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Please write the definition of these career terms below. There are words and terms we will be using in
class.

Make sure that your answers make sense.

For example, Bachelors in college has nothing to do with being a single male. ;) 

Bachelors: an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon

completion of a course of study lasting four years
The definitions need to be in written in complete sentences.
 
1. Tuition: a sum of money charged by colleges

2. Room and board: the student housing and meal plan

3. Credit hours: the amount of learning time hours required to acheive the student outcomes

4. Scholarship: financial support that is awarded to a student

5. Grant: money that you don't need to pay back- it's like a gift

6. Associates: an academic program taken at the undergraduate level

7. Bachelors: an academic program taken at the undergraduate level

8. Masters: an academic program taken at the postgraduate level

9. Doctorate: the highest level academic program

10. College major: a specific area that students specialize in

11. College minor: a grouping of classes within a specific discipline

12. Residence hall: a place where students live at a college

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13. Graduate School

14. Transcript: a document showing your classes and grades

15. Full-time employee: an employee who works all hours

16. Part-time employee: an employee who only works a few shifts

17. Occupation: your job

18. Internship: the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes
without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.

19. Prerequisite: a course you must complete before enrolling in another course

20. Median pay: a figure that takes many salaries into account and reports the middle number in
that set of salaries

21. Hourly pay: set hourly rate which is multiplied by the hours worked during a pay period

22. Salary pay: a consistent payment to an employee based on working a full-time position.

23. Background Check: a criminal-history check

24. Apprenticeship: a program to teach you a skill or profession

25. Benefits: the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes
without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.

26. Business Casual: a figure that takes many salaries into account and reports the middle
number in that set of salaries

27. Career Fair: a figure that takes many salaries into account and reports the middle
number in that set of salaries
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29. Resume: a program to teach you a skill or profession

30. Cover Letter: a figure that takes many salaries into account and reports the middle
number in that set of salaries

31. Entrepreneur: consistent payment to an employee based on working a full-time position.

32. Externship: a program to teach you a skill or profession

33. Trade school: the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes
without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.

34. Employment benefits:a program to teach you a skill or profession

35. Taxes: consistent payment to an employee based on working a full-time position.

36. FAFSA: a figure that takes many salaries into account and reports the middle number in that
set of salaries
37.

38. Graduate School: a program to teach you a skill or profession

39. Human Resources: consistent payment to an employee based on working a full-time

position.

40. Interview: the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes
without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.

41. Job Application: a course you must complete before enrolling in another course

42. Job Market: a course you must complete before enrolling in another course
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43. Job Requirements: a figure that takes many salaries into account and reports the middle
number in that set of salaries

44. Jobseeker: a program to teach you a skill or profession

45. Job Shadow: consistent payment to an employee based on working a full-time position.

46. LinkedIn: a course you must complete before enrolling in another course

47. Pension: a program to teach you a skill or profession

48. Professional Dress: the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization,
sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a
qualification.

49. Letter of recommendation:

50. PSAT: a figure that takes many salaries into account and reports the middle number in that
set of salaries

51. SAT: a program to teach you a skill or profession

52. ACT: the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes without pay,
in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.

53. 401(k): consistent payment to an employee based on working a full-time position

54. Check: a course you must complete before enrolling in another course

55. Signature: a program to teach you a skill or profession

56. Retirement:the position of a student or trainee who works in an organization, sometimes

without pay, in order to gain work experience or satisfy requirements for a qualification.
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57. Student Loans (2 types for undergraduates) a figure that takes many salaries into account and
reports the middle number in that set of salaries