The office on a college campus that is responsible for processing students’ financial aid and scholarships.
Financial Aid Office
A policy instituted by some colleges and universities, where students are charged a single rate beyond a certain number of credit hours taken.
Flat-Rate Tuition
A student who has completed less than 30 hours of college credit.
Freshman
An undergraduate student who takes 12 or more credit hours per semester.
Full Time
The average grade earned by a student. This can be figured by dividing the grade points earned by the number of credits attempted.
Grade Point Average (GPA)