An area of academic study that serves as an area of secondary focus during their undergraduate years. Students are not required to have a minor.

An assessment that is administered at roughly the halfway point of an academic term that tests all of the material that has been covered in a specific course up until that point.

A form of financial aid that is given by institutions to those who have shown extraordinary intellectual ability, irrespective of their financial need.

A uniform American medical school entrance assessment manage by the nonprofit Association of American Medical Colleges, which assesses verbal reasoning and writing skills and physical and biological sciences knowledge.

To register and enroll in a degree program at a higher education institution with the hopes that you will be able to earn a degree.

A graduate degree conferred by a higher education institution once a student completes the requirements for their degree program, usually requiring one or two years of full-time study beyond the bachelor’s degree.

The academic discipline that a student chooses to study during their undergraduate studies.

A uniform lay school entrance exam, which is managed by the nonprofit Law School Admission Council, which measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning skills. There is an unscored writing component that is forwarded to the law schools that the student applies to.

A form of financial aid that is comprised of monies that are given to a student for a period of time to assist them in paying for college and related fees. The monies have to be paid back at a later date.

A college or university that stresses an undergraduate education in liberal arts.