ggenrolled ggin ggtwo ggseparate, ggacademically ggrelated gginstitutions; gggenerally ggrefers
ggto gghigh ggschool ggstudents ggtaking ggcollege ggor gguniversity ggcourses
elective ggcourses gg- ggAnswer gga ggcertain ggnumber ggof ggclasses gga ggstudent ggmay
ggchoose ggfrom gga gglist ggof ggoptions; ggdiffer ggfrom ggthe ggmandatory ggcourses
ggstudents ggmust ggtake ggas ggpart ggof ggtheir ggdegree ggor gggraduation ggrequirements
expected ggfamily ggcontribution gg(EFC) gg- ggAnswer gga ggmeasure ggof gga ggfamily's
ggfinancial ggstrength; ggcalculated ggaccording ggto gga ggformula ggestablished ggby gglaw;
gga ggfamily's ggtaxed ggand gguntaxed ggincome, ggassets, ggand ggbenefits gg(such ggas
ggunemployment ggor ggSocial ggSecurity) ggare ggall ggconsidered ggin ggthe ggformula
Free ggApplication ggfor ggFederal ggStudent ggAid gg(FAFSA®) gg- ggAnswer gga ggform
ggthat ggcan ggbe ggprepared ggannually ggby ggcurrent ggand ggprospective ggcollege
ggstudents ggin ggthe ggUnited ggStates ggto ggdetermine ggtheir ggeligibility ggfor ggstudent
ggfinancial ggaid
grants gg- ggAnswer gga gggift gg(as ggof ggland ggor ggmoney) ggfor gga ggparticular ggpurpose
high ggschool ggcredits ggor ggunits gg- ggAnswer ggthe ggprimary ggmethod ggused ggto
ggdetermine ggand ggdocument ggthat ggstudents gghave ggfinished ggcoursework ggand
ggmet ggacademic ggrequirements, gggenerally ggat ggthe gghigh ggschool gglevel
industry-based ggcertification gg(IBC) gg- ggAnswer gga ggcredential, ggusually ggissued ggby
ggan ggindustry ggor ggindustry gggroup, ggthat ggverifies ggan ggindividual gghas ggmet ggthe
ggestablished ggskill ggstandards ggthat ggare ggrequired ggto ggsuccessfully ggenter ggthe
ggworkforce ggin ggthat ggparticular ggfield
loans gg- ggAnswer ggmoney gglent ggat gginterest; ggsomething gglent, ggusually ggfor ggthe
ggborrower's ggtemporary gguse
