So many mysterious terms and acronyms to understand when your student heads off to college! You’ll understand how college works better when you understand the strange terms they use. In our fourth installment of our College Lingo series, Vicki and Lynn define and discuss more of the insider terms that colleges use that may not always be clear to parents. In this episode we cover Blue Light Phones, Articulation Agreements, Federal Work Study, Course Modifications, Independent Study, and Micro Degrees and Certificates. If you missed Parts 1-3, with 18 additional terms, check out episodes #047, #057, and #098.

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There are so many “higher education” terms and jargon that this is our fourth episode exploring the college lingo that can seem like a foreign language. In this episode, we talked about six more terms that may not make sense if you aren’t “in the know.” Having an idea what your student is talking about when they throw around these terms,  or when the admissions counselors talk about them, will help parents provide guidance and ask the right questions.

If you want to check out our previous episodes with other terms, check out these earlier episodes.

#047 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk? – FERPA, Parental Notification, IDEA, IEP and ADA, Admission Wait Lists, Faculty Ranks and positions and Academic Advisors.

#057 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk? – Part 2 – Accommodations, Assistive Technology, Degree Map, Degree Audit, Registrar, Academic Probation or Warning.

#098 – College Lingo – Can You Talk the Talk? – Part 3 – Disability Services and Priority Registration, Satisfactory Academic Progress, Minors, the College Catalog, and the Clery Act.

In this episode we unpack Blue Light Phones, Articulation Agreements, Federal Work Study, Course Modifications, Independent Study, and Micro Degrees and Certificates.

With all of these episode, that’s 2 dozen terms. With these terms you’ll understand a whole lot about how college works. Make sure your student knows these terms as well.

If hearing our explanations of the terms in this episode just whets your appetite and you’d like to follow up to learn more, here are a few College Parent Central articles with more information.

Discussing Campus Safety with Your College Student

Eight Phone Numbers Your College Student Should Have in Their Phone

What Is a College Articulation Agreement?

My College Student Received His Financial Aid Package, But What is Federal Work Study?

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