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Understanding Study Abroad Terminology with Tej Kohli

Tej Kohli — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:48:00 +0000

A few more terms by Tej Kohli

1. Immunization
A vaccination that protects your immune system from any disease outbreak.

2. International student/person
A person who travels to the United States on a temporary basis, who is not a national or citizen of the U.S.

3. Internship
Supervised work experience (paid or not paid) for a short-term period. It can be fulltime or part time.

4. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Application provided free of charge by the U.S. Dept. of Education to students applying for the federal student aid programs. The FAFSA must be filed by all NHMCCD students who wish to apply for financial aid.

Study Abroad Glossary

Tej Kohli — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:33:44 +0000

Few more terms and their meanings by Tej Kohli

1. Credit
An instructional activity performed by students that applies toward their program of studies.

2. Dual credit
NHMCCD agreements with several high school districts which permit eligible high school students to earn college credit while concurrently satisfying high school graduation requirements.

3. English as a Second Language (ESL)
A course designed for non-native speakers of English.

4. Global Exploration for Students (GES)
Same term as study abroad for students

5. Grade-point average (GPA)
The sum of grade points earned for each course determined by multiplying the number of points for each grade by the number of credit hours the course carries.

Tej Kohli’s Study Abroad Glossary

Tej Kohli — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:22:30 +0000

Find out some more important terms related to study abroad on Tej Kohli blog:

1. Accelerated program
Completion of a college program by attending summer classes and taking extra courses in a semester.

2. Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Degree
A collegiate degree related to the baccalaureate degree. This is not a degree with a declared major; rather it is a program of first and second year courses which will generally transfer to a four year college or university.

3. Contact hour
A unit of measure that represents 50 minutes of direct instruction for each clock hour

4. December Mini-Semester
Term between the end of fall graduation and the start of the spring semester.

5. Faculty International Exploration (FIE) Grant
Faculty International Exploration grant is to provide a source of funding to engage in international professional development (relevant to instruction, internationalizing the curriculum, pre study aboard exploration, etc.)