Discipline - An academic area of study. Literature, history, social science, natural science, mathematics, the arts, and foreign language are disciplines; each discipline takes a certain approach to knowledge.
Interdisciplinary - Programs taught by groups of faculty members from several departments.
Matriculated - A matriculated student has been accepted for admission to the college, has registered in a major and is pursuing courses toward a degree or certificate.
Non-Matriculated - Non-degree courses designed to allow any interested individual to attend college level courses without enrolling, declaring a major or seeking a degree, these courses are often taken for fun or to learn a specific skill.
✔️ Adult Education Courses - Also known as Continuing Education or Professional Development courses. Classes can be completed in a year or less and are frequently offered in the evenings and on the weekends. The cost of training is usually moderate. These classes will provide training for work and fulfill the requirements to obtain a General Education Development (GED) certification, which is the equivalent to a high school diploma.
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Quick guide to choosing your college major by Major - In layman's terms your major is the subject that you will take the most courses in and learn the most about. Your major is the area of study that your degree will be in, after you complete the required (or "core") courses.
Applied Majors - Programs that prepare students for a specific career by giving the knowledge and skills needed in a particular line of work (ie: food science, landscape, architecture, finance, graphic design, special education, engineering, veterinary technology, forensic science, etc.). Applied majors also prepare students for special licensing, certifications and other credentials. The disadvantage of committing to an applied major is that there may be fewer job options once you graduate and you may have to worry about job cycles and economic slumps in your field, or the possibility of your education and training becoming outdated.
Academic Majors - These majors don't provide specific job training and therefore, don't necessarily lead to specific careers. As a result, you may have to accept a job with a lower starting salary. Academic majors prepare you for graduate studies or for professions in which a wide range of skills and creative talents are valued including: the ability to communicate, understand people, read, think about the world, or work with numbers. Future employers should note that academic training helps enable a person to understand texts, express themselves verbally, and analyze and solve problems, which ultimately helps adapt to change.
Concentration - Specialization in a certain area within a particular major (ie: a Business major with a concentration on Marketing). Concentrations are generally not available until grad[uate] school.
Double or Dual Major - Completing course work for two majors at the same time. The two majors can be related or unrelated to each other, they can also combine an academic and an applied major (ie: Major in Art History and Fine / Studio Arts or, Anthropology and Native American Studies).
Minor - A minor is course work in which you explore another field, but not as widely or as deeply as for your major. This is additional course work that is usually pursued at the same time as your Major. You might choose to minor in a subject that complements, or adds strength to your major (ie: a Minor in Business Administration with a Major in Public Relations). Or, you could minor in a subject that's not related but may exercise the opposite side of your brain.
Joint / Combined Bachelor's and Graduate Degree - For many joint degrees you are accepted into both programs when you apply to college. A joint degree often includes three years of study for a bachelor's degree, then during the fourth year you begin the graduate program. The advantage is that you can complete both degrees in less time than it would take to earn the two degrees the traditional way (often saving a year).
Some colleges also offer their graduate master's and Ph.D. programs as joint degrees.
A Guide to Choosing Your College Major [study.com] - Trends shift over time and with so many areas of study there really is no way to create an all-inclusive and completely objective resource. With that in mind, Study.com has compiled information that might be considered a spring board when beginning your research into college degrees.